1997 NCAA Rowing Championships explained

1997 NCAA Rowing Championships
Sport:	Collegiate rowing
Location:	Rancho Cordova, CA
Start Date:	May 31, 1997
End Date:	June 1, 1997
Venues:	Lake Natoma Sacramento State Aquatic Center
Champions:	Washington (1st NCAA title)
Runners-Up1:	Princeton
Runners-Up2:	Brown
Stat1 Label:	Varsity Fours
Stat1:	Brown
Stat2 Label:	Varsity Eights
Stat2:	Princeton (2V8) Washington (1V8)
Next:	1998

The 1997 NCAA Rowing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned regatta to determine the team national champions of women's collegiate crew in the United States.^[1] ^[2]

This regatta was held on May 31, 1997 at Lake Natoma near Rancho Cordova, California.^[3]

I Varsity Eight results

1V8 Grand and Petite Finals

Grand Final			Petite Final
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Washington	6:31.8	7.	Harvard	6:50.3
2.	Massachusetts	6:37.0	8.	Yale	6:51.9
3.	Princeton	6:39.2	9.	Oregon State	6:53.3
4.	Brown	6:40.5	10.	Dartmouth	6:55.6
5.	Virginia	6:40.9	11.	Rutgers	6:57.8
6.	California	6:52.0	12.	Syracuse	7:01.2
	[]		13.	Northeastern	7:01.4
	[]		14.	Georgetown	7:05.1
	[]		E	UC Davis	Unknown
	[]		E	William Smith	Unknown

1V8 Semi-finals

Note: Top 3 to Grand Final; Bottom 3 to Petite Final

Semifinal #1 of 2			Semifinal #2 of 2
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Washington	6:41.6	1.	Princeton	6:41.4
2.	Brown	6:46.6	2.	Virginia	6:45.6
3.	Massachusetts	6:50.3	3.	California	6:49.6
4.	Yale	6:55.3	4.	Oregon State	6:50.3
5.	Dartmouth	7:03.9	5.	Harvard	6:56.5
6.	Northeastern	7:50.3	6.	Rutgers	6:57.8

1V8 Repechage

Note: Top 3 to Semifinals, next 2 to Petite Finals, Last 2 eliminated

Rep 1
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=10%	Time
1.	Yale	7:01.2
2.	Northeastern	7:04.0
3.	Rutgers	7:04.5
DNQ	Syracuse	Unknown
DNQ	Georgetown	Unknown
Eliminated	UC Davis	Unknown
Eliminated	William Smith	Unknown

1V8 Heats

Note: Top 3 to semifinals; rest to reps

Heat 1			Heat 2			Heat 3
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Washington	6:30.5	1.	Massachusetts	6:29.2	1.	Princeton	6:40.8
2.	Brown	6:35.9	2.	Virginia	6:35.7	2.	Harvard	6:45.7
3.	California	6:47.2	3.	Oregon State	6:37.8	3.	Dartmouth	6:46.9
4.	William Smith	6:54.5	4.	Northeastern	6:41.5	4.	Rutgers	6:48.1
5.	UC Davis	7:04.5	5.	Georgetown	6:44.9	5.	Yale	6:59.8
			6.	Syracuse	6:44.9

II Varsity results

2V8 Grand and Petite final

Grand Final			Petite Final
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Princeton	6:59.9	7.	Oregon State	7:11.4
2.	Washington	7:03.2	8.	Dartmouth	7:19.0
3.	Virginia	7:06.5
4.	Rutgers	7:09.4
5.	Yale	7:11.9
6.	Brown	7:12.7

2V8 Repechage

Note: Top 2 to Grand Final, Bottom 2 to Petite Final

Repechage
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=10%	Time
1.	Brown	7:02.5
2.	Yale	7:05.4
3.	Oregon State	7:07.5
4.	Dartmouth	7:08.6

2V8 Varsity Eight Heats

Note: Top 2 to Grand Final, Bottom 2 to Repechage

Heat 1			Heat 2
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Washington	6:50.0	1.	Princeton	6:56.4
2.	Virginia	6:51.4	2.	Rutgers	6:57.3
3.	Brown	6:57.2	3.	Oregon State	6:58.9
4.	Yale	7:03.9	4.	Dartmouth	7:06.5

Varsity Four results

1V4 Grand and Petite Finals

Grand Final			Petite Final
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Brown	7:24.5	7.	Connecticut College	7:57.1
2.	Washington	7:25.1	8.	Ohio State	8:01.2
3.	Sacramento State	7:37.1	9.	Tennessee	8:05.4
4.	Iowa	7:39.7	10.	Ithaca College	8:07.2
5.	Princeton	7:43.7	11.	Virginia	8:07.4
6.	MIT	8:12.2	12.	Johns Hopkins	8:012.2

1V4 Varsity Four Semi-finals

Semifinal #1 of 2			Semifinal #2 of 2
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Washington	7:38.8	1.	Sacramento State	6:57.5
2.	Brown	7:42.4	2.	MIT	8:00.2
3.	Iowa	7:54.3	3.	Princeton	8:01.5
4.	Ohio State	8:01.2	4.	Tennessee	8:10.8
5.	Connecticut College	8:02.2	5.	Ithaca College	8:12.4
6.	Virginia	8:10.4	6.	Johns Hopkins	8:13.4

1V4 Varsity Four Repechages

Rep 1
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Ohio State	8:09.6
2.	Virginia	8:13.5
3.	Tennessee	8:15.0
DNQ	Dartmouth	Unknown
DNQ	Yale	Unknown
DNQ	Oregon State	Unknown
DNQ	Rutgers	Unknown
DNQ	Temple	Unknown

- Confusion about where the Tennessee 4 came from, as they were not listed in the heats. There may be confusion between Temple and Tennessee. Please update if you have more information

1V4 Varsity Four Heats

Note: Top 3 to Semifinals; Bottom 3 to Repechage

Heat 1			Heat 2			Heat 3
width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time	width=1%	Place	width=20%	Team	width=8%	Time
1.	Brown	7:32.9	1.	Iowa	7:57.1	1.	Sacramento State	7:47.0
2.	Washington	7:33.6	2.	Ithaca College	8:01.0	2.	MIT	7:49.0
3.	Princeton	7:50.6	3.	Johns Hopkins	8:04.4	3.	Connecticut College	7:54.0
4.	Virginia	7:58.1	4.	Temple	8:04.8	4.	Ohio State	7:55.0
5.	Rutgers	8:00.0	5.	Oregon State	8:15.4	5.	Dartmouth	8:19.0
						6.	Yale	8:26.0

Notes and References

Web site: NCAA Women's Rowing Championships - FINAL RESULTS . 2023-09-15 . www.row2k.com.
Web site: Heats Results, 1997 NCAA Women's Rowing Championships . 2023-09-15 . www.row2k.com.
Web site: Casualties of the bombing of Dartmouth . 2023-09-15 . www.devonheritage.org.