May 16, 2000

Los Angeles -- The USC women's rowing varsity eight boat received an invitation to the 2000 NCAA championship, the NCAA announced on Tuesday. Ten teams and nine individual boats from unrepresented teams were selected to compete in the rowing championship to be held at Cooper River Park in Camden County, N.J., May 26-28. The University of Pennsylvania and the Eastern College Athletic Conference will host the event.

USC will be making its third appearance in the postseason competition, and the second straight for the varsity eights. In 1998, the USC's varsity four boat captured the national title for the Women of Troy.

TEAMS
Boston
*Brown
California
Harvard
*Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
*Princeton
Virginia
*Washington

I EIGHTS
Boston
Brown
California
UC Davis
Harvard
Michigan
Michigan State
Northeastern
Ohio State
Oregon State
Princeton
Southern California
Syracuse
Virginia
Washington
Wesleyan University (Conn.)
Williams College
William Smith (NY)
Yale

II EIGHTS
Boston
Brown
California
Harvard
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Princeton
Virginia
Washington

FOURS
Boston
Brown
California
Harvard
Michigan
Michigan State
Ohio State
Princeton
Virginia
Washington

* Automatic qualifiers from each region.