Complete Results
West Windsor Township, N.J. – The Fordham women's crew traveled down to Mercer Lake to compete in the 2016 Knecht Cup on Saturday and Sunday where the varsity 8 won the third final and the second varsity 8 won the petite final.
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The varsity 8 opened the regatta by placing third in its heat in 7:23.96, behind Boston University and Old Dominion but well in front of SMU and Marist.
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The third place finish advanced the Rams to the semifinals where they placed sixth in 6:59.70 to move to the third final. Fordham placed behind Wisconsin, Miami, Kansas, Drexel and SMU in the semifinals.
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In the third final, Fordham beat Nova Southeastern to the line by almost six seconds, covering the course in a time of 6:57.07. Following Nova Southeastern were Delaware, SMU, Duquesne and Connecticut.
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The Fordham second varsity 8 opened competition by placing fourth in its heat in a time of 7:39.00, behind Boston College, Connecticut and Drexel but ahead of Delaware and Marist.
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In the semifinals, the Rams placed third in 7:03.45, behind Wisconsin and Massachusetts but in front of Drexel, Old Dominion and Miami to advance to the petite final.
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In the petite final, the Rams beat Drexel to the finish line by 1.83 seconds, winning in a time of 6:55.99. Following Drexel were Temple, West Virginia, Boston University and Alabama.
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Fordham also raced a novice 4, a varsity 4, a second varsity 4 and a novice 8.
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The novice 4 placed fourth in its heats in 9:44.32, behind Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Buffalo but ahead of NYU and Stockton.           Â
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The second varsity 4 took fifth in its heat in 9:07.11, behind Kansas, Alabama, Marist and Holy Cross.
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The varsity 4 placed sixth in its heat behind Old Dominion, Marist, Massachusetts, Miami, and West Virginia.
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The novice 8 placed fifth in its heat behind Army, Delaware, Kansas and Pittsburgh.
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The Fordham crew returns to action next Saturday, April 16, as they compete in the Kerr Cup on the Schuykill River in Philadelphia.
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