March 31, 1999

San Diego - Fresh off its victory in the Cal Cup at last Sunday's San Diego Crew Classic, the San Diego State University women's crew team was ranked 20th in the nation in the USRowing coaches' poll released today. This is the first of the bi-weekly regular season polls. The Aztecs were not ranked in the pre-season coaches' poll.

SDSU is in its first full-season as a varsity women's crew program. In addition, the Aztecs' lightweight eight boat was ranked 13th nationally.

Upcoming competitions for San Diego State include the San Diego City Championships on Otay Lakes on April 10 and the California Collegiate Rowing Championships in Sacramento on April 17.

USRowing Coaches Poll (March 31)

Team (lst place votes)  Pts.
 1. Washington (19)     380
 2. Virginia            361
 3. Brown               330
 4. California          300
 5. Southern Cal        294
 6. Michigan            284
 7. Princeton           273
 8. Northeastern        238
 9. Massachusetts       207
10. Wisconsin           206
11. Washington State    145
12. Radcliffe           129
13. Oregon State        124
14. Ohio State          117
15. Michigan State       89
16. Boston U.            86
17. North Carolina       79
18. Pennsylvania         43
19. Dartmouth            39
20. San Diego State      26