Posted: 05/11/2012 | Last updated: May 11, 2012 at 08:52 PM
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Three Lehigh boats have advanced to day two of the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta following strong day one performances. The Women’s Freshmen Eight took first in its heat while the Men’s Varsity Eight also advanced directly to the semifinals. Meanwhile, the Women’s Varsity Eight qualified for the repechage where it put forth an impressive effort to reach the semis. All three crews will row in the morning; the afternoon’s finals can be seen live on 6ABC and worldwide on ESPN3.com beginning at 1 p.m.
“We had a lot of crews really step up today and raise the level of the team,” said Lehigh head coach Bian Conley. “With that, it allowed us to get to Saturday which is one step closer to our overall goal.”
The Women’s Freshmen Eight came in first of its heat, with a time of 7:16.182 to advance to the semifinals at 8:08 a.m. Saturday morning. Meanwhile, the Women’s Varsity Eight finished second in the repechage, with a time of 7:08.538 and will row in the semifinals at approximately 10:30 a.m.
The Men’s Varsity Eight had an impressive showing, posting a time of 6:14.973 to advance to the semifinals, which will take place just after 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
“This year, the whole goal is always improvement,” said Conley. “Getting to the semifinals is a great step and the athletes definitely know that. But there’s a lot more racing to be done. Tomorrow’s racing will be more difficult than today’s, so we’ll need to raise our level even more.”
For Lehigh’s complete results from Friday, please see below. Just click on the respective race for the complete PDF results of that heat.
1. Vermont: 6:53.210
2. Merchant Marine: 6:57.187
3. Fairfield: 6:59.292
4. Wheaton: 7:02.471
5. Lehigh: 7:09.748
6. Drexel: 7:17.052
1. Fordham: 7:43.211
2. Duke: 7:46.493
3. Virginia CU: 8:10.022
4. Lehigh: 8:25.107
Stony Brook: Scratch
1. Drexel: 6:06.103
2. Georgia Tech: 6:09.454
3. Lehigh: 6:14.973
4. Albany: 6:41.498
5. Ohio U: 7:00.106
1. Miami: 6:33.187
2. Buffalo: 6:40.154
3. Western Ontario: 6:50.616
4. Middlebury: 6:51.259
5. Lehigh: 6:55.643
6. Army: 6:59.223
1. Purdue: 7:16.119
2. Dayton: 7:26.584
3. Lehigh: 7:37.851
4. Minnesota: 7:46.878
5. Chicago: 8:02.509
1. San Diego State: 7:03.145
2. Lehigh: 7:08.538
3. La Salle: 7:13.373
4. North Carolina: 7:16.712
5. Georgia Tech: 7:34.779
1. Purdue: 6:18.722
2. Oklahoma City: 6:24.118
3. Vermont: 6:30.293
4. Rollins: 6:32.972
5. Lehigh: 6:35.502
6. Clarkson: 7:04.679
1. Lehigh: 7:16.182
2. North Carolina: 7:22.076
3. Emory: 7:33.347
4. Georgia Tech: 7:36.805
Albany: DNS