Pirates capture P.A. Palmer title at Newport Regatta
NEWPORT BEACH -- Saturday on the Newport Harbor was a great day of racing at the 50th Annual Newport Regatta for the Orange Coast College men's crew, with the Pirates winning four of the eight events, and capturing the P.A. Palmer Team Trophy.
This year's regatta featured lots of close contests, with crews battling neck-and-neck all the way down the race course. Many of our athletes doubled up into multiple events, with the Varsity 8 also racing in the Varsity & 2nd Varsity fours, and the Novice 8 doubling as the 2nd Varsity 8. Half of that crew even raced a third time in the Novice 4 event.
In the Varsity 8, UC Irvine settled the question of who was the top West Coast team with a close, hard-fought win over two strong teams from UC Santa Barbara and USD. Coast finished fourth about a length behind that pack, which was a good result in light of a last minute substitution of our Varsity 4-man and team captain due to an injury.
OCC's Novice 8 won both the 2nd Varsity and Novice 8 events with two very strong performances, and our 2nd Novices won their eight and Lightweight Novice 4 events, prevailing in inspiring neck-and-neck finishes.
"I am very proud of our group, with every man contributing to the team results," OCC head coach Paul Prioleau said. "It was a great day thanks to a small army of alumni, parents, and race officials that volunteered their time and expertise to put on a top-notch event, and was a good boost for all the competitors who are now turning their sights on the National Championships."
Results
|
Event |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
|
Varsity 8 |
UCI |
UCSB |
USD |
OCC |
UCLA |
|
|
06:12.0 |
06:14.2 |
06:15.1 |
06:19.8 |
06:28.6 |
|
|
|
Novice/3V 8 |
OCC |
UCSB |
UCI |
|||
|
06:23.0 |
06:27.1 |
06:39.3 |
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|
Lt / 2N 4 |
OCC LtN4 |
UCSB LtN4 |
LMU 2N4 |
|||
|
07:09.5 |
07:11.2 |
07:49.5 |
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|
Novice 4 |
USD |
OCC |
LMU |
UCSB |
UCLA |
|
|
06:56.3 |
07:07.3 |
07:07.8 |
08:15.1 |
08:16.8 |
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|
2nd Novice 8 |
OCC |
UCSB |
||||
|
06:27.0 |
06:27.1 |
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|
2nd V4 |
UCLA |
USD |
OCC A |
UCSB |
OCC B |
Chapman |
|
06:50.3 |
06:52.8 |
07:04.5 |
07:21.2 |
07:24.2 |
07:31.3 |
|
|
Varsity 4 |
UCLA |
LMU |
UCSB V4 |
OCC |
UCSB LtV4 |
USD |
|
06:44.0 |
06:55.3 |
07:09.2 |
07:15.4 |
07:18.6 |
[Scratch] |
|
|
2nd Varsity 8 |
OCC |
UCSB |
USD |
UCI |
UCLA |
|
|
06:10.1 |
06:21.9 |
06:35.3 |
06:37.4 |
06:43.6 |
|
P.A.Palmer |
OCC |
UCSB |
USD |
UCLA |
UCI |
LMU |
Chapman |
|
Team Trophy |
29 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
