Cards' 2nd Varsity 8+ Crew Defeats Stanford at Windermere Real Estate Rowing Classic

U of L will next compete at the SIRA Championships on April

April 15, 2007

STANFORD, Calif. - The University of Louisville rowing team closed the 2007 Windermere Real Estate Rowing Classic with a win over the host Stanford Cardinal in the 2nd Varsity 8+ race on Sunday morning at the Redwood Shores Lagoon.

In their first race of the day, the Cards' 2nd Varsity 8+ crew covered the 2,000-meter course in a time of 7 minutes, 0.24 seconds to finish more than four seconds clear of Stanford at 7:04.30.

Later in the day, the Cards' 21st-ranked Varsity 8+ crew lost a very close race to No. 7 ranked Stanford as U of L was looking for its second win over a Top 10 team in less than 24 hours. Stanford completed the course in a time of 6:48.54, just three seconds clear of the Cards at 6:51.61. On Saturday evening, U of L earned the biggest in school history as they knocked off reigning national champion and No. 5 ranked California.

The Cards' final race of the day was a heartbreaking Varsity 4+ loss to Stanford as the host Cardinal covered the course in a time of 8:17.28, just .29 seconds ahead of U of L at 8:17.57.

Up next, the Cards will return to action on April 21-22 at the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn. 

Windermere Real Estate Rowing Classic - Stanford, Calif.
Sunday Results


Varsity 8+
1	No. 7 Stanford	6:48.54
2	No. 21 LOUISVILLE	6:51.61

2nd Varsity 8+
1	LOUISVILLE	7:00.24
2	Stanford	7:04.30

Varsity 4+
1	Stanford	8:17.28
2	LOUISVILLE	8:17.57

 

 

U of L will next compete at the SIRA Championships on April 21-22.