Wolverines Ranked Fourth in First CRCA Poll of Season
4/5/2001 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
Michigan opened the season with wins over Virginia and North Carolina (March 31). The first varsity eight's time of 6:27.9 against the Tar Heels was the fastest season-opening time by a Michigan boat in the five-year history of the program. For its efforts, the first varsity eight was named the Big Ten Conference Boat of the Week (March 28).
The Wolverines host the Big Ten Women's Rowing Championships on April 28. Of the seven schools in the conference which support rowing at the varsity level, five are ranked among the top 20 this week. In addition to Michigan in the fourth spot, Ohio State is tied for seventh, Iowa is 15th, Michigan State is 16th and Wisconsin is 17th. Indiana and Minnesota are not ranked.
This Saturday (April 7), the Wolverines head to East Lansing, Mich., to face 16th-ranked Michigan State at 10 a.m. on Lake Ovid in Sleepy Hollow State Park.
USRowing/CRCA Coaches Poll (April 4)
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Brown (19) 475 2. Washington (5) 446 3. Princeton 421 4. MICHIGAN 381 5. Harvard 328 6. Syracuse 316 7. California 313 Ohio State 313 9. Southern Cal 298 10. Yale 283 11. Boston 272 12. Virginia 228 13. Rutgers 143 14. Notre Dame 121 15. Iowa 118 16. Michigan State 117 17. Wisconsin 88 18. Texas 55 19. Cornell 54 20. Oregon State 51
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