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April 20, 2008
PRINCETON, N.J. - The varsity boat from the Navy heavyweight rowing team suffered a narrow loss for the second time in as many days Sunday as the Mids dropped a 2.7-second decision to Columbia on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. Sunday's setback follows a 1.4-second loss by the crew to Syracuse Saturday morning. Included in Saturday's race against the Orange, however, was a six-second win by the Mids over Cornell. A great start by Columbia gave the Lions an early advantage and they would soon increase their lead to more than a boat length around the midpoint of the race. Navy was able to close to within one-half of a boat length late in the 2000-meter contest before the Lions pushed their lead up another 1-2 seats at the close of the race. Columbia posted a winning time of 6:02.2, with Navy following in a time of 6:04.9. "The key to the race was the start," said Navy head coach Rick Clothier. "Columbia was able to open up a sizeable lead over the first 250 meters. The advantage they held at that point was about what they ended up winning the race by." The victory gives Columbia possession of the Maxwell Stevenson Trophy. It is the first time since the series was renewed in 2002 that the Lions have defeated the Mids in the trophy race. The remainder of the Navy and Columbia crews will face each other May 3. Navy's next race will be April 26 when the entire team competes in Philadelphia against Penn and Harvard. Varsity |
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