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Oct. 27, 2007
Men’s Novice 8 Wins at Charlie Brown Regatta PORTLAND, Ore. – The Pacific Lutheran men’s novice 8 boat won its race by 37 seconds to lead the PLU effort at the Charlie Brown Regatta held Saturday on the Willamette River. The victorious Lutes completed the 4700-meter course in a time of 18:49, while Lewis & Clark and Puget Sound tied for second in identical 19:26 times. The PLU men’s novice competitors are coxswain Adam Hoagland, Sam Whedon, Andy Osborn, Alex Burch, Steven Rystrom, Dan Case, Axel Moestve, Petter Ege and Joe Natwick. The rest of the PLU performances looked like this: men’s varsity 8, third in a three-team race in a time of 17:33 (UPS first in 16:21); women’s varsity 8, fourth in a six-team race in a time of 19:16 (Lewis & Clark first in 18:21); and the women’s novice 8, fifth in a nine-team race in a time of 22:27 (Willamette first in 19:56). The PLU women’s varsity 8 recorded an exhibition time of 20:56. The Charlie Brown Regatta is PLU’s only fall season competition. - PLU - |