Women’s Crew Finishes Ninth At 2000 NCAA Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/28/2000 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
May 28, 2000
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CAMDEN, N.J.–The Ohio State women’s crew finished the 2000 NCAA%^$Championships with a ninth-place showing at the Cooper River in Camden%^$County, N.J. Ending the day with a total of 13 points, the Buckeyes were%^$tied with Harvard, but Ohio State placed higher in the varsity eight race to%^$finish ninth in the team standings. Brown captured its second-consecutive%^$team championship after finishing first in the second varsity and varsity%^$eight races. Washington, Virginia, California and Michigan rounded out the%^$Top 5 in the team standings.%^$
“I am extremely proud of our team today,” Andy Teitelbaum, OSU head%^$coach, said. “Our finish was a great stepping stone for this team and shows%^$how great our program has become. Being selected to the NCAA’s and then%^$finishing ninth in the country, this is a great underscore for our season.%^$By being here at the championships, we now know what we are measuring%^$against and have been tested here. Now we will work on getting a first-place%^$finish for next year.”%^$
The varsity four crew opened the Petite Final ahead of Harvard,%^$Michigan and Michigan Sate, but the Buckeyes would fall back to third at the%^$1,000-meter mark. Ohio State battled back to finish second with a time of%^$8:12.50 behind Harvard (8:05.50). In the Grande Final, Washington’s crew%^$captured first place for the second-consecutive year with a time of 7:49.00.%^$
Against tough competition, the Buckeyes notched third place in the%^$second varsity Petite Final (7:16.70). Michigan State maintained its lead%^$throughout the race to capture first place with a time of 7:07.70. In the%^$Grande Final, Brown posted its first championship in the second varsity%^$eight final with a time of 6:48.39.%^$
In the Petite Final, Boston and Michigan State out-powered Ohio%^$State as the Buckeyes’ varsity eight crew posted fifth with a time of%^$6:58.10. In a great effort, Ohio State came back in the final 500 meters,%^$but was nipped by Northeastern at the finish line for fourth place. The%^$Buckeyes defeated Harvard, allowing Ohio state to place above the Black and%^$White in the final standings. In the Grande Final, Brown captured the%^$varsity eight race to place first (6:37.20) in the team competition.%^$
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2000 NCAA Championships Final Results– Camden County, N.J.
%^$FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
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| Place | Team | Total |
| 1 | Brown | 59 |
| 2 | Washington | 55 |
| 3 | Virginia | 48 |
| 4 | California | 38 |
| 5 | Michigan | 34 |
| 6 | Princeton | 32 |
| 7 | Boston University | 20 |
| 8 | Michigan State | 18 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 13* |
| 10 | Harvard | 13 |
%^$*Ohio State finishes 9th by virtue%^$of its higher place finish than%^$Harvard in the I Eight Petite Final%^$
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FOURS Petite Final
%^$seeds 7-10
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| Place | School | Time |
| 1 | Harvard | 8:05.50 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 8:12.50 |
| 3 | Michigan | 8:14.50 |
| 4 | Michigan St. | 8:18.70 |
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FOURS-Grande Final
%^$seeds 1-6
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| Place | School | Time |
| 1 | Washington ! | 7:49.00 |
| 2 | Brown | 7:53.10 |
| 3 | Virginia | 7:55.10 |
| 4 | California | 7:57.39 |
| 5 | Boston Univ. | 8:02.50 |
| 6 | Princeton | 8:17.60 |
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II EIGHTS Petite Final
%^$seeds 7-10%^$
| Place | School | Time |
| 1 | Michigan St. | 7:07.70 |
| 2 | Harvard | 7:12.79 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 7:16.70 |
| 4 | Boston Univ. | 7:17.79 |
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II EIGHTS – Grande Final
%^$seeds 1-6
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| Place | School | Time |
| 1 | Brown ! | 6:48.39 |
| 2 | Washington | 6:58.79 |
| 3 | Virginia | 7:00.89 |
| 4 | Michigan | 7:02.60 |
| 5 | Princeton | 7:06.00 |
| 6 | California | 7:07.70 |
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I EIGHTS – Petite Final
%^$seeds 7-12%^$
| Place | School | Time |
| 1 | Boston Univ. | 6:49.10 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 6:52.20 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 6:54.90 |
| 4 | Northeastern | 6:57.70 |
| 5 | Ohio State | 6:58.10 |
| 6 | Harvard | 6:58.60 |
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I EIGHTS -Petite Final
%^$seeds 1-6
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| Place | School | Time |
| 1 | Brown ! | 6:37.20 |
| 2 | Washington | 6:41.10 |
| 3 | Virginia | 6:42.79 |
| 4 | California | 6:46.50 |
| 5 | Michigan | 6:49.29 |
| 6 | Princeton | 6:50.20 |
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%^$! Captured event championship.
