Syracuse Steady at No. 19; Prepares for Eastern Sprints

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The 19^th-ranked Orangewomen rowing team will compete at the Eastern Sprints on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J. on Sunday, May 9.

Syracuse maintained its No. 19 ranking in this week’s CRCA/US Rowing poll after splitting against Massachusetts and Villanova at the Orange Plus Cup Regatta on May 1. Syracuse placed second in the varsity eight competition, defeating Villanova, but losing Massachusetts.

The Orangewomen’s varsity four and junior varsity eight won their respective races at the regatta for the first time this spring, with the varsity four defeating Massachusetts and Villanova and the junior varsity eight beating Massachusetts head-to-head.

Racing at the Eastern Sprints begins at 8:00 a.m. with the heats for the lightweight four competition and ends at 5:00 p.m. with the open varsity eight grand final.

The second varsity four will be SU’s first boat to race. It will compete in the open third varsity four “B” race with its heat scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. The Orangewomen are in a heat with Boston University, Rutgers, Cornell and Dartmouth “B”. The top three boats in the heat will advance to the grand final at 3:20 p.m.

Syracuse’s varsity four will row in the third heat of the open third varsity four “A” competition, which is scheduled for 10:20 a.m. Georgetown, Boston University, Radcliffe, Yale, and MIT make up the rest of the heat, with the top two boats advancing to the grand final at 3:55 p.m.

The second varsity eight will be SU’s next boat off the starting line. It will race in the third heat of the open second varsity eight competition at 10:50 a.m. Joining the Orangewomen in that heat will be Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth with the top two boats moving on to the grand final at 4:25 p.m.

Syracuse’s varsity eight will compete in the first heat of the open varsity eight competition, which starts at 11:00 a.m. The Orangewomen will battle Dartmouth, No. 2 Princeton, No. 18 Boston University, and Pennsylvania. The top two boats in the heat will race in the grand final at 5:00 p.m.

Medals will be presented at the end of each grand final and the Charles Willing Jr. Team Trophy will be awarded to the team with the best showing at the Awards Dock after the final race.

Syracuse Lineups

Varsity Eight

Junior Varsity Eight