Brown University
Lake Natoma Invitational
Women's Crew Finishes in Tie for Second at Lake Natoma
4/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
GOLD RIVER, Calif. – No. 2 Brown University women's crew finished in a tie for second with 46 points along with No. 6 Stanford and just behind No. 3 California on the second and final day of the Lake Natoma Invitational at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Sunday morning.
In Sunday's racing, the Bears earned first place in their first varsity four race, second place in the second varsity eight, and third place in the first varsity eight.
The first varsity four won its race with a time of 7:20.9, finishing almost six seconds ahead of Stanford (7:26.5) and almost 10 seconds ahead of Cal (7:30.6).
The Bears' second varsity eight came in second in its race behind a time of 6:34.2, less than two seconds behind Cal (6:32.6) and over eight seconds ahead of Stanford (6:42.4).
The first varsity eight placed third with a time of 6:30.0, crossing the finish less than a second after Stanford (6:29.1) and just over five seconds after Cal (6:24.5).
Brown finished the two-day event with an overall record of 21-3 after registering an 18-0 mark over eight races on Saturday. Cal won the invitational with 52 team points.
Next, Brown will compete on the Charles River at Boston University with Massachusetts and Northeastern on Saturday.
Brown Schedule/Results (Time of Day in Pacific Time):
Saturday – Morning (9-0)
8:10 a.m. – First Varsity Four vs. Gonzaga, Sac. St. – First Place (2-0) – 7:12.0
8:40 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight vs. Gonzaga, Sac. St. – First Place (2-0) – 6:29.3
9:10 a.m. – First Varsity Eight vs. Gonzaga, Sac. St. – First Place (2-0) – 6:23.0
9:40 a.m. – Second Varsity Four vs. Stanford, Sac. St., Gonzaga – First Place (3-0) – 7:25.4
Saturday – Afternoon (9-0)
4:10 p.m. – First Varsity Four vs. San Diego, URI – First Place (2-0) – 7:29.1
4:40 p.m. – Second Varsity Eight vs. San Diego, URI – First Place (2-0) – 6:41.6
5:10 p.m. – First Varsity Eight vs. San Diego, URI – First Place (2-0) – 6:39.9
5:40 p.m. – Second Varsity Four vs. Cal, Stanford, Notre Dame – First Place (3-0) – 7:34.1
Sunday – Morning (3-3)
8:40 a.m. – First Varsity Four vs. Cal, Stanford – First Place (2-0) – 7:20.9
9:10 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight vs. Cal, Stanford – Second Place (1-1) – 6:34.2
9:50 a.m. – First Varsity Eight vs. Cal, Stanford – Third Place (0-2) – 6:30.0
Final Point Standings
1.) California – 52
T2.) Brown – 46
T2.) Stanford – 46
4.) Notre Dame – 38
5.) San Diego – 36
6.) Gonzaga – 35
7.) Sacramento State – 25
T8.) Loyola Marymount – 24
T8.) Rhode Island – 24
