Nov. 3, 2007

FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Navy women's crew team saw its boats place first and second in the collegiate eight and novice eight races at the Head of the Occoquan Regatta Saturday on the Occoquan Reservoir in Fairfax, Va. It is the second-straight year in which the Mids won both titles.

"Going into today, we felt we were capable of having a successful day of racing," said Navy head coach Mike Hughes. "Feeling it and actually going out and doing it are two different things, however. We then went out there and put together a number of very good rows. It was a great way to end our fall season."

Navy's top crew in the collegiate eight race posted a winning time of 17:49.66, with its second-place boat finishing 41 seconds later in a time of 18:30.16. George Mason finished in third place in the race with a time of 18:36.60, while Navy's third entry placed fourth with a clocking of 18:53.33.

In the novice division, Navy boats placed first and second with times of 19:54.23 and 19:54.68, respectively. Bucknell placed third in the race 45 seconds later.