Post-Race Quotes
UW head men's coach Bob Ernst
"It got more and more windy as the morning went on. By the end, it was
pretty extreme conditions. By the time we got to the last men's event - the
varsity eight - we had to do a re-start. We got 15 or 20 strokes in when OSU
had a malfunction and we re-started the race.
"It was tough rowing all the way down, very tough. Certainly, the Oregon
State guys deserve a lot of credit. They rowed a courageous race. They did
not give up. They chased us all the was down the race course. We were our
own worst enemies out there today because we didn't ever settle down and get
into a nice, deliberate rhythm. We let the wind and the situation determine
what we did. We didn't row the boat as powerfully as we could have. That's
frustrating."
UW head women's coach Jan Harville
"The first races this morning were alright. It was a typical southeast wind
with a little bit of a storm coming in. By the time we got to the last
races, that's about as bad conditions as you could race in. We had white
caps coming straight across the course. It's so hard to race with that rough
water pushing you sideways. It's very difficult lining the boats up. But the
crews all did a good job of handling the conditions. We teach them to work
with the conditions. Whatever the conditions are, you're all in the same
water, so you have to go, no matter what.
"I was really happy with all our crews today, particularly the varsity
eight. They were in the toughest conditions out there, at the end of the
morning. They handled the water well and didn't let it disturb them."