Women's V8 to Petites

The Orange women's varsity eight went according to the seeds this morning, with tenth seeded SU finishing fourth and qualifying for the petite final along with Radcliffe, which was third.
Syracuse finished in 6:58.57 a couple of lengths behind Radcliffe.

Brown jumped out to a huge lead and held on to finish first with Dartmouth making a tremendous surge in the second half of the race and winding up second.

Official results here.

In addition to Radcliffe, the Orange will face BU, Northeastern, Columbia and Rutgers in the petite final.

Second Varsity finished fifth in EAWRC Morning Heat

A disappointing morning for the Orange women’s second varsity as they finished fifth in the qualifying heat and wind up in the third level final. George Washington blasted off at the start and got a lead on SU, even competing briefly with Columbia, Yale and Dartmouth. The Colonials eventually fell back into fourth but kept a lead over the Orange could not make a move down the stretch and lost by ¾ of a length. Georgetown trailed.

Yale powered through Columbia to win and Dartmouth was third a couple of lengths back.

Syracuse finished in 7:15.28 and faces Georgetown, Navy, Boston College, Rutgers and MIT in the third level final.

Results here.

Women's 3V8 fourth in morning heat.

First to race for Syracuse today was the women's Third Varsity (Novice) eight, getting off the line at 8:16. The Orange finished fourth in the heat in 7:54.47, with Cornell and Princeton and finishing one-two to qualify for the Grand Final. Columbia was third also qualifying for the petite final. Cornell and Princeton jumped to the early lead and the Big Red held on to finish first. Columbia was third - a length or more behind, with SU well behind the Lions but outrowing Rutgers for the spot in the petites.

Results here.

SU will face Columbia,Penn, BU, Radcliffe and Dartmouth in the petite final.

Women's V4s trail

The women's varsity four crew finished last in its morning heat in a race won by Princeton with Radcliffe second. Results here.

The varsity four B squad also trailed in the Varsity 4 B heat - a race won by Brown with BU second. Results here.

Alumnae Eight battles, trails

SU's alumnae eight got into a split second finish at the Sprints this afternoon but it was a battle for fourth and the Orange Women lost it. Penn edged them out by .3 seconds. Brown won the race with Radcliffe second and Dartmouth third.

Results here.

Powerhouse timing results courtesy of row2k.com.