Men's Crew Dominate Field At Clemson Sprints
April 2, 2000
Coral Gables, FL – The University of Miami men’s crew won the overall men’s points trophy at the Clemson Sprints on Lake Hartwell, by rowing to first-place finishes in the varsity eight, varsity four and men’s novice four. Additionally, the Hurricanes placed third in the novice eight. Also on the trip for Miami was the women’s novice program which placed second in the eight and third in the four.
In the varsity eight, Miami was pacing ahead of the seven-boat field along with host-school Clemson for much of the race, but pulled ahead in the final stretch to win by one second, 6:01.7 to 6:02.7. UT-Chattanooga placed third with a time of 6:19.7. Rice, Vanderbilt, Murray State and Georgia rounded out the rest of the finish.
“It was impressive to come up here and row the way we did today,” said Assistant Crew Coach Jim Mitchell. “For the second straight year, our men’s program has won the top races at this event. It was extra special to claim the overall points trophy.”
The Miami varsity four “A” boat finished first in its race with a time of 6:45.9, nearly six seconds ahead of second-place UT-Chattanooga (6:51.0) and third-place Rice (6:51.4). Davidson, Emory and the Miami “B” boat rounded out the six-boat field.
The UM novice four rounded out the Hurricane first-place finishes with a time of 7:26.8, narrowly in front of second-place UT-Chattanooga (7:27.1). UNC-Wilmington, Rice, Tennessee, Miami (OH) and Georgia rounded out the seven-boat field.
The UM novice eight finished in third place, behind first-place Emory (6:27.5) and second-place Tennessee (6:28.2) with a time of 6:34.2. UM finished right ahead of host Clemson, Rice and Georgia.
The Hurricane women’s novice eight rowed to a second-place finish behind Emory (7:24.9) and ahead of Rice (7:49.2) with a time of 7:37.9. Georgia, Murray State and Clemson round out the six-boat field.
The women’s novice four (8:31.9) placed third behind UT-Chattanooga (8:15.2) and the College of Charleston “A” (8:31.5). Clemson, Davidson and the Coll. of Charleston “B” round out the finish.
The UM men return to action next week as the varsity boats look to defend state titles at the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta in Tampa, FL on Saturday, April 8.
Rowing Times
Men’s Varsity Eight
1. Miami 6:01.7
2. Clemson 6:02.7
3. UT-Chattanooga 6:19.7
4. Rice 6:27.4
5. Vanderbilt 6:28.8
6. Murray State 6:31.0
7. Georgia 6:55.6
Men’s Varsity Four
1. Miami “A” 6:45.9
2. UT-Chattanooga 6:51.0
3. Rice 6:51.4
4. Davidson 7:06.3
5. Emory 7:11.4
6. Miami “B” 7:20.6
Men’s Novice Eight
1. Emory 6:27.5
2. Tennessee 6:28.2
3. Miami 6:34.2
4. Clemson 6:36.2
5. Rice 7:06.6
6. Georgia 7:17.8
Men’s Novice Four
1. Miami 7:28.8
2. UT-Chattanooga 7:27.1
3. UNC-Wilmington 7:39.5
4. Rice 7:43.0
5. Tennessee 7:53.3
6. Miami (OH) 7:56.7
7. Georgia 8:04.7
Women’s Novice Eight
1. Emory 7:24.9
2. Miami 7:37.9
3. Rice 7:49.2
4. Georgia 8:04.8
5. Murray State 8:32.5
6. Clemson 9:17.8
Women’s Novice Four
1. UT-Chattanooga 8:15.2
2. College of Charleston “A” 8:31.5
3. Miami 8:31.9
4. Clemson 8:48.4
5. Davidson 8:51.2
6. College of Charleston “B” 9:14.7
