Michigan
Head of the Charles
Varsity Eight Finishes Seventh at Head of the Charles
10/23/2005 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
BOSTON -- The University of Michigan women's rowing team received a seventh-place finish from its varsity eight crew in the Women's Championship Eight division at the 41st annual Head of the Charles on Sunday (Oct. 23). The Wolverines' four placed ninth overall in the Women's Championship Four division. Both finishes were identical to those from U-M at the 2004 Head of the Charles regatta.
With a time of 17:25.970, the varsity eight finished fourth among its collegiate counterparts. The Wolverines' four was the sixth U.S. college boat to cross the finish line, clocking in at 20:03.128.
RESULTS
Women's Championship Eights
(47 total competitors)
1. USRowing 16:34.633 2. Princeton 16:50.059 3. London Training Center 16:56.389 4. Virginia 17:00.156 5. Princeton Training Center 17:03.440 6. Yale 17:05.374 7. MICHIGAN 17:25.970 8. Northeastern 17:27.625 9. Brown 17:29.745 10. Washington State 17:30.866
Women's Championship Fours
(18 total competitors)
1. University of Victoria 19:07.069 2. Brown 19:16.712 3. DeWolfe Rowing Club 19:42.580 4. Princeton 19:54.180 5. Tulsa 19:54.734 6. Texas 19:55.149 7. Yale 19:56.002 8. New York Athletic Club 19:58.290 9. MICHIGAN 20:03.128 10. Univ. of British Columbia 20:03.231
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