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Pac-10 Championsips On Tap For Zags
May 16, 2008
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University women's rowing program will enter four boats in this Sunday's Pacific-10 Conference Championship set to take place at Lake Natoma in Sacramento, Calif. The Zags will enter boats in the Varsity 8+, Second Varsity 8+, Novice 8+ and Varsity 4+ races. The Zag Novice 8+ won the Pac-10 Championship for the second-straight year a season ago, while the Varsity 4+ placed second. The Bulldog Varsity 8+ is seeded eighth in the 11 team field and is in the same heat as the University of California (#1) University of Southern California (#4), Oregon State University (#5) and Western Washington (#9). The top three boats from the heat advance to the Pac-10 Grand Final while the final two boats move on to compete in the Petite Final. Gonzaga finished eight at last year's Pac-10 Championships and 10th the season before. Gonzaga's Second Varsity 8+ is also seeded eighth in its 11 team field. The Zags will race in the same heat with the University of Washington (#1), USC (#4), Washington State University (#5) and UC Davis (#9). Again, the top three boats advance to the Grand Final while the remaining two boats will race in the Petite Final. Last season, which was the first year Gonzaga entered a Second Varsity 8+ boat, it placed ninth. The Zag Novice 8+ is seeded fifth in their 10 team field. GU will race in the same heat as California (#1), Oregon State (#4), Sacramento State University (#8) and USC (#9). Again, the top three boats advance to the Grand Final, while the remaining boats will race in the Petite Final. The Gonzaga Varsity 4+ is seeded sixth in the nine team field. The Bulldogs will race California (#2), Oregon State (#3) and Stanford University (#7). The top two boats from each heat will advance to the Grand Final, while the remaining squads will race in the Petite Final. Live web video streaming of the championship is available at the Pac-10 Conference website at http://www.pac-10.org. From the home Pac-10 home page, click on the live stream graphic on the right side of the page.Viewers must sign into the free All-Access; new users will be asked to create a login.
Live web results are also available at http://jamcotimes.com/2008/pacten/index.htm Pacific-10 Championships Varsity 8+ |
