LOS ANGELES, Nov 2: The Trojan Navy achieved one of its most successful results ever at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival held in Newport Beach on Sunday. Trojan Crews finished in the top two places of every event they entered.

The Newport Autumn Rowing Festival is a head-race regatta. The race is a time trial from Lido Island to Newport Aquatic Center in the Back Bay of Newport Harbor. The Rowing Festival is the West Coast’s largest rowing event of the Fall.

USC won the Open 4+ event and finished a close second place in both the Open 8+ event and Novice 8+ event.

RESULTS:

Men’s Open Eight: (22 Entries)
1. UC Davis ‘A’ 14:51
2. USC ‘A’ 14:57
3. Stanford ‘A’ 14:58
4. Stanford ‘B’ 15:08
5. OCC ‘A’ 15:11
6. Sacramento State 15:32
7. UC Davis ‘B’ 15:38
8. UCSD ‘A’ 15:38
9. UCLA ‘A’ 15:39
20. USC ‘B’ 17:06

Men’s Novice Eight: (20 Entries)
1. OCC ‘A’ 15:20
2. USC ‘A; 15:24
3. Sacramento State 16:00
4. OCC ‘B’ 16:26
5. UCLA ‘A’ 16:37
6. OCC ‘D’ 17:07
7. USC ‘B’ 17:08

Men’s Open Four: (17 Entries)
1. USC 15:53
2. UC Davis ‘A’ 15:57
3. San Diego RC 15:59
4. UC Davis ‘B’ 16:29
8. UCLA ‘A’ 16:43

Full results can be found at www.rowingfestival.com

The results were pleasing to head coach Gene Kininmonth who noted that this year’s oarsmen are now rowing at a much higher standard, which was reflected in the results. “Our returning oarsmen are learning to row at a whole new level and we also have a strong and enthusiastic crop of novices,” said Coach Kininmonth.

Coach Kininmonth said he was especially pleased with the result of USC’s two novice eight crews under the guidance of the Trojan Navy’s new freshman coach Brett Winfield. “We still have more recruiting to do but our progress is certainly visible. Coach Winfield has built a solid freshman squad that rivals any Ivy League school and I am looking forward to the spring to see how far he can take his team,” said Coach Kininmonth.

Next up for the Trojan Navy is the Shell Games regatta, a three-mile race against cross-town rival UCLA from Ballona Creek to Marina del Rey on Nov 22.