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"We came off the line and settled down our stroke rate to
36," said coxswain Missy Collins. "That is a little high for
us, but we were pretty efficient with that rate."
The Huskies proved the fast start was no fluke. While
Michigan could not keep up the torrid pace and slid back
into the pack, Brown trailed the Huskies by four seats at
the midway mark. That's when Washington surprised the
Bears, the prerace favorites to unseat the defending
national champions. Over the next 250 yards the Huskies
opened their lead to a full boat length.
"We though we were strong at the start and charging in the
last 1,000," said Washington head coach Jan Harville." Our
weakness all along this year has been the point between
300 and 400 meters and the 1,000-meter mark. Maybe
not being willing to the pain that early or something has
always been a little difficult for us. We focused on, Well, if
we go out and kill ourselves in the first 1,000 meters, well
see what is left for the second 1,000. We talk about that a
lot and we finally decided we needed to do that or the race
might pass us by."
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The NCAA Championship trophies on display for rowing fans to view. |
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Washington head coach Jan Harville nervously listens to the start of the Varsity 8 championship race. |
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Washington's Varsity 8 crosses the finish line a boat length ahead of Massachusetts in the championship finals. |
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The scoreboard gives the finish order of the Varsity 8 finals at the NCAA Championships. |
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