April 4, 2008

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Aztec Rowers Set for San Diego Crew Classic 35th Regatta
The San Diego State crew team is set to compete in the San Diego Crew Classic 35th Regatta this weekend at Crown Point Shores Park at Mission Bay,  San Diego, Calif. On Saturday, events will run from 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., while on Sunday festivities will take place from 7:20 a.m.-2 p.m.

Over 3,500 athletes from more than 100 clubs, universities and colleges from across the United States will be participating in this premier rowing event. For rowing events, the Crew Classic has been the marquee regatta on the West Coast for many years and has been on the rowing scene with many esteemed regattas such as Head of the Charles.

The Aztecs will race four boats - two varsity and two novice - over the two-day competition. The varsity eight race kicks the day off on Saturday, beginning with the Cal Cup preliminary heats where SDSU will row at 8:10 a.m. Depending on the result, the boat could race in the third final (Saturday, 3:20 p.m.), the petite final (Sunday, 8:20 a.m.) or the grand final (Sunday, 10:40 a.m.).

The second varsity eight boat will make its run for the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy beginning with its preliminary heat at 10:20 a.m. Saturday. From there, the boat will either compete in the petite final at 8 a.m. Sunday or the grand final at 10:15 a.m. Sunday.

The novice eight will participate in the Laurel V. Korholz Perpetual Trophy event beginning with its preliminary heat at 11:10 a.m. Saturday. Depending on the boat's outcome in the preliminary heat, SDSU will either row at 5:20 p.m. Saturday (petite final) or 11:20 a.m. Sunday (grand final).

The second novice eight boat will race San Diego and UC San Diego beginning at 3:40 p.m. on Saturday. The race will be considered the final since just three teams are competing.

For more information on the event or to track results, please visit the Classic' official webpage at http://www.crewclassic.org.

SDSU Crew Announces Activities for San Diego Crew Classic
The SDSU rowing team will once again compete in the San Diego Crew Classic scheduled for April 5-6, 2008. The Aztecs have several events planned for the 35th edition of the classic, including an auction and a barbeque. Below is a list of the weekend's activities:

Saturday, April 5
7:30 a.m.-5:20 p.m.: Races all day
9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Bidding for silent auction

Sunday, April 6
7:20 a.m.-2:10 p.m.: Races all day
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Bidding for silent auction continues
11 a.m.-1 p.m.: BBQ for all SDSU women's crew alumni, friends and family
Approx. noon: Silent auctions winners will be announced

Flashback: 2007 Crew Classic
The San Diego State rowing team wrapped up competition at the 34th Annual San Diego Crew Classic last year with a third-place finish by the open eight boat in the Carley Copley Cup. The Aztecs had three other boats compete in the second day of the prestigious regatta, which was held at Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay.

SDSU had one boat compete in a grand final as the open eight boat finished third at the Carley Copley Cup with a time of 7 minutes, 46.76 seconds. USC won the race in a time of 7:15.40 followed by Cal (7:15.69) and UCLA (7:33.64).

In the Jessop-Whittier Cup, the San Diego State varsity eight boat raced to a time of 7:12.46 to finish third, 0.46 seconds ahead of Loyola Marymount (7:12.92) and just over a second behind Purdue (7:11.16). Clemson won the race with a time of 6:57.89.

San Diego State's junior varsity eight boat took second in the petite final with a time of 7:17.11, well ahead of third-place Kansas State (7:30.63), while the Aztec novice eight boat finished fourth (7:26.33) in their race.