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Stanford won the Division-I NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship on Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J. where Yale prevailed in the first varsity eight final, upsetting the number-one ranked Cardinal first varsity, and earned second place in the overall team championship
Stanford’s varsity four broke seven minutes (6:56.5) in winning their final to start the Cardinal’s national championship early Sunday morning. Stanford’s second eight won their final, setting up a possible sweep in the last race of the morning. But Yale’s first varsity exploded off the start, built nearly a length lead, and held of for the win in 6:06 on white capped waters.
Texas and Washington, the only other teams to place crews in all three grand finals—first eight, second eight, and four—finished third and fourth, respectively.
