Saturday, May 4, 2002

TRINITY ROWERS COMPETE IN NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Worcester, Mass.- The Trinity College women's varsity eight crew, ranked No. eight in the nation, finished fourth in the petite final of the New England Rowing Championships with a time of 6:59.26 on Lake Quinsigamond this afternoon.

The Bantam men's varsity eight finished fifth in its preliminary heat and failed to qualify for the next round of races. Three other Trinity boats competed in petite finals with two finishing first. The Bantam men's novice eight finished fourth with a time of 6:20.04, while the men's second varsity eight and the women's novice eight each won the petite final with times of 6:20.43 and 7:19.30, respectively.

RACE RESULTS

Women's Varsity Eight Petite Final

1. Wesleyan 6:54.46

2. New Hampshire 6:55.19

3. Wellesley 6:58.55

4. Trinity (Conn.) 6:59.26

5. Coast Guard 7:01.37

6. Bates 7:05.67

Men's Varsity Eight Preliminary Heat

1. Massachusetts 6:01.18

2. New Hampshire 6:02.51

3. Rhode Island 6:02.98

4. Colby 6:08.69

5. Trinity (Conn.) 6:16.65

Women's Varsity Four Preliminary Heat

1. Amherst 7:48.27

2. Boston College 7:53.59

3. Smith 7:57.62

4. Tufts 8:03.71

5. Brandeis 8:04.50

6. Trinity (Conn.) 9:02.96

Women's Second Varsity Eight Preliminary Heat

1. Williams 7:04.75

2. Smith 7:09.32

3. Worcester Tech 7:13.36

4. Wellesley 7:23.35

5. Trinity (Conn.) 7:42.22

Men's Second Varsity Eight Petite Final

1. Trinity, Conn. 6:20:43

2. Rhode Island 6:22.81
3. Connecticut College 6:39.79

4. Bates 6:41.09

Women's Novice Eight Petite Final

1. Trinity, Conn. 7:19.30

2. Connecticut College 7:21.88

3. Colby 7:22.32

4. Smith 7:25.43

5. Wellesley 7:28.23

6. Mount Holyoke 7:32.77

Men's Novice Eight Grand Final

1. New Hampshire 6:11.10

2. Coast Guard 6:11.39
3. Boston College 6:15.92

4. Trinity (Conn.) 6:20.04

5. Colby 6:23.93
6. Holy Cross 6:31.00