April 27, 2006

UD's Lightweight 8 moved up one spot in the most recent USRowing Coaches Poll, released this week. The Flyers jumped from #8 to #7 after their win at the Atlantic 10 Championships over the weekend.

Two other A-10 schools made the top 15 of the lightweight poll. Rhode Island enjoys the #8 spot while UMass is ranked #14.

The Flyers are in action again on May 12 in the Dad Vail Regatta. It is one of two races left for Dayton. The season finishes with the IRA Lightweight National Championships on June 1.

USRowing Lightweight Women's Varsity Eights Poll

Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week

1. Radcliffe (6) 120 1

2. Princeton University 114 2

3. University of Wisconsin 108 3

4. Georgetown University 102 4

5. University of Central Florida 95 5

6. Stanford University  85 7

7. University of Dayton 81 8

8. University of Rhode Island 72 9

9. Bucknell University  71 6

10. University of Buffalo  60 10

11. Marist College 58 11

12. Ohio State Crew Club 46 12

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 45 13

14. University of Massachusetts  36 14

15. Tulsa University 13 NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Loyola Marymount University 12 and Lehigh University 6.