Trojans vie for national championship tomorrow.
 
The Trojans upset defending champion Brown and Michigan en route to their NCAA semifinal victory on Friday. |
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May 25, 2001
NCAA Championships
Day Two * May 25, 2001
Lake Lanier, Gainesville, GA
Conditions: Sunny, headwind, 10-15 mph. Good water. Racing was delayed for three hours due to morning thunderstorms.
Women's Varsity 8
Semifinal Heat 1
1. USC (2) - 6:43.3
2. Michigan (4) - 6:45.85
3. Brown (3) - 6:52.17
4. Harvard (6) - 6:57.09
5. Boston (1) - 6:57.09
6. Ohio State (5) - 7:00.15
Women's Varsity 8
Semifinal Heat 2
1. Washington (3) - 6:49.9
2. Princeton (2) - 6:53.53
3. Syracuse (4) - 6:53.98
4. Cal (1) - 6:59.20
5. Michigan State (5) - 7:03.85
6. Yale (6) - 7:05.36
* The top three finishers in each heat advance to the Grand Final, while the 4-6 finishers advance to the Petite Final to determine places 7-12. Final races will be held Saturday, May 26.
** The Trojans are the first to defeat Brown and Michigan this season. At the Buckeye Invitational held on April 14, USC finished second to the Wolverines. Brown is the Varsity Eight defending national champion.
*** This is the first time USC has ever advanced to the Varsity Eight Grand Final to contend for a NCAA Championship. In 1998, the Trojans' Varsity Four boat captured the national title.
