April 23, 2005

SEATTLE, WA - The Bears won three of the four races today, beating Washington in a dual race for the second straight year. The varsity eight, second varsity eight and novice eight were all victorious over Washington, but the Huskies avoided a sweep by winning the varsity four race by 5 seconds.

Cal's varsity eight held a strong lead over Washington throughout the 2000 meter race, charging out to an 11 second win.

The second varsity eight race proved to be a tough race for the first 1000 meters, past the half way marker Cal took a sizeable lead over the Huskies, finishing six seconds ahead of Washington.

Cal's novice eight won by a margin of four seconds, but the varsity four lost to Washington by five seconds in the Huskies only victory.

"Today was a great day for the program," said head coach Dave O'Neill. "It has been over 25 years since the cal women won up in Seattle. We have a really good team and expect some tough racing the next weekend against Stanford."

Cal will face off against Stanford Saturday, April 30 at 9 am at Redwood Shores.

Washington Dual Race Results
Varsity 8
1. Cal                  6:51.8
2. Washington           7:02.8
Second Varsity 8
1. Cal                  6:58.5
2. Washington           7:04.1
Novice 8
1. Cal                  6:41.4
2. Washington           6:45.5
Varsity 4
1. Washington           7:15.2
2. Cal                  7:20.4