Temple University Athletics
Crew Competes In Knecht Cup
4.2.01 | Women's Rowing
PHILADELPHIA (April 2) - The men's and women's crew teams competed in
the 2001 Knecht Cup on the Cooper River Course in Camden, New Jersey March 31. Forty-three various teams participated in the event including
Villanova, LaSalle, Lehigh, Navy and Princeton.
The men were victorious in the Varsity Eight, Varsity Four and the Second
Varsity Eight. The Owls placed two boats in the top three in the Varsity
Four. The "A" boat finished first with a time of 6:41.63 with the "B" boat
placing third (7:02.78). In the Varsity Eight, Temple won by 11 seconds with
a time of 6:02.53 defeating Dowling, Villanova, St. Joseph's, Boston College
and Skidmore. The Owls also finished first in the Second Varsity Eight
beating St. Joseph's by five seconds rowing a time of 6:31.76.
For the women, the Varsity Four placed fourth overall with a time of 8:13.27
and the Frosh/Novice Eight finished fifth rowing a time of 7:40.88.
Both teams will compete on April 7 and 8 in the San Diego Crew Classic.
