April 16, 2001

Lawrence, Kansas - The University of Tulsa captured wins in three Varsity-8 races at the Jayhawk Invitational, March 31-April 1. Tulsa's Varsity-8 crew defeated Indiana, Kansas State, UMass and Kansas to sweep the four Varsity-8 races of the weekend.

On Saturday, due to weather conditions, the race length was shortened to 1,500 meters. In Varsity-8 action, Tulsa defeated Kansas State and Indiana in the first race, and toppled UMass in the second race. Tulsa clocked a time of 4:10.5 in race one, while in the afternoon the Hurricane clipped UMass, 4:07.1 to 4:09.7.

Tulsa placed second in both the JV-8 races, while the Novice-8s placed third in both races in Saturday's competition.

On Sunday, Tulsa's Varsity-8 rowers defeated Kansas by 2.1 seconds in the 2,000-meter distance. The JV-8 crew finished in second place, and the Novice-8 boat completed the regatta in fourth place.

SATURDAY, MARCH 31 (1,500 meters)
Varsity-8 Results (Race #1)
1. Tulsa 4:10.5
2. Kansas State 4:13.7
3. Indiana 4:21.2

Varsity 8 Results (Race #2)
1. Tulsa 4:07.1
2. Massachusetts 4:09.7

JV-8 Results (Race #1)
1. Kansas State 4:30.9
2. Tulsa 4:32.5
3. Kansas B 4:49.3

JV-8 Results (Race #2)
1. UMass 4:19.7
2. Tulsa 4:22.7
3. Kansas-B 4:31.9

Novice-8 Results (Race #1)
1. Indiana 4:39.1
2. Kansas State 4:54.4
3. Tulsa 5:01.

Novice-8 Results (Race #2)
1. Kansas 4:18.3.
2. Indiana 4:31.
3. Tulsa 4:42.5

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 (2,000 meters)
Varsity-8 Results
1. Tulsa 6:56.5
2. Kansas 6:58.6

JV-8 Results
1. Kansas-A 7:19.4
2. Tulsa 7:34.6
3. Kansas-B 7:35.9

Novice-8 Results
1. Kansas 7:22.0
2. Indiana 7:43.1
3. Kansas State 7:56.3
4. Tulsa 8:06.5