Oct. 29, 2005

Gold River, CA - In its second regatta of the fall season, the Saint Mary's women's varsity eight finished 16th out of 17 schools in the Open Eight competition at the Head of the American Saturday afternoon at Lake Natoma. Saint Mary's also competed in the novice eight event and posted a sixth place finish out of 12 schools.

In the Open Eight competition, the Gaels' varsity eight finished the three-mile course with a time of 19:47. The women's novice completed the same three-mile race in a time of 22:50. The SMC rowing team will return to competition on November 6 when it participates in the Newport Autumn Fall Festival in Newport, CA.

Head of the American Results
Collegiate Open Eight
1. USC 16:47
2. Cal A 17:25
3. Cal B 17:26
4. Sacramento State A 17:32
5. Stanford B 17:36
6. Stanford A 17:38
7. Cal C 18:09
8. UC Davis 18:13
9. USC B 18:27
10. Sacramento State B 18:36
11. UC Irvine 18:48
12. Sonoma State 19:21
13. Long Beach State A 19:25
14. Stanford Lightweights 19:32
15. Long Beach State B 19:46
16. Saint Mary's 19:47
17. Stanford C 19:59

Novice Collegiate Eight
T1. Cal 18:58
T1. Stanford 18:58
3. Sacramento State A 19:25
4. Sacramento State B 20:20
5. Cal Lightweights A 21:09
6. Saint Mary's 22:05
7. Sonoma State C 22:49
8. Sonoma State B 23:02
9. Cal Lightweights B 23:23
10. Long Beach State A 23:27
11. Sonoma State A 23:30
12. Long Beach State B 23:51