# 1997 NCAA Rowing Championships

The 1997 NCAA Rowing Championships were contested at the first annual NCAA-sanctioned regatta to determine the team national champions of women's collegiate crew in the United States.
This regatta was held on May 31, 1997 at Lake Natoma near Rancho Cordova, California.

## I Varsity Eight results
### 1V8 Grand and Petite Finals

| Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Petite Final | Petite Final | Petite Final |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Washington | 6:31.8 | 7. | Harvard | 6:50.3 |
| 2. | Massachusetts | 6:37.0 | 8. | Yale | 6:51.9 |
| 3. | Princeton | 6:39.2 | 9. | Oregon State | 6:53.3 |
| 4. | Brown | 6:40.5 | 10. | Dartmouth | 6:55.6 |
| 5. | Virginia | 6:40.9 | 11. | Rutgers | 6:57.8 |
| 6. | California | 6:52.0 | 12. | Syracuse | 7:01.2 |
| | | | 13. | Northeastern | 7:01.4 |
| | | | 14. | Georgetown | 7:05.1 |
| | | | E | UC Davis | Unknown |
| | | | E | William Smith | Unknown |

### 1V8 Semi-finals

* Note: Top 3 to Grand Final; Bottom 3 to Petite Final
| Semifinal #1 of 2 | Semifinal #1 of 2 | Semifinal #1 of 2 | Semifinal #2 of 2 | Semifinal #2 of 2 | Semifinal #2 of 2 |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Washington | 6:41.6 | 1. | Princeton | 6:41.4 |
| 2. | Brown | 6:46.6 | 2. | Virginia | 6:45.6 |
| 3. | Massachusetts | 6:50.3 | 3. | California | 6:49.6 |
| 4. | Yale | 6:55.3 | 4. | Oregon State | 6:50.3 |
| 5. | Dartmouth | 7:03.9 | 5. | Harvard | 6:56.5 |
| 6. | Northeastern | 7:50.3 | 6. | Rutgers | 6:57.8 |

### 1V8 Repechage

* Note: Top 3 to Semifinals, next 2 to Petite Finals, Last 2 eliminated
Rep 1 :
| Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Yale | 7:01.2 |
| 2. | Northeastern | 7:04.0 |
| 3. | Rutgers | 7:04.5 |
| DNQ | Syracuse | Unknown |
| DNQ | Georgetown | Unknown |
| Eliminated | UC Davis | Unknown |
| Eliminated | William Smith | Unknown |

### 1V8 Heats

* Note: Top 3 to semifinals; rest to reps
| Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 3 | Heat 3 |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Washington | 6:30.5 | 1. | Massachusetts | 6:29.2 | 1. | Princeton | 6:40.8 |
| 2. | Brown | 6:35.9 | 2. | Virginia | 6:35.7 | 2. | Harvard | 6:45.7 |
| 3. | California | 6:47.2 | 3. | Oregon State | 6:37.8 | 3. | Dartmouth | 6:46.9 |
| 4. | William Smith | 6:54.5 | 4. | Northeastern | 6:41.5 | 4. | Rutgers | 6:48.1 |
| 5. | UC Davis | 7:04.5 | 5. | Georgetown | 6:44.9 | 5. | Yale | 6:59.8 |
| | | | 6. | Syracuse | 6:44.9 | | | |

## II Varsity results
### 2V8 Grand and Petite final

| Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Petite Final | Petite Final | Petite Final |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Princeton | 6:59.9 | 7. | Oregon State | 7:11.4 |
| 2. | Washington | 7:03.2 | 8. | Dartmouth | 7:19.0 |
| 3. | Virginia | 7:06.5 | | | |
| 4. | Rutgers | 7:09.4 | | | |
| 5. | Yale | 7:11.9 | | | |
| 6. | Brown | 7:12.7 | | | |

### 2V8 Repechage

* Note: Top 2 to Grand Final, Bottom 2 to Petite Final
Repechage :
| Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Brown | 7:02.5 |
| 2. | Yale | 7:05.4 |
| 3. | Oregon State | 7:07.5 |
| 4. | Dartmouth | 7:08.6 |

### 2V8 Varsity Eight Heats

* Note: Top 2 to Grand Final, Bottom 2 to Repechage
| Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Washington | 6:50.0 | 1. | Princeton | 6:56.4 |
| 2. | Virginia | 6:51.4 | 2. | Rutgers | 6:57.3 |
| 3. | Brown | 6:57.2 | 3. | Oregon State | 6:58.9 |
| 4. | Yale | 7:03.9 | 4. | Dartmouth | 7:06.5 |

## Varsity Four results
### 1V4 Grand and Petite Finals

| Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Petite Final | Petite Final | Petite Final |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Brown | 7:24.5 | 7. | Connecticut College | 7:57.1 |
| 2. | Washington | 7:25.1 | 8. | Ohio State | 8:01.2 |
| 3. | Sacramento State | 7:37.1 | 9. | Tennessee | 8:05.4 |
| 4. | Iowa | 7:39.7 | 10. | Ithaca College | 8:07.2 |
| 5. | Princeton | 7:43.7 | 11. | Virginia | 8:07.4 |
| 6. | MIT | 8:12.2 | 12. | Johns Hopkins | 8:012.2 |

### 1V4 Varsity Four Semi-finals

| Semifinal #1 of 2 | Semifinal #1 of 2 | Semifinal #1 of 2 | Semifinal #2 of 2 | Semifinal #2 of 2 | Semifinal #2 of 2 |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Washington | 7:38.8 | 1. | Sacramento State | 6:57.5 |
| 2. | Brown | 7:42.4 | 2. | MIT | 8:00.2 |
| 3. | Iowa | 7:54.3 | 3. | Princeton | 8:01.5 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 8:01.2 | 4. | Tennessee | 8:10.8 |
| 5. | Connecticut College | 8:02.2 | 5. | Ithaca College | 8:12.4 |
| 6. | Virginia | 8:10.4 | 6. | Johns Hopkins | 8:13.4 |

### 1V4 Varsity Four Repechages

Rep 1 :
| Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Ohio State | 8:09.6 |
| 2. | Virginia | 8:13.5 |
| 3. | Tennessee | 8:15.0 |
| DNQ | Dartmouth | Unknown |
| DNQ | Yale | Unknown |
| DNQ | Oregon State | Unknown |
| DNQ | Rutgers | Unknown |
| DNQ | Temple | Unknown |
** Confusion about where the Tennessee 4 came from, as they were not listed in the heats. There may be confusion between Temple and Tennessee. Please update if you have more information

### 1V4 Varsity Four Heats

* Note: Top 3 to Semifinals; Bottom 3 to Repechage
| Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 2 | Heat 3 | Heat 3 | Heat 3 |
| Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time | Place | Team | Time |
| 1. | Brown | 7:32.9 | 1. | Iowa | 7:57.1 | 1. | Sacramento State | 7:47.0 |
| 2. | Washington | 7:33.6 | 2. | Ithaca College | 8:01.0 | 2. | MIT | 7:49.0 |
| 3. | Princeton | 7:50.6 | 3. | Johns Hopkins | 8:04.4 | 3. | Connecticut College | 7:54.0 |
| 4. | Virginia | 7:58.1 | 4. | Temple | 8:04.8 | 4. | Ohio State | 7:55.0 |
| 5. | Rutgers | 8:00.0 | 5. | Oregon State | 8:15.4 | 5. | Dartmouth | 8:19.0 |
| | | | | | | 6. | Yale | 8:26.0 |