Sports
Sunday, April 13, 1997

Rowing in the rain, Grand Valley State outpaced five other crews in the feature varsity eight, crossing the finish markers half of a boat length ahead of Drexel University.

Grand Valley State, ahead for most of the course, sped the 2,000 meters in 6 minutes, 17.9 seconds. Drexel finished in 6:19.27; Marist was third in 6:24.9; Lafayette finished fourth in 6:32.36; Washington College was fifth in 6:33.01, and La Salle placed sixth in 6:39.21.

Temple University prevailed in the women's varsity eight by 1_3/4 lengths in 7:01.9, leading most of the way.

Men's varsity eight: 1. Grand Valley State; 2. Drexel; 3. Lafayette. 6:17.9.
Women's varsity eight: 1. Temple; 2. Virginia; 3. Marist. 7:01.9.
Women's pair: 1. Stockton; 2. Loyola. 8:44.8.
Men's pair: 1. Virginia; 2. Stockton; 3. Grand Valley State. 7:58.
Men's second four: 1. Marist; 2. Manhattan. 7:28.3.
Women's second eight: 1. Temple; 2. Virginia; 3. Washington. 7:28.5.
Women's varsity four: 1. Washington; 2. Stockton; 3. Sarah Lawrence. 8:39.04.
Women's novice four: 1. Fordham; 2. La Salle; 3. Iona. 8:33.09.
Men's novice four: 1. Temple; 2. N.Y. Maritime; 3. Loyola. 7:19.9.
Women's varsity lightweight four: 1. La Salle; 2. Vassar; 3. Fordham. 8:20.04.
Men's varsity lightweight four: 1. Dowling; 2. Fordham; 3. Marist. 7:08.1.
Women's varsity four: 1. La Salle; 2. Lafayette; 3. Temple. 8:10.3.
Men's varsity four: 1. Grand Valley State; 2. Temple; 3. Fordham. 6:58.8.
Women's varsity lightweight eight: 1. Virginia; 2. Marist; 3. La Salle. 7:14.49.
Men's varsity lightweight eight: 1. Temple; 2. Virginia; 3. La Salle. 6:20.7.
Women's novice eight: 1. Virginia; 2. American University; 3. Marist. 7:31.
Men's novice eight: 1. Drexel; 2. Marist; 3. Virginia. 8:27.7.