USC dethroned by UC Davis in close finish in Open Eights event.

November 6, 2005 -Newport Beach, CA – In a double-header weekend of boat racing, USC was dethroned as title holder of the Men’s Open 8 event by UC Davis at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival on Sunday. The loss was the Trojans first for the Fall and came on the heels of a significant USC victory at the National Collegiate Rowing Championships in the Port of Los Angeles just the day before.

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

USC took line honors in the Open Eights event but lost to Davis on adjusted time.

After wins at the San Diego Row for the Cure and Head of the Marina, the USC Novice squad also experienced their first defeat in Newport Beach, finishing 7th and 14th out of 22 crews.


Novice Oarsmen Luke Monroe & Eric Holmes

Results: Newport Autumn Rowing Festival
Men’s Open 8:
1. UC Davis ‘A’ 14:44
2. USC 14:53
3. UCSD ‘A’ 15:00
4. UC Irvine 15:04
5. Orange Coast ‘A’ 15:04
6. UCLA 15:09
7. LMU 15:11
8. UCSD ‘B’ 15:15
9. Long Beach St. 15:19
10. Bihvhar 15:21
11. UC Davis ‘B’ 15:22
12. USD 15:42
13. UCSB 15:43
14. San Diego St. 15:54
15. UC Irvine ‘B’ 15:55
16. Orange Coast ‘B’ 16:06
17. Tempe 17:16
18. St. Mary’s 18:46

Men’s Collegiate Frosh/Novice 8:
1. Stanford 15:05
2. Orange Coast ‘A’ 15:28
3. Orange Coast ‘B’ 16:07
4. Sac State 16:11
5. Long Beach St. 16:38
6. Orange Coast ‘C’ 16:42
7. USC ‘A’ 16:57
8. San Diego St ‘A’ 17:02
9. San Diego St ‘B’ 17:17
10. USD 17:27
11. Orange Coast ‘D’ 17:29
12. Arizona St 17:45
13. Cal Lightweights 17:50
14. USC ‘B’ 17:53
15. UCSB 18:03
16. Cal Maritime 18:13
17. Chapman 18:22
18. UC Irvine ‘A’ 18:32
19. UC Irvine ‘B’ 18:43
20. UCLA ‘A’ 18:48
21. St. Mary’s 19:07
22. UCLA ‘B’ 19:13

Next up for the Trojan Navy is the Shell Games Regatta against UCLA on November 19. Racing begins at 9:00am. Crews will race from Ballona Creek to Marina del Rey.