Michigan State University
NCAA Central Championships
Spartan Rowing Advances To Central/South Regional Finals
5/15/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
May 15, 2004
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- - Michigan State crew had a strong showing against tough competition in the opening heats and afternoon semi-finals of the Central/South Region Championship, the eighth-annual Lexus Sprints.
MSU entered the contest ranked No. 11 in the nation. No. 3 Michigan, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 10 Wisconsin and No. 14 Notre Dame. No. 7 Virginia and No. 20 Texas represent the other top-ranked competitors, as well as the only teams that were able to defeat the Spartans on Saturday.
The Spartans competed in a series of close races to qualify for advancement for Sunday's final races and the A-Flight varsity eight race provided particularly fierce competition. In its morning heat, State (6:53.1) defeated Iowa (6:55.0), Miami (Fla.) (7:03.7), SMU (7:10.7) and North Carolina (7:12.4) to finish second behind Wisconsin (6:49.7) and qualify for the first afternoon semi-final. In its afternoon follow up performance, MSU finished fourth, recording 6:50.0, just one place shy of the A Final qualification and less than three seconds behind third place finisher Texas (6:47.5).
The Green and White varsity four's second place finish (7:51.3) in its morning heat was good for an A/B semi-final qualification. MSU faced a tough slate of competition in its afternoon semi, including conference opponents Ohio State (7:53.9) and Michigan (7:58.7), who were the top two finishers in the race. Notre Dame crossed the finish line third and posted 8:00.1 and the Spartans followed, recording 8:04.3. The Green and White finish earned them a place in the B Final for Sunday.
State's second varsity eight won its morning heat in 6:49.9, defeating Wisconsin's second-place finish of 6:55.8. The Spartans semi-final showing (7:04.3) was good for third place behind Virginia (6:55.3) and 2004 Big Ten Champion Michigan (6:59.0) and earned MSU a spot in the A Final on Sunday.
Spartan results and the Lexus Sprints race schedule for Sunday, May 16 are listed below. For complete results, visit http://utladyvols.collegesports.com/sports/w-rowing/recaps/051504aaa.html.
Lexus Central/South Region Sprints Results Saturday, May 15, 2004 Varsity 4+ Opening Heats (1-4 to A/B Semifinals; 5-6 to C Final) Heat 1 1. Virginia 7:41.7 2. Michigan 7:48.5 3. Minnesota 7:55.7 4. Duke 8:12.1 5. North Carolina 8:28.2 6. Kansas 8:36.5 Heat 2 1. Ohio State 7:44.4 2. Clemson 7:48.3 3. Notre Dame 7:52.1 4. Central Florida 8:03.5 5. Iowa 8:12.1 6. Indiana 8:23.9 Heat 3 1. Wisconsin 7:43.6 2. Michigan State 7:51.3 3. Tennessee 8:01.0 4. Texas 8:13.0 5. Eastern Michigan 8:31.4 6. Cincinnati 8:33.2A/B Semifinals (1-3 to A Final; 4-6 to B Final) Semifinal 1 1. Virginia 7:50.8 2. Wisconsin 7:54.2 3. Clemson 7:59.6 4. Minnesota 8:06.0 5. Texas 8:23.4 6. Central Florida 8:33.1 Semifinal 2 1. Ohio State 7:53.9 2. Michigan 7:58.7 3. Notre Dame 8:00.1 4. Michigan State 8:04.3 5. Tennessee 8:32.1 6. Duke Scratch
2nd Varsity 8+ Opening Heats (1-4 to A/B Semifinals; 5-7 to C/D Semifinals) Heat 1 1. Virginia 6:53.5 2. Minnesota 6:59.6 3. Notre Dame 7:05.3 4. Iowa 7:10.1 5. Miami (Fla.) 7:16.0 6. Louisville 7:20.5 7. Eastern Michigan 7:25.5 Heat 2 1. Ohio State 6:56.2 2. Michigan 7:00.7 3. Cincinnati 7:03.9 4. Tennessee 7:07.5 5. Central Florida 7:15.5 6. North Carolina 7:20.9 7. Clemson 7:22.2 Heat 3 1. Michigan State 6:49.9 2. Wisconsin 6:55.8 3. Texas 7:03.1 4. Duke 7:03.4 5. Kansas 7:05.9 6. Kansas State 7:10.2 7. Indiana 7:31.7
A/B Semifinals (1-3 to A Final; 4-6 to B Final) Semifinal 1 1. Virginia 6:55.3 2. Michigan 6:59.0 3. Michigan State 7:04.3 4. Tennessee 7:11.1 5. Duke 7:11.5 6. Notre Dame 7:14.5 Semifinal 2 1. Minnesota 7:07.7 2. Ohio State 7:07.8 3. Wisconsin 7:09.5 4. Iowa 7:20.1 5. Texas 7:23.0 6. Cincinnati 7:23.4
C/D Semifinals (1-3 to C Final; 4-5 to D Final) Semifinal 1 1. Kansas 7:28.6 2. Eastern Michigan 7:30.2 3. Miami (Fla.) 7:31.5 4. North Carolina 7:33.0 Semifinal 2 1. Central Florida 7:29.1 2. Kansas State 7:33.4 3. Louisville 7:34.9 4. Indiana 7:41.5 5. Clemson 7:46.2
Varsity 8+ Opening Heats (1-3to A/B Semifinals; 4-5 C/D Semifinals) Heat 1 1. Michigan 6:50.6 2. Texas 6:53.7 3. Duke 6:58.1 4. Louisville 7:00.4 5. Central Florida 7:13.3 Heat 2 1. Ohio State 6:42.1 2. Notre Dame 6:45.5 3. Minnesota 6:48.4 4. Indiana 6:54.6 5. Kansas State 7:01.8 6. Murray State 7:34.4 Heat 3 1. Virginia 6:47.2 2. Tennessee 6:52.8 3. Kansas 6:56.3 4. Eastern Michigan 7:01.8 5. Cincinnati 7:05.4 6. Clemson 7:05.8 Heat 4 1. Wisconsin 6:49.7 2. Michigan State 6:53.1 3. Iowa 6:55.0 4. Miami (Fla.) 7:03.7 5. SMU 7:10.7 6. North Carolina 7:12.4
A/B Semifinals (1-3 to A Final; 4-6 to B Final) Semifinal 1 1. Michigan 6:46.3 2. Wisconsin 6:48.4 3. Tennessee 6:48.7 4. Notre Dame 6:49.5 5. Iowa 6:57.7 6. Duke 7:00.8 Semifinal 2 1. Ohio State 6:41.6 2. Virginia 6:44.5 3. Texas 6:47.5 4. Michigan State 6:50.0 5. Minnesota 6:53.5 6. Kansas 7:12.3
C/D Semifinals (1-3 to C Final; 4-6to D Final) Semifinal 1 1. Miami (Fla.) 7:08.3 2. Kansas State 7:11.1 3. Louisville 7:16.2 4. North Carolina 7:21.0 5. Cincinnati 7:25.0 Semifinal 2 1. Indiana 7:07.9 2. Clemson 7:10.3 3. SMU 7:10.8 4. Central Florida 7:11.7 5. Eastern Michigan 7:16.8 6. Murray State 7:45.0
Schedule of Events for Sunday, May 16, 2004
9 a.m. 2nd Varsity 8+ D Final 9:10 a.m. Varsity 8+ D Final 9:20 a.m. Novice 8+ C Final 9:30 a.m. Varsity 4+ C Final 9:40 a.m. 2nd Varsity 8+ C Final 9:50 a.m. Varsity 8+ C Final 10 a.m. 2nd Novice 8+ A Final 10:10 a.m. Novice 8+ B Final 10:20 a.m. Novice 8+ A Final 10:30 a.m. Open 4+ B Final 10:40 a.m. Open 4+ A Final 10:50 a.m. Varsity 4+ B Final 11 a.m. Varsity 4+ A Final 11:10 a.m. 2nd Varsity 8+ B Final 11:20 a.m. 2nd Varsity 8+ A Final 11:30 a.m. Varsity 8+ B Final 11:40 a.m. Varsity 8+ A Final
