May 21, 2009
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga University men’s rowing Varsity 8+ crew is ranked 19th in the latest USRowing Collegiate Coaches’ Top 20. The Zags, who were tied for 20th on April 1 in the first poll of the season, received 23 votes on Wednesday to tie their highest ranking in school history.
The Bulldogs earned their spot in the Top 20 after having a superb outing at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA’s) Championships. Gonzaga dominated both days of the WIRA, winning its heat race by six seconds and then taking gold in the Grand Final with a one second victory over UC San Diego.
University of California earned the top spot in this week’s poll, earning 10 of 17 first-place votes. Brown University received the remaining seven first-place votes to rank second. Stanford University, Harvard University and the University of Wisconsin rounded out the top five.
USRowing Collegiate Top 20 (May 20)
1. University of California (10) 325
2. Brown University (7) 322
3. Stanford University 302
4. Harvard University 302
5. University of Wisconsin 276
6. University of Washington 276
7. Cornell University 238
8. Northeastern University 221
9. Boston University 203
10. Columbia University 186
11. Syracuse University 169
12. George Washington University 148
13. United States Naval Academy 131
14t. Dartmouth College 99
14t. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 99
16. Oregon State University 83
17. Princeton University 74
18. University of Pennsylvania 46
19. Gonzaga University 23
20. Yale University 21
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Michigan 18, UC San Diego 14, Georgetown University 3, Trinity College 3, Purdue University 2, Williams College 2, and the University of San Diego 1.
(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Craig Amekhanian, Topher Bordeau, Michael Callahan, Chris Clark, Rick Clothier, Brooks Dagman, Dan Gehn, Gregg Hartsuff, Fred Honebein, Curtis Jordan, Todd Kennett, Greg Myhr, John Pojednic, Dave Reischman, Mike Teti, Steve Todd, Mike Zimmer)
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