First one in the books...

The 1V finished third in a heat of seven boats to qualify for tomorrow's petite final. One of the newest D 1 programs, the University of Oklahoma finished 1st while St. Joe's finished about 4 seconds up on us. There were some positives from the piece and it was the first collegiate race for two of our 8 rowers...always good to get six boat racing experience. And perhaps most importantly, we learned a lot about what we can improve upon and how to spend our energy more effectively.

The 2V is coming up in about 2.5 hours...They'll have a challenging time as there was a late addition to our heat of Villanova. That will mean a heat of six boats with 2 to go through to tomorrow's grand final. Thank you to all of you who are watching live online and have sent awesome messages of support for the athletes!