Saturday, April 13, 2002

TRINITY CREWS COMPETE AGAINST MASSACHUSETTS TEAMS

Worcester, Mass. - The Trinity College men’s and women’s rowing varsity eight crews each finished third this morning against a handful of Massaachusetts colleges. The Bantam men, ranked No. 25 in the nation, finished the race with a time of 6:39.8, finishing behind the University of Massachusetts and the College of the Holy Cross.

The Trinity women, No. 13 in the nation, recorded a time of 7:43.8, behind Holy Cross and Smith, ranked No. 3 in New England and No. 6 in the nation, but ahead of Mount Holyoke, tied for No. 11 in the nation. The men’s varsity four finished third with a time of 8:42.5, while the women’s novice eight turned in the day’s best performance winning its race with a time of 8:03.1.

RACE RESULTS

Men’s Varsity Eight

1. Massachusetts 6:26.3

2. Holy Cross 6:29.0

3. Trinity (Conn.) 6:39.8

Women’s Varsity Eight

1. Holy Cross 7:27.9

2. Smith 7:33.1

3. Trinity (Conn.) 7:43.8

4. Mount Holyoke 7:48.1

Men’s Varsity Four

1. Holy Cross 7:41.7

2. Massachusetts 7:50.5

3. Trinity (Conn.) 8:42.5

Men’s Second Varsity Eight

1. Holy Cross 6:47.6

2. Trinity (Conn.) 6:51.6

3. Massachusetts 6:54.1

Women’s Second Varsity Eight

1. Holy Cross 7:50.4

2. Mount Holyoke 7:56.7

3. Smith 8:09.2

4. Trinity (Conn.) 8:44.8

Men’s Novice Eight

1. Trinity (Conn.) 6:47.4

2. Holy Cross 6:53.3

3. Massachusetts 6:59.7

Women’s Novice Eight

1. Trinity (Conn.) 8:03.1

2. Smith 8:12.2

3. Holy Cross 8:19.1

4. Mount Holyoke 8:20.7

Men’s Second Novice Eight

1. Trinity (Conn.) 6:47.4

2. Holy Cross 6:53.3

3. Massachusetts 6:59.7