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Women’s rowing gets second straight NCAA bid

Posted by: Andy Walter on May 13, 2008

The Bates women’s varsity eight will look to back up its No. 3 national ranking with a second straight medal at the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Bates College women’s rowing team received the bid Tuesday for its second straight trip to the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. The championships will be held May 30 through June 1 at Sacramento State Aquatic Center in Gold River, California.  The University of California, Berkeley, will serve as host.

The Bobcats, who placed third as a team at the 2007 nationals and also won the bronze medal in the varsity eight grand final, have their varsity eight ranked No. 3 in Division III by the College Rowing Coaches Association and qualify fresh off a third-place performance at last weekend’s National Invitational in Worcester, Mass.

The championships are comprised of seven teams and each team is required to field two boats of eight rowers and a coxswain.  Two at-large Eights are also selected.  The following are the berths that are allocated:  Pool A – one (Pool A consists of conference automatic qualifiers); Pools B and C – six (Pools B and C include independents and conferences that are not awarded automatic qualification).
 
TEAMS:
Pool A
*Williams

Pools B and C
Puget Sound
Trinity (Connecticut)
Ithaca
Bates
St. Lawrence
William Smith

At-Large I Eights
Coast Guard
Washington (Maryland)

*Automatic qualifier

For championship information and results, go to the NCAA Web site at www.ncaa.com.

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