Brown, Cal Qualify in V8s; SU to Reps

Brown and California battled hard in the opening varsity eights heat at the IRA on Lake Natoma this morning, with the Golden Bears edging Bruno by less than a second. Both qualified for the semi-finals. Cornell and Syracuse backed off a bit in the second 1,000 meters to finish third and fourth and get set for the repechage. FIT and Gonzaga trailed.

Harvard, Princeton, Washington and Yale qualified for the semis in the ensuing heats.