CREW OPENS UP SEASON WITH DAFFODIL CUP
AMERICAN LAKE, Wash. - In the first official event of the 2008 season, the Puget Sound Loggers raced well in both the men's and women's boats on Saturday at the 2008 Daffodil Cup on American Lake in Lakewood, Wash.
The Loggers started things off strong as the men's varsity eight boat edged out Washington state by just over a second to win the first event of the day. In the first women's varsity eight, the Loggers finished second to three-time Division II national champion Western Washington, as the UPS boat finished in a time of 8:13.5. The Vikings of WWU edged the Loggers again in the second varsity eight race but the Loggers cut the gap to just eight seconds in the eight and a half minute race.
The Loggers again won the fourth event, winning the men's novice four by 33 seconds and then in the women's novice four race, the Loggers placed second to Lewis & Clark by just over three seconds. In the first women's novice eight, the Loggers defeated Western Washington by 20 seconds to collect the third win of the day for UPS.
Washington state edged out the Logger men in both the varsity four and novice eight and the Western women took the varsity four but the Loggers won the second women's novice eight by just under seven seconds to collect the fourth win of the day by Puget Sound rowers. Washington state edged out the Loggers in the second men's varsity four but the Loggers ended the day strong with the second UPS boat edging out the first UPS boat in the second women's varsity four.
The Loggers head down to Vancouver Lake next week for the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference (NCRC) Invitational.
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