Novice Crew at Sacred Heart University

On Saturday, April 6^th, the Men’s and Women’s Novice teams represented West Point Crew at the Sacred Heart University (SHU) Invitational Regatta in Shelton, CT.  Four West Point boats raced down the 2000 meter course, competing against seven other schools (Fordham, Iona, Fairfield, SUNY Maritime, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, and Drake).  In the Women’s Novice eight, West Point placed 2^nd out of four boats, leaving a large gap (28 seconds, to be exact) between their stern and the 3^rd place finisher’s (Sacred Heart) bow.  The Women’s Novice four placed 4^th in a field of 5 boats.  The Novice Men also competed in two races.  Their eight won by 27 seconds in a face-off against Fairfield, and their four placed 4^th out of 5 boats.