April 18, 2005

Complete Results

CAMDEN, N.J.--A first place finish in the Varsity Pair and a second place showing in the Grand Final of the Varsity Four highlighted the weekend for the Wildcats, as Villanova hosted the annual Knecht Cup on the Cooper River. The two-day event drew over 50 schools from around the nation.

In the Varsity Pair, the Wildcats entry crossed in 9:29.50, beating out two boats from Massachusetts, as well as teams from Wichita State, Johns Hopkins and Stanford. Villanova finished just over eight seconds ahead of the Massachusetts "A" boat.

In the Varsity Four, Villanova was ranked second out of 22 boats after the Heats, and then was seeded second out of 12 boats in the semifinals. The standings didn't change in the Grand Final, as the Wildcats posted a time of 7:56.0, finishing ahead of all but the "A" boat from Kansas, which produced a time of 7:48.8. The Wildcats finished ahead of Boston College, Sacramento State, Penn State and the Kansas "B" goat to get the win.

In other events during the weekend, Villanova placed second in the Third Final of the Varsity Eight race. The Wildcats were seeded 13th after the Heats and 18th after the Semifinals, and beat out Fordham, Temple, West Virginia and Connecticut in the final race with a time of 7:00.8. Villanova trailed only Colgate (6:57.7) in the race.

The Freshman/Novice Eight boat reached the Petite Final, and finished third with a time of 7:24.9. The Wildcats were seeded eighth out of 15 entries after the semifinals, and placed ahead of St. Joseph's, Kansas and Loyola in the Petite Final. Villanova trailed only Delaware and Massachusetts in the race.

Villanova also finished sixth in the final of the Second Varsity Four with a time of 8:18.3. The Wildcats trailed New Hampshire, Kansas, Boston College, Penn State and Lehigh in that race. In the Lightweight Eight, the Wildcats placed sixth in the Grand Final with a time of 7:41.2. Villanova was seeded seventh of 10 after the Heats, and finished behind teams from Princeton, Wisconsin, Radcliffe, Stanford and Georgetown. The Wildcats also entered a boat in the Second Freshman/Novice Eight, and placed seventh in the finals with a time of 9:02.00. Villanova finished behind Army, St. Joseph's, Massachusetts, Fordham, Radcliffe and Sacred Heart.

Complete results for all of Villanova's entries appear below. The Wildcats will next compete in the Big East Championship this Sunday, April 24, in Worcester, Mass.

Varsity Pair

Finals

1 - Villanova (9:29.50)
2 - Massachusetts "A" (9:37.80)
3 - Wichita State (10:26.20)
4 - Massachusetts "B" (10:36.60)
5 - Johns Hopkins (10:37.60)
6 - Stanford (10:43.30)

Varsity Four

Heats

Villanova - 8:34.50 (1st of 6 in Heat, 2nd of 22 Overall)

Semifinals

Villanova - 9:03.80 (1st of 6 in Heat, 2nd of 12 Overall)

Grand Final

1 - Kansas "A" (7:48.8)
2 - Villanova (7:56.0)
3 - Boston College (8:01.3
) 4 - Sacramento State (8:02.3)
5 - Penn State (8:04.4)
6 - Kansas "B" (8:08.6)

Second Varsity Four

Heats

Villanova - 9:22.70 (3rd of 5 in Heat, 6th of 10 Overall)

Final

1 - New Hampshire (8:03.8)
2 - Kansas (8:09.1)
3 - Boston College (8:1
1.3) 4 - Penn State (8:12.6)
5 - Lehigh (8:18.1)
6 - Villanova (8:18.3)

Freshman/Novice Four

Heats

Villanova - 9:10.10 (6th of 6 in Heat, 15th of 21 Overall)

Lightweight Eight

Heats

Villanova - 8:51.0 (3rd of 5 in Heat, 7th of 10 Overall)

Grand Final

1 - Princeton (6:46.7)
2 - Wisconsin "A" (6:48.1)
3 - Radcliffe (6:50.3)
4 - Stanford (7:00.8)
5 - Georgetown (7:04.6)
6 - Villanova (7:41.2)

Varsity Eight

Heats

Villanova - 8:12.50 (3rd in Heat, 13th of 27 Overall)

Semifinals

8:05.80 (6th in Heat, 18th of 18 Overall)

Third Final

1 - Colgate (6:57.7)
2 - Villanova (7:00.8)
3 - Fordham (7:03.2)
4 - Temple (7:04.9)
5 - West Virginia (7:06.5)
6 - Connecticut (7:14.1)

Second Varsity Eight

Heats

Villanova - 9:13.20 (5th in Heat, 15th of 15 Overall)

Freshman/Novice Eight

Heats

Villanova - 8:14.90 (3rd in Heat, 3rd of 22 Overall)

Semifinals

Villanova - 8:22.30 (4th in Heat, 8th of 15 Overall)

Petite Final

1 - Delaware (7:20.9)
2 - Massachusetts (7:21.1)
3 - Villanova (7:24.9)
4 - St. Joseph's (7:29.2)
5 - Kansas (7:31.7)
6 - Loyola (8:04.3)

Second Freshman/Novice Eight

Finals

1 - Army (7:52.80)
2 - St. Joseph's (7:54.90)
3 - Massachusetts (8:27.31)
4 - Fordham (8:34.10)
5 - Radcliffe LWT (8:43.67)
6 - Sacred Heart (8:49.30)
7 - Villanova (9:02.00)