No. 5 Ohio State Tops No. 6 Virginia, No. 17 Duke at ACC/Big Ten Duals – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Rowing
March 26, 2005
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 5 Ohio State first varsity eight defeated No. 6 Virginia and No. 17 Duke at the fifth annual ACC/Big Ten Duals Saturday at Griggs Reservoir on the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio. The regatta marked the Buckeyes’ first competition of the 2005 season.
Overall, Ohio State’s varsity squad finished the day 4-6 and the novice team went 3-1. On the day, Virginia led all four teams posting a 12-4 record. Ohio State tallied a 7-7 record, while Michigan went 6-8 and Duke ended the day 0-8.
In the morning session, Ohio State swept Duke in all four races, including the first and second varsity eights and in the first and second novice races. In the afternoon, the Buckeyes first varsity eight and first novice eight swept Virginia, while the other four Buckeye boats fell to the Cavaliers.
“I felt very good about all the races,” Andy Teitelbaum, Ohio State head coach, said. “We handled the adversity today by showing a lot of poise and strength. The first varsity eight finishing 2-0 was a huge part of the regatta. We need to continue to get faster, because next week we will face another Top 5 crew (Michigan). Virginia was very good and deep. Their two eight boats are relatively the same speed, so we were fortunate to win.”
The first varsity eight posted a perfect 2-0 record on the day. The fifth-ranked Buckeye boat topped Duke by 16.4 seconds with a time of 6:32.3 in the morning session. The first eight edged Virginia by 4.7 seconds, finishing with a time of 6:25.5.
Ohio State’s second varsity eight went 1-1 overall on the day, topping Duke in the morning before falling to Virginia in the afternoon. OSU edged Duke by 8.5 seconds, with a time of 6:42.6 in the morning race. The Buckeyes finished 4.8 seconds behind Virginia’s time of 6:30.6 in the afternoon.
The Buckeye’s first varsity four fell to Virginia in both the morning and afternoon sessions. In the morning, Virginia defeated Ohio State by 3.2 seconds. OSU finished the race in 7:27.9. In the afternoon, the first varsity four posted a time of 7:35.3, 10.8 behind Virginia.
The second varsity four finished the morning race 12.3 seconds behind Virginia’s A and 14.1 seconds ahead of Virginia’s B boat with a time of 7:43.9. Both Virginia’s A and B boats defeated Ohio State in the afternoon race. The Buckeyes finished third with a time of 7:42.1, 4.5 behind second-place UVA-B and 9.3 behind first-place UVA-A.
The first novice eight swept the dual competition defeating both Duke and Virginia. In the morning, the Buckeye first novice eight defeated Duke by a time of 24.9 seconds, finishing the race in 6:59.6. In the afternoon, Ohio State finished in a time of 7:00.7, 17.4 seconds ahead of Virginia.
OSU’s second novice eight finished the day 1-1 overall, defeating Duke in the morning before falling to Virginia in the afternoon. The Buckeyes topped Duke by 42.4 seconds in the morning. The Buckeyes finished with a time of 7:24.2, while Duke recorded a time of 8:05.6. In the afternoon, the second novice eight fell 12.2 seconds behind Virginia. OSU finished with a time of 7:22.0.
Next time out, Ohio State travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to face No. 4 Michigan April 2 on Belleville Lake.
