PHILADELPHIA – Facing possibly their final race of the season, the Humboldt State women’s varsity eight pulled out all the stops and took the petite final at the Dad Vail Regatta on Saturday morning.
“It was a great race,” head coach Robin Meiggs said. “We showed much more confidence and composure today.”
2010 Dad Vail Regatta Official Results
Humboldt State finished in 6:56.981 nearly a full two seconds ahead of Nova Southeast (6:58.971) and close to 10 seconds in front of third-place Dowling (7:05.311).
The Dad Vail Regatta marks the end of the regular season for the Lumberjack rowers. HSU must now wait to see if they get a bid the NCAA Championship at Lake Natoma, in Gold River, Calif., on May 28-30. The announcement of the championship field will be made on Tuesday, May 18.
2010 Dad Vail Regatta
Philadelphia, Pa.
Women’s Varsity Eight Petite Final
1 Humboldt State (6:56.981)
2 Nova Southeast (6:58.971)
3 Dowling University (7:05.311)
4 Central Oklahoma (7:20.000)
5 Charleston University (7:26.762)