Trinity Women's Rowing Finishes Third in NCAA Regatta
Camden, N.J. - The Trinity College Bantam women's rowing team finished third overall in the NCAA Division III Championship Regatta this weekend on Cooper River. Trinity's varsity eight crew came in third place in the grand final with a time of 6:36.03, which was 7.99 seconds behind first-place Williams and 5.26 shy of second-place Bates. Trinity, which won the grand final at the Regatta last spring, finished first in its preliminary heat yesterday morning and earned a bye to the grand final tomorrow with its first-place time of 6:58.10 that was 4.60 seconds faster than any other boat in the three heats.
Trinity's second varsity eight finished fourth in the petit final with a time of 6:57.17, giving Trinity third place in the overall standings behind Bates and first-place Williams. The Bantam second varsity eight qualified for the petit final by finishing sixth in its semifinal yesterday afternoon after coming in fourth in its preliminary heat that morning. Trinity had finished second in the overall standings in 2007 and 2008.
Williams won its record fourth consecutive team title with 24 points, while Bates finished with 19 points, and Trinity had 17 points. Ithaca was fourth overall with 15 points. The top four teams receive trophies. Puget Sound finished in fifth place with 12 team points, while Smith and St. Lawrence had nine points apiece to tie for sixth place in the standings.
