Jacksonville Men and Women Sweep MAAC Rowing Championships
MAAC Sports
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Jacksonville University men’s and women’s rowing teams swept the 2015 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rowing Championships at Lake Mercer in Mercer County Park, on Sunday, May 17.
In the women’s competition, the Dolphins earned the MAAC’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Rowing Championships. Jacksonville tallied 53 points to capture the MAAC championship for the second consecutive year. Marist College finished second with 47 points, followed by Fairfield (41), Canisius (36), Robert Morris (31), Iona (20), Drake (18), Sacred Heart (13), and Stetson (10).
Jacksonville will head to the NCAA Championships at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center in Gold River, Calif. The championship will run from May 29 through May 31.
In the men’s competition, the Dolphins’ tallied 25 points to claim their first MAAC championship in school history. Despite Marist finishing with 25 points, Jacksonville punched their first place ticket after their Varsity 8 defeated the Marist Varsity 8 in a winner-take-all final. Fairfield finished in third with 19 points followed by Canisius (5) and Iona (3).
2015 MAAC Women’s Rowing Championship
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Place
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School
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Points
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1.
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Jacksonville
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53
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2.
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Marist
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47
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3.
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Fairfield
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41
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4.
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Canisius
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36
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5.
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Robert Morris
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31
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6.
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Iona
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20
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7.
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Drake
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18
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8.
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Sacred Heart
|
13
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9.
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Stetson
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10
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2015 MAAC Men’s Rowing Championship
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Place
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School
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Points
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1.
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Jacksonville
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25 (Won Varsity 8 Tiebreaker)
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2.
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Marist
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25
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3.
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Fairfield
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19
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4.
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Canisius
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5
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5.
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Iona
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3
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2015 MAAC Men’s and Women’s Rowing Championship – Results
Event 1: Women I Fours – Heat 1
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Place
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School
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Time
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1.
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Jacksonville
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8:14.38
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2.
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Stetson
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8:21.02
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3.
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Fairfield
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8:25.07
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4.
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Robert Morris
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8:48.33
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5.
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Sacred Heart
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9:46.44
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Event 2: Women I Fours – Heat 2
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Place
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School
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Time
|
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1.
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Marist
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8:08.76
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2.
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Canisius
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8:13.54
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3.
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Drake
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8:48.74
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4.
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Iona
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9:29.86
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Event 3: Women II Eights – Heat 1
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Place
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School
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Time
|
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1.
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Jacksonville
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7:16.21
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2.
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Canisius
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7:23.01
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3.
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Robert Morris
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7:23.55
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4.
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Sacred Heart
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8:16.75
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5.
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Stetson
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8:36.43
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Event 4: Women II Eights – Heat 2
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Place
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School
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Time
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1.
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Fairfield
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7:15.77
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2.
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Marist
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7:21.82
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3.
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Drake
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7:33.72
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4.
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Iona
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7:58.85
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Event 5: Women I Eights – Heat 1
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Place
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School
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Time
|
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1.
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Jacksonville
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6:56.30
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2.
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Robert Morris
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7:14.07
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3.
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Canisius
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7:15.06
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4.
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Sacred Heart
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7:25.50
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5.
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Stetson
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7:54.43
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Event 6: Women I Eights – Heat 2
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Place
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School
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Time
|
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1.
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Marist
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6:59.67
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2.
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Fairfield
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7:00.29
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3.
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Iona
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7:11.68
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4.
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Drake
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7:11.89
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Event 7: Women I Fours – Petite Final
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Place
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School
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Time
|
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1.
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Robert Morris
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9:00.59
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2.
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Iona
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9:30.89
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3.
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Sacred Heart
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Scratch
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Event 8: Women I Fours – Grand Final
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Place
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School
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Time
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1.
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Canisius
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8:00.50
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2.
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Jacksonville
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8:02.62
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3.
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Marist
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8:04.20
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4.
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Fairfield
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8:17.05
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5.
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Stetson
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8:33.33
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6.
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Drake
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8:52.58
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Event 9: Women II Eights – Petite Final
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Place
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School
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Time
|
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1.
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Iona
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7:54.37
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2.
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Sacred Heart
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8:19.82
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3.
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Stetson
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8:31.95
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Event 10: Women II Eights – Grand Final
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Place
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School
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Time
|
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1.
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Jacksonville
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7:09.14
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2.
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Marist
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7:11.51
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3.
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Fairfield
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7:15.78
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4.
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Canisius
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7:21.82
|
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5.
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Robert Morris
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7:24.85
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6.
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Drake
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7:26.24
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Event 11: Women I Eights – Petite Final
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Place
|
School
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Time
|
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1.
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Sacred Heart
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7:20.99
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2.
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Drake
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7:22.48
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3.
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Stetson
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7:54.23
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Event 12: Women I Eights – Grand Final
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Place
|
School
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Time
|
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1.
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Jacksonville
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6:46.93
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2.
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Marist
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6:55.84
|
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3.
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Fairfield
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6:59.38
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4.
|
Robert Morris
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7:14.92
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5.
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Canisius
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7:15.71
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|
6.
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Iona
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7:15.98
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Event 13: Men I Fours – Final
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Place
|
School
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Time
|
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1.
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Marist
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7:07.36
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2.
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Fairfield
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7:08.76
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Event 14: Men II Eights – Final
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Place
|
School
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Time
|
|
1.
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Jacksonville
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6:12.81
|
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2.
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Marist
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6:15.10
|
|
3.
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Fairfield
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6:21.94
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Event 15: Men I Eights – Final
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Place
|
School
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Time
|
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1.
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Jacksonville
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5:54.07
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2.
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Marist
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5:56.84
|
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3.
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Fairfield
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6:14.11
|
|
4.
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Canisius
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6:15.99
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|
5.
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Iona
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6:32.06
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