May 15, 2005

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The San Diego State crew team competed at the Pac-10 Rowing Championships Sunday on the shores of Lake Natoma in Sacramento, Calif.

The varsity four took seventh with a time of 7 minutes, 46.9 seconds, well ahead of eighth-place Stanford (8:02.1).

The Aztecs finished ninth in both the second varsity eight and the novice eight, respectively. The second varsity eight's time of 7:00.5 was four seconds faster than Loyola Marymount (7:04.7) and almost six seconds better than UC Davis (7:06.3). The novice eight boat was eighth (7:14.9), easily outdistancing Sonoma State (7:29.9) and Oregon (7:31.9).

The varsity eight also competed at the Championships, placing 13th with a time of 7:00.9.

The lightweights, which finished second at the Pacific Coast Championships on Saturday, will compete in the IRA Regatta at Copper River, Camden, N.J., on the weekend of June 2-4.

Pac-10 Rowing Championships
SDSU Races Only
Varsity Four
1. USC, 7:12.9
2. Washington, 7:17.0
3. California, 7:18.1
4. UCLA, 7:22.3
5. Washington State, 7:22.7
6. Oregon State, 7:39.1
7. San Diego State, 7:46.9
8. Stanford, 8:02.1

Novice Eight
1. Washington, 6:38.0
2. California, 6:42.2
3. Oregon State, 6:44.1
4. Washington State, 6:51.1
5. UCLA, 6:57.7
6. USC, 7:04.1
7. UC Davis, 7:00.8
8. Sacramento State, 7:07.9
9. San Diego State, 7:14.9
10. Sonoma State, 7:29.9
11. Oregon, 7:31.9

Second Varsity Eight
1. California, 6:34.5
2. UCLA, 6:37.1
3. Washington, 6:40.6
4. USC, 6:40.7
5. Stanford, 6:46.6
6. Washington State, 6:51.2
7. Oregon State, 6:49.3
8. Sacramento State, 6:56.1
9. San Diego State, 7:00.5
10. Loyola Marymount, 7:04.7
11. UC Davis, 7:06.3

Varsity Eight
1. California, 6:20.6
2. Stanford, 6:26.1
3. USC, 6:26.3
4. Washington, 6:31.0
5. UCLA, 6:32.4
6. Washington State, 6:40.8
7. Oregon State, 6:43.9
8. Gonzaga, 6:48.7
9. San Diego, 6:49.8
10. Sacramento State, 6:51.8
11. UC Davis, 6:53.3
12. Loyola Marymount, 6:56.4
13. San Diego State, 7:00.9