SAN DIEGO – The Cal women's rowing team capped off a strong showing at the San Diego Crew Classic with a victory in the women's varsity eight. The defending NCAA Champions in the eight, the Golden Bears won the Women's Collegiate Varsity  Jessop-Whittier Cup over an impressive field also featuring Washington and Texas. Testing its speed and depth against top crews from across the country, Cal also finished third in the second varsity eight while the varsity four and third varsity eight finished fifth in their respective grand finals.

"The Crew Classic had its strongest field in a long time, so it was good for the team to get a feel for what NCAAs will be like," said Cal head coach Al Acosta. "The team vibe is good now and we're looking forward to another tough weekend with Stanford and Brown at the Lake Natoma Invitational."
 
The Bears will be back in action this coming weekend at Lake Natoma, racing in the annual Lake Natoma Invitational on April 13 and 14.

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Saturday Results

Women's Collegiate Varsity  Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational – Heat 1
1. California	6:19.25
2. Texas	6:21.60
3. Washington State	6:35.13
4. Stanford Lightweights	6:38.20
5. Oklahoma	6:47.08
Women's Collegiate 2V Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy - Heat 1
1. California	6:00.24
2. Washington State	6:59.58
3. Loyola Marymount	7:01.54
4. Gonzaga	7:05.84
5. San Diego	7:07.37
Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+ Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup – Heat 1
1. California	7:37.87
2. UCLA	7:47.10
3. Gonzaga	8:03.08
4. San Diego	8:05.22
5. Sacramento State	8:18.30
Women's Open Carley Copley Cup – Heat 2
1. California	7:04.07
2. Stanford Lightweight	7:05.30
3. University of Calgary	7:38.49

Sunday Results

Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+ Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup Final
1. Washington	7:14.75
2. Stanford	7:19.13
3. Oklahoma	7:19.52
4. Texas	7:24.13
5. California	7:24.31
6. UCLA	7:27.51
Women's Collegiate 2V Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy Final
1. Stanford	6:39.20
2. Washington	6:41.98
3. California	6:44.39
4. Texas	6:49.19
5. UCLA	6:58.21
6. Washington State	7:11.61
Women's Collegiate Varsity  Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational Final
1. California	6:33.43
2. Washington	6:35.13
3. Texas	6:35.89
4. Stanford	6:40.04
5. UCLA	6:50.32
6. Washington State	6:54.32
Women's Open Carley Copley Cup Final
1. Washington	7:08.39
2. Stanford	7:16.20
3. Potomac	7:19.05
4. Stanford Lightweight	7:19.34
5. California	7:21.60
6. University of Calgary	7:54.69
7. SDSU	8:14.96
Lineups Varsity 8+ Riley Brown (cox) Charlotte Wesselmann Kai Marchak  Juliane Faralisch  Dana Moffat  Sydney Payne Sam Lamos  Ellie Howe Alex Floyd (bow)   Second Varsity 8+ Elisa Forbes (cox) Lindsay Noah Lotti Orr ZOE FEIST Lucine Ahyi Kendall Fearnley JANE Perrignon Bella Marshall  Nadia Negm (bow) Varsity 4+ Lydia Hancock (cox) Jackie Hendricks  Jillian Behrens  Abby Paiva McKenna Bonkowski    Third Varsity 8+ Mika Allen (cox) Carlie Stipe  Issy Cassidy Elyse McNamara-Pittler  Sydney kend Sophie Balson  Olivia Mestas  Mariana Vazquez Romo  Sydney Ranker (bow)