CREW Men Take Third At GWU Invite By Julie Wood Hoya Staff Writer

Charles Nailen/The Hoya The men’s varsity eight final race takes place on the Potomac. Georgetown took third place in the GW Invitational.

The Georgetown crew team took third place out of 10 schools in this weekend’s 15th annual George Washington University Invitational Crew Classic. The Hoyas’ 43 points put them behind the University of Virginia and Navy. The Midshipmen won the regatta with 66 points.

The men’s heavyweight eight boat gave a strong performance. They vied for the Oliver T. Carr Bowl, which is presented to the fastest men’s heavyweight eight shell, losing to Temple by just two seconds.

Other highlights were the women’s varsity eight petite, the men’s second varsity eight lightweight and the men’s novice eight lightweight. The Hoyas won all three of those races and also had one second-place finish, three third-place finishes and one fourth-place finish on the day.

The men’s squad will race against Rutgers in New Brunswick, N.J. this Sunday. The women’s team will face Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Mass. on April 27 and will compete in the Big East Challenge in Worcester, Mass. the next day.