Women's Rowing Finishes Third At BIG EAST Championship

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Syracuse women’s rowing team placed third at the 2006 BIG EAST Rowing Championship on April 30 at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. SU won the novice eight grand final en route to its 76 point performance. Notre Dame won its third-consecutive conference title and Louisville finished second. The Irish totaled 122 points to the Cardinals’ 103.

In the novice eight grand final, SU finished with a time of 6:54.97 to capture the title. Notre Dame came in second with a mark of 6:58.92, nine seconds ahead of third-place Rutgers.

In the first grand final of the day, Syracuse’s novice four finished sixth by clocking in at 8:44.05. In the second varsity eight grand final, the Orange finished third behind Notre Dame and Louisville. SU clocked in at 6:50.68 while the Irish finished the course in 6:39.62, seven seconds ahead of the Cardinals. In the varsity eight grand final, the defending champion Syracuse placed third with a time of 6:41.55. The Irish won that event as well with Louisville coming in second.

Syracuse returns to action on Sunday, May 14, at the Eastern Sprints in Camden, N.J.

Point Totals
Notre Dame 122
Louisville 103
Syracuse 76
Rutgers 73
Connecticut 63
Cincinnati 62
Georgetown 47
Villanova 45
West Virginia 21

Coaching Staff of the Year: Notre Dame

Complete Results: |
Varsity Eight Heat 1: 1. ND, 6:31.659; 2. VU, 6:41.82; 3. UConn, 6:45. 68; 4. UC, 6:49.19; 5. WVU, 7:11.09
Varsity Eight Heat 2: 1. LOU, 6:33.47; 2. GU, 6:38.61; 3. SU, 6:41.29; 4. RU, 6:45.77
Second Varsity Eight Heat 1: 1. ND, 6:40.49; 2. RU, 6:53.42; 3. UC, 6:54.91; 4. UConn, 6:58.78
Second Varsity Eight Heat 2: 1. LOU, 6:42.83; 2. SU, 6:47.31, 3. VU, 7:14.77
Varsity Four Heat 1: 1. ND, 7:35.80; 2. RU, 7:46.09; 3. UC, 7:52.55; 4. UConn, 7:55.43
Varsity Four Heat 2: 1. LOU, 7:41.53; 2. GU, 7:49. 13; 3. WVU, 7:56.16; 4. VU, 8:02.00
Novice Four Grand Final: 1. GU, 7:49.87; 2. ND, 7:54.29; 3. WVU, 8:08.45; 4. LOU, 8:19.27; 5. VU, 8:34.47; 6. SU, 8:44.05
Second Varsity Four Grand Final: 1. ND, 7:46.92; 2. UConn, 7:58.96; 3. RU, 7:59.28; 4. UC, 8:06.88; 5. LOU, 8:36.87
Novice Eight Grand Final: 1. SU, 6:54.97; 2. ND, 6:58.92; 3. RU, 7:07.87; 4. LOU, 7:12.23; 5. UC, 7:16.02; 6. UConn, 7:25.56
Varsity Four Petite Final: 1. VU, 8:00.27; 2. UConn, 8:05.46
Varsity Four Grand Final: 1. ND, 7:33.00; 2. LOU, 7:40.41; 3. RU, 7:43.88; 4. GU, 7:47.57; 5. UC, 7:59.78; 6. WVU, 8:08.22
Second Varsity Eight Grand Final: 1. ND, 6:39.62; 2. LOU, 6:46.74; 3. SU, 6:50.68, 4. RU, 6:55.22; 5. UConn, 7:00.56; 6. UC, 7:04.30
Varsity Eight Petite Final: 1. UC, 6:52.58; 2. RU, 6:54.56; 3. WVU, 7:16.67
Varsity Eight Grand Final: 1. ND, 6:28.32; 2. LOU, 6:34.83; 3. SU, 6:41.55; 4. GU, 6:45.65; 5. VU, 6:46.07; 6. UConn, 6:51.47