George Washington University

Oct. 20, 2008

BOSTON, MA - The George Washington Men's Rowing Team finished in 20th place overall in the Championship Eights division of the prestigious Head of the Charles Regatta this past Sunday. Starting in the 32nd position, the Colonials negotiated the winding three mile race course without incident, passing Marist College (bow #31) along the way, and eventually finishing 14th among collegiate entries.

"There are some incredibly fast crews in this event," said Head Coach Greg Myhr. "Not only were almost all the best collegiate teams there, but we were also competing against a host of national team crews from around the world."

Several of the top university teams incurred substantial time-penalties for failure to yield, or for missing course buoys on the challenging course. "In the final results, we ended up ahead of some teams that were clearly faster than us, but drew penalties. The upshot of the race for us, though, is that our squad performed very well based on raw times - better than we have in recent years - and we're taking this as a positive sign of things to come. I was very pleased with this performance."

Next up for the Colonials is the Princeton Chase Regatta on Sunday, October 26th, in Princeton, NJ. Many of the top collegiate teams in the nation will be competing.

Results:
Men's Championships Eight 1. University of Washington
2. Brown University
3. Pole France Aviron
4. University of California - Berkeley
5. Northeastern University
6. Molesey Boat Club (UK)
7. US Naval Academy
8. Brown University
9. Brown University Alumni
10. Cornell University
11. Yale University
12. Skadi Rowing Club (NED)
13. Boston University
14. Harvard University
15. Toray (JPN)
16. MIT
17. Fundacion Camillas Astillere (SPN)
18. University of California - Berkeley
19. Harvard University
20. George Washington University
21. Andalucian Rowing Federation (SPN)
22. Pennsylvania Athletic Club
23. Columbia University
24. University of Pennsylvania
25. Drexel University
26. Georgetown University
27. Rutgers University
28. Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu (TUR)
29. Harvard University
30. University of Wisconsin
31. Dartmouth College
32. College of the Holy Cross
33. Marist College
34. St. Joseph's University
35. Princeton University
36. University of Virginia
37. Kingston Rowing Club