Mission Bay, San Diego, CA – April 6, 2008 – The Trojan Navy won the Men’s Open at the San Diego Crew Classic in stunning fashion on Sunday.
It was the first win for USC in the event and a moment appreciated by Trojan fans mobbing the shores of Mission Bay that was made all the more special by the presence of the Trojan Marching Band.



USC qualified for the six boat final of the Men’s Open with a dominating win its heat on Saturday where the next crew was left trailing 40 seconds behind.



In the grand final USC scorched its opponents off the starting line and opened up a one-and-a-half boat length lead over the University of California Berkeley by the first 500m mark of the 2000m race. By the finish post the lead was extended to four boat-lengths.



Men’s Open (Joan Ward Memorial Cup)

2008
USC 5 Minutes 58.94 seconds
UC Berkeley ‘A’ 6.11:53
UC Berkeley ‘B’ 6.12:53
Everett 6.30:72
Marin Rowing 6.31:85
M Rowing 6.38:29

(Historical Results)
2007
UC Berkeley 6.16:82
2006
Stanford 6.21:50
2005
Trinity 6.09:67
2004
Stanford 6.28:50
2003
Yale 6.08:43

In other racing action the JV Crew raced in the California Cup event finishing third in the petite final on Saturday. The third varsity crew, comprised of several novice oarsmen, finished last in its heat and did not qualify for Sunday’s finals.

Next up for the Trojan Navy is the George Gordon Cup this Saturday in the Port of Los Angeles. .