Varsity and Second Varsity Eights Make Eastern Sprints Petite Final, Freshman Eight Makes Grand Final

Sunday, May 18

Worcester, Mass.

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Eastern Sprints

Varsity and Second Varsity Eights Make Eastern Sprints Petite Final, Freshman Eight Makes Grand Final

5/18/2008 8:34:57 PM | Men's Rowing

Results

Boatings

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Syracuse men’s crew team had one boat reach the grand final and won the second varsity petite final at the 2008 Eastern Sprints on Sunday, May 18, in Worcester, Mass. Syracuse’s varsity eight finished fourth in the petite final and SU won the second varsity eight petite final. The Orange freshman eight reached the grand final and came in sixth place.

Syracuse’s varsity eight boat placed third in Heat No. 1. The Orange recorded a time of 6:10.247, finishing behind Brown and Columbia. In the petite final, the Orange could not overcome Navy, Harvard and Cornell, losing by four seconds to claim fourth place with a time of 6:17.292.

In Heat 2 of the second varsity eight, the eighth-seeded Orange played third in a time of 6:10.411. Syracuse then took on Yale, Navy, Georgetown, Columbia and Boston in the petite final. The Orange charged back to win the race for the second consecutive year with a time of 6:14.919.

The Orange freshman eight qualified for the grand final after a second-place finish in its heat. Syracuse came in with a time of 6:01.551, behind only Harvard, which won the heat with a time of 5:58.424.

The seeds held in the freshman eight as the top-six crews face off in the grand final. Syracuse came into the race as the sixth-seed and finished in sixth place with a time of 6:10.812.

The Orange concludes the 2008 season at the I.R. A. Regatta, which begins June 5 in Camden, N.J.