Terriers Close Out Season At IRAs
June 14, 2000 | Men's Rowing
The men's crew closed out the 2000 rowing season on June 1-3 when it sent six boats to the IRA Championships on The Cooper River in Camden, NJ. Of the boats, the second varsity fared the best as it finished second to Navy in the Petites.
"Overall, it has been a disappointing season for the varsity," summed up head coach Rodney Pratt. "Certainly, the highlight was beating Northeastern to win the Arlett Cup.
"After that, we never got faster," said the coach. "I think part of the problem was illness. It seemed that we never had enough time together as one boat because there always seemed to be someone out of the lineup with illness.
"Because of that, it was hard to maintain a consistency," Pratt went on. "We never hit our stride after Northeastern because we never had enough time to put a solid boat together."
At the IRA Championships, the varsity heavyweight boat defeated Purdue and Rutgers to win the 4th level finals. The Terriers were clocked in 5:59.72, while the Boilermakers covered the 2000-meter course in 6:03.63 and the Scarlet Knights were timed in 6:05.25.
The varsity boat opened its competition by finishing third in its first heat when it finished behind Brown (5:43.70) and Northeastern (5:47.90) as the Terriers were clocked in 5:51.90.
Then, in the repechage, they finished fourth with a time of 5:49.02. Dartmouth won the heat in 5:42.68, followed by Cornell, 5:45.38, and Michigan, 5:47.41.
Here is how the other five boats fared.
Second Varsity
The Terriers advanced to the Petites by virtue of its second-place finish in the repechage. In the race, B.U. turned in a 5:51.93, a little more than three seconds faster than heat winner Cornell, 5:48.48.
B.U. earned a berth in the reps by finishing third in its first heat with a time of 5:58.20. Princeton won the race in 5:45.68, while Washington was second in 5:48.68.
Then, after its strong showing the reps, the Terriers went on to finish behind Navy in the Petites. The Middies were clocked in 6:06.72, while B.U. was timed in 6:09.87. They were followed, in order, by Penn (6:10.02), Michigan (6:12.14), Northeastern (6:12.54), and Colgate (6:17.19).
Varsity Four with Cox
B.U. finished fourth in the semifinals, thereby missing a trip to any of the finals. In their first heat, the Terriers were sixth in a time of 6:59.66. Cornell won the heat in 6:38.99. Then, in the semis, B.U. was fourth in 6:56.72. Western Washington won the heat in 6:40.19.
Freshman Fours with Cox
The Terriers were third in the Petites, a little less than two seconds slower than runnerup Stanford. Dartmouth won the Petites with a time of 6:45.63, followed by the Cardinal in 6:49.53, while the Terriers were next in 6:51.22. In their opening heat, B.U. was fourth in 6:38.00, and they then earned their berth in the Petites by finishing second in the reps. The boat's time was 6:45.53, while Michigan won the heat in 6:38.97.
Open Fours with Cox
This boat, made up of both varsity and freshmen rowers, was runnerup in the 3rd level finals. Their time of 7:03.94 was second only to Princeton (6:59.11).
The Terriers opened their rowing competition by finishing sixth in its heat with a time of 6:55.59. It was a tightly-contested race as B.U. was less than two-and-a-half seconds away from fourth place. Rochester took fourth in the heat in 6:53.13, while Georgetown was fifth in 6:54.25.
Then, in the reps, B.U. was fifth in 7:13.31 to earn a spot in the 3rd level finals.
Varsity Fours without Cox
The Terriers advanced to the Petites where they finished sixth in a time of 7:02.52. Brown won the Petites in 6:36.53.
Again, it was a good showing in the reps that earned B.U. a spot in the Petites. After finishing fourth in their first heat with a time of 6:36.41, the Terriers came back with a third-place finish in the reps. Their time there was 6:34.36. Yale won the reps in a time of 6:25.70, but the Elis were moved to second after committing a foul. George Washington, which finished second to Yale with a time of 6:26.57, was moved up to first place.
