Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Sails To A Five-Second Victory Over Penn And Dartmouth
April 29, 2000 | Women's Rowing - Open
April 29, 2000
PRINCETON, N.J. - The women's open crew sailed to a five-second victory in the varsity race against Ivy League opponents Penn and Dartmouth this morning on Lake Carnegie. Princeton has now won four consecutive regattas spanning nine opponents.
In the varsity eight race, Princeton crossed the finish line in a time of 7:03.34, followed by Dartmouth (7:08.64) in second and Pennsylvania (7:11.86) in third. The Tigers won the second varsity and second novice races. The Orange and Black finished 1-2 in the varsity four event with Dartmouth taking second.
Dartmouth's lone win came in the novice eight event, as the Big Green sneaked across the finish line just 0.60 of a second ahead of the Tigers (7:31.77) . Penn finished in third with a time of 7:39.56.
Conditions: stiff direct-to-quartering headwind
Women's Open Crew
Varsity Eight Princeton 7:03.34 Dartmouth 7:08.64 Penn 7:11.86
Second Varsity Eight Princeton 7:26.65 Dartmouth 7:48.83 Penn 7:55.90
Varsity Four Princeton A 8:15.26 Princeton B 8:26.27 Dartmouth 8:28.84 Penn 8:43.97
Novice Eight Dartmouth 7:31.17 Princeton 7:31.77 Penn 7:39.56
Second Novice Eight Princeton 7:54.67 Dartmouth 7:58.13 Penn 8:19.02