Men's Crew Competes For Jablonic Cup
May 7, 2007 | Men's Rowing
BOSTON - Boston University men's crew competed against Wisconsin for the Jablonic Cup, with MIT racing as a guest, on Sunday, May 6 on the Charles River. Wisconsin finished first in the varsity 8 with a time of 5:55.3 to take the cup.
The Badgers also took an open water win from the Terriers in the second varsity 8 by nearly 23 seconds. The freshman race required four tries to complete.
Wisconsin's eight did not hear the starter and ended up half a stroke behind BU and MIT. The teams decided to re-race from the start. During the second race with 750m remaining and the Terriers in the lead, the five-seat for BU caught a crab and lost his oar. Another restart occurred at 600m but with 300m left, the Wisconsin bow man caught an over-the-head crab and brought the boat to a halt with BU again in the lead. The last re-race began with 250 m to go and BU won by a couple of seats.
Next up for the Terriers is the Eastern Sprints on Sunday, May 13 in Worcester, Mass.
RESULTS
Varsity 8 (Jablonic Cup)
Wisconsin 5:55.3; BU 6:08.9; 6:25.1
2 Varsity 8
Wisconsin 6:01.7; BU 6:24.5
Freshman 8
BU 6:04; Wisconsin 6:08; MIT 6:36
