Nov. 4, 2002
NEWPORT, Calif. - The San Diego State women's crew team competed in the Newport Fall Rowing Festival Sunday. Six teams, two each in the varsity 8+, varsity 4+ and novice 8+ shells, represented SDSU in the 2.7-mile course at Newport Harbor. The Aztecs' SDSU "A" Novice 8+ team finished first out of 20 teams, while the SDSU "B" Novice 8+ team clocked in at 20:20 for a 14th-place finish.
In varsity action, the SDSU "A" 4+ team placed fourth among 11 competitors, with the SDSU "B" team finishing right behind in fifth. The Varsity 8+ race fielded the most competitors, as the SDSU "A" team took a respectable sixth-place finish (18:10) out of 22 teams, while the "B" team came in 16th with a time of 18:47.
"This race was a good early test of our skill," said head coach Scott Steckel. "The results show that we are continuing to improve and will be ready for spring, when the races really count."
Next week's head race marks the third and final event of the fall season when SDSU competes in the San Diego Fall Classic on Sunday, Nov. 10, at Mission Bay.
Varsity Women's Open 8+ Varsity Women's Open 4+USC A 17:21 Mission Bay Rowing Team 18:47LMU A 17:24 CSUS Aquatic Center 19:01UCLA A 17:53 USD 19:16CSU Sac 18:00 SDSU A 19:37USC B 18:02 SDSU B 19:41SDSU A 18:10 CSU Sac 19:46UCD A 18:18 UCI 19:49LBSU 18:20 UCSD B 20:18OCC 18:32 Cal Berkeley Light 20:54USD 18:33 UCSD A 21:59UCI A 18:35 Cal Maritime 24:21Stanford Lt. 18:36 Rio Salado RC 59:59UCSD A 18:37UCD B 18:39UCI B 18:45SDSU B 18:47LMU B 18:52UCLA B 18:55Cal Berkeley Lt 19:07UCI Alumni 19:49USC C 20:16UCSD B 20:40
Novice 8+SDSU A 18:02CSU Sac A 18:37OCC A 18:52LMU 18:55USC A 19:09UCLA 19:11UCD 19:14Stanford 19:37USD A 19:51Cal Berkeley Lt A 19:59CSU Sac B 19:59USD B 20:01LBSU B 20:19SDSU B 20:20Cal Berkeley Lt B 20:48OCC B 20:51LBSU A 20:52UCI 20:57Stanford Lt 21:13USC B 21:49