Going up against a number of Division I power conference schools, the Washington University men’s and women’s crew team competed this past weekend in the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta on April 17-18 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. While this was the third regatta for the team this season, the level of competition that they faced this time around featured some much bigger names than the first two.

Just 1.6 seconds and two points separated the Washington University men’s crew team from a race victory and the overall points trophy. When the Washington University men’s crew team reached the end of the final race in the University Rowing Association championships, it had earned both. The Wash. U.

The Washington University club crew team came out on top in the majority of races at the Parents Weekend Regatta.

The Varsity 8 squad of the Washington University crew team took 17th place at the 2009 Head of the Charles Regatta and earned an automatic bid for next year’s regatta for the first time in program history.