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15th Annual GW Invitational Crew Classic Set For April 13
March 21, 2002
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 15th annual George Washington Invitational Crew Classic will be held on Saturday, April 13, on the Potomac River race course. The event is part of the 2002 National Cherry Blossom Festival, happening from March 23 to April 8. The George Washington University rowing program hosts the event, which is the largest collegiate rowing competition in the Washington metropolitan area.
Preliminary heats begin at 8:00 a.m. followed by the finals scheduled to begin at 1:20 p.m. The 2,000-meter, four-lane buoyed course begins near the Spout Run area of the Potomac River with the finish line at Washington Harbour in Georgetown. An awards ceremony will follow the competition at approximately 5:00 p.m. at Washington Harbour. GW Rowing is headquartered at Thompson Boat Center near the intersection of Rock Creek Parkway and Virginia Avenue, NW.
Men's and women's crews from 10 universities, including the host Colonials, will compete in the day-long event with more than 400 rowers expected to take part. Men's and women's squads from George Mason, Georgetown, St. Joseph's, the U.S. Naval Academy and Virginia will compete for the Gilbert H. Hood, Jr. Point Trophy. Also competing will be a men's crews from Marietta and Temple and the Columbia and Tennessee women.
Men's and women's categories this year include: varsity eights, second varsity eights, varsity fours, novice eights and second novice eights.
Last year, Georgetown won the Hood Point trophy with 73 points followed by Navy (71) and Virginia with 44. Virginia won the women's varsity eight while Temple won the men's varsity eight.
Admission is free. For schedules and information on the 2002 National Cherry Blossom Festival visit www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org or phone 202-547-1500.
