May 2, 2008

CREW: Lutes Wrap Up Season at WIRA Championships

THIS WEEKEND: Pacific Lutheran races in the WIRA Championships at Lake Natoma near Rancho Cordova, Calif., Saturday and Sunday.

THAT’S A WRAP: Pacific Lutheran will finish its 2008 season this Saturday and Sunday when it races at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, on Lake Natoma, near Rancho Cordova, Calif. More than 30 programs from all three NCAA affiliations will participate in the event.

MEYER LAMBERTH NOTES: Puget Sound swept the Meyer Lamberth Cup against Pacific Lutheran, beating the Lutes in all five races contested last Saturday, April 26, on American Lake. In the Lamberth Cup, featuring the schools' women's varsity 8 boats, the Loggers cruised to victory in a time of 6:54.80 while the Lutes finished in 7:27.09. In the Meyer Cup, featuring the men's varsity 8 boats, the Loggers rowed home in 6:17.93, followed by PLU in 6:54.51. The competition opened with the women's junior varsity 8 boats. That race went to the UPS A boat in a time of 7:19.07, while the PLU boat finished in 7:34.87, just ahead of the UPS B boat, which finished in 7:35.32. In the Mini Meyer between the men's novice 4 boats, Puget Sound took the top three places while PLU finished last. The Loggers A boat won in a time of 7:13.70, followed by the C boat in 7:53.48, the B boat in 7:55.59 and PLU in 7:57.13. The Mini Lamberth race between the women's novice 8s went to UPS A in a time of 7:10.15, followed by PLU in 7:26.85 and UPS B in 7:38.00.

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