Final ResultsINDIANAPOLIS – The Northeastern women's rowing team finished off a strong weekend at the NCAA Championship regatta with an 18th-place team finish on Sunday at Eagle Creek Park.
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The Huskies finished above Conference USA champion Oklahoma, Patriot League champion Boston University, Atlantic-10 champion Massachusetts and MAAC champion Jacksonville to complete the season as a top-20 team in the nation.
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The varsity four won the D Final in the first event of the day to place 19th, and both the varsity eight (18th) and second varsity eight (19th) placed sixth in their respective C Finals. In finishing 18th, the varsity eight outperformed its seed (19) entering the competition.
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Northeastern garnered 27 team points (15 from the varsity eight, eight from the second varsity, and four from the varsity four) to earn its 18th-place standing.
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"I think we performed about as well as we could this weekend as the number 18 team in the country," head coach
Joe Wilhelm said. "This was an eye-opening experience for us to come out here and see the level of competition that we want to be at. I hope this inspires us to come back here again and continue to improve."
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The varsity four used a fast start to jump ahead of the pack in the D Final. Through 250 meters, the Huskies staked a three-seat lead over Massachusetts and a half-length advantage over Boston University. The CAA champions widened their cushion to a half-length over UMass at the 1,000-meter mark, with open water back to BU in third.
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Northeastern's power was on display over the second 1,000 meters as the Huskies pulled away from UMass down the stretch, winning the race by more than a length in 7:45.94 to place 19th overall. Massachusetts crossed second (7:49.49), with BU in third (7:53.08) and Jacksonville a distant fourth (8:34.37).
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In the II Eights C Final, Northeastern battled early to stick with a tough pack, but fell off the pace by the 500-meter mark. Indiana, which finished 11th overall at the regatta, claimed first place in 6:54.73, with Louisville a half-length back in second. Wisconsin took third, San Diego placed fourth and Oklahoma crossed fifth with a length of open water back to Northeastern (7:16.01).
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The varsity eight finished off the day with an 18th-place finish after claiming sixth in its C Final in 7:10.37. UCLA was victorious in 6:48.99, ahead of San Diego, Washington State, Louisville and Wisconsin, which crossed with a length of open water in front of the Huskies.
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Ohio State, which won both varsity eight Grand Finals, earned its second straight national championship with 126 team points. California grabbed second with 118, while Brown took third with 116.
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With it's strong showing at the NCAA regatta, Northeastern capped a stellar season, which included a fourth CAA championship in the last six years and a historic, four-medal performance at the Eastern Sprints.
Race results, boatings and final standings appear belowRESULTS| I Eight C Final (places 13-18) | II Eight C Final (places 14-19) | Varsity Four D Final (places 19-22) |
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13. UCLA - 6:48.99
14. San Diego - 6:52.55
15. Washington State - 6:52.63
16. Louisville - 6:57.32
17. Wisconsin - 7:00.83
18. Northeastern - 7:10.37 | 14. Indiana - 6:54.73
15. Louisville - 6:56.30
16. Wisconsin - 6:59.39
17. San Diego - 7:04.41
18. Oklahoma - 7:06.81
19. Northeastern - 7:16.01 | 19. Northeastern - 7:45.94
20. Massachusetts - 7:49.49
21. Boston University - 7:53.08
22. Jacksonville - 8:34.37
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS| Team (Points) | I Eights Finish (Points) | II Eights Finish (Points) | Fours Finish (Points) |
| 1. Ohio State (126) | 1st (66) | 1st (44) | 7th (16) |
| 2. California (118) | 3rd (60) | 5th (36) | 1st (22) |
| 3. Brown (116) | 2nd (63) | 6th (34) | 4th (19) |
| 4. Stanford (110) | 6th (51) | 4th (38) | 2nd (21) |
| 5. Virginia (105) | 8th (45) | 3rd (40) | 3rd (20) |
| 6. Princeton (102) | 7th (48) | 2nd (42) | 11th (12) |
| 7. Washington (101)* | 4th (57) | 10th (26) | 5th (18) |
| 8. Michigan (101) | 5th (54) | 7th (32) | 8th (15) |
| 9. Notre Dame (81) | 9th (42) | 9th (28) | 12th (11) |
| 10. USC (72) | 12th (33) | 12th (22) | 6th (17) |
| 11. Indiana (71) | 10th (39) | 14th (18) | 9th (14) |
| 12. UCLA (68) | 13th (30) | 8th (30) | 15th (8) |
| 13. Harvard (62) | 11th (36) | 13th (20) | 17th (6) |
| 14. Washington State (58) | 15th (24) | 11th (24) | 13th (10) |
| 15. San Diego (48) | 14th (27) | 17th (12) | 14th (9) |
| 16. Wisconsin (45) | 17th (18) | 16th (14) | 10th (13) |
| 17. Louisville (44) | 16th (21) | 15th (16) | 16th (7) |
| 18. Northeastern (27)* | 18th (15) | 19th (8) | 19th (4) |
| 19. Oklahoma (27) | 19th (12) | 18th (10) | 18th (5) |
| 20. Boston University (17) | 20th (9) | 20th (6) | 21st (2) |
| 21. Massachusetts (13) | 21st (6) | 21st (4) | 20th (3) |
| 22. Jacksonville (6) | 22nd (3) | 22nd (2) | 22nd (1) |
* Ties for team awards are broken by the place finish in the I Eights
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