May 30, 2003

CHERRY HILL, NJ - Cal's varsity eight will race in the Grand final tomorrow despite losing to the eight from Harvard in their heat. The Varsity Eight's time was 5:42.98, a bit off the pace set by Harvard(5:39.82).The Bears will probably have an outside lane in the final with Harvard, Wisconsin, Washington, Northeastern, and Cornell.

Cal's Freshman Eight turned in the fastest time of the semis(5:41.95)and the Varsity Four with coxswain also looked strong clocking in at 6:25.38. The Second Varsity Eight also moved well today with a time of 5:48.21.

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Friday's Results

Men's Varsity Eight

Semifinal 1

1 Harvard 5:39.822 California 5:42.983 Wisconsin 5:44.184 Brown 5:45.665 Temple 5:51.386 Rutgers 5:58.65

Semifinal 2

1 Washington 5:39.712 Northeastern 5:42.523 Cornell 5:42.734 Navy 5:43.195 Oregon St. 5:48.26

Semifinal 3

1 Yale 5:48.222 Stanford 5:49.773 Princeton 5:51.584 Syracuse 5:51.775 Marist 5:51.836 Georgetown 5:53.13

Semifinal 4

1 Dartmouth 5:46.062 Penn 5:49.683 Boston U. 5:53.244 Dowling 5:55.45 Hobart 5:59.36 Virginia 5:59.48

Men's Second Varsity Eights

Semifinal 1

1 Harvard 5:45.192 Cornell 5:45.743 Wisconsin 5:49.574 Princeton 5:52.165 Michigan 5:57.226 Penn 6:07.69

Semifinal 2

1 California 5:48.212 Oregon St. 5:50.963 Washington 5:51.084 Stanford 5:54.645 Cal Davis 5:57.296 Yale 5:59.71

Men's Varsity Four w/ Cox

Semifinal 1

1 N Carolina 6:24.772 Wisconsin 6:28.933 Harvard 6:29.714 SD State 6:31.095 Temple 6:32.556 GV State 6:40.03

Semifinal 2

1 California 6:25.382 Columbia 6:27.923 Washington 6:28.694 St. Joes 6:32.055 Purdue 6:35.396 Michigan 6:56.87

Semifinal 3

1 Boston U 6:37.382 Ohio St. 6:38.363 MIT 6:40.914 Army 6:42.195 Princeton 6:49.12

Semifinal 4

1 Cornell 6:32.632 Lehigh 6:36.173 Georgetown 6:36.394 URI 6:45.785 Navy 6:45.856 Minnesota 6:53.92

Men's Freshmen Eight

Semifinal 1

1 California 5:41.952 Wisconsin 5:44.433 Harvard A 5:45.374 Cornell 5:45.785 Oregon St 5:48.546 Purdue 6:08.18

Semifinal 2

1 Princeton 5:46.12 Brown 5.49.713 Washington 5:51.34 Yale 5:59.015 Cal Davis 6:00.416 Penn 6:02.04

Semifinal 3

1 Marist 6:02.452 St. Joes 6:04.013 Northeastern 6:07.614 Syracuse 6:08.295 Columbia 6:14.236 N Carolina 6:17.73

Semifinal 4

1 Michigan 6:00.732 Boston U. 6:03.553 Navy 6:05.534 Harvard B 6:10.675 MIT 6:11.816 Army 6:16.01