ACRA National Championship Regatta

“Purdue wins the women's varsity eight heat at the ACRA National Championship in 7:11.4, with UC Santa Barbara second at +0:14.0 and FIT third at +0:24.9. Long Beach State and UC Davis finish nearly together in fourth and fifth, separated by 0.1 seconds, at +0:30.0 and +0:30.0 respectively. Tulane rounds out the field in sixth at +0:45.7. The top three boats are tightly bunched within 25 seconds, with Purdue establishing decisive separation from the field behind.”

“Purdue's varsity eight crosses first in the women's varsity semifinal at 7:01.9, with Vanderbilt second at +0:07.1 and West Point third at +0:15.2. The top three finish within eight seconds, keeping a tight front end through the line. FIT follows in fourth at +0:27.7, Michigan State Club in fifth at +0:28.5, and Bowdoin rounds out the field in sixth at +0:31.9.”

“Bowdoin's varsity eight crosses first in 7:30.2, edging UC Irvine by 0:00.4 in a sprint to the line. FIT finishes third in 7:36.8, 0:06.6 back. URI takes fourth in 7:38.9, followed by Long Beach State in 7:42.6 and Michigan State Club in 7:44.1. The top three boats are tightly bunched, separated by less than seven seconds across the finish.”