May 12, 2003

CAMDEN, N.J. --The Colgate University men's and women's crew teams closed out the 2002-03 season at the Avaya Communication Collegiate Championship over the weekend.

On the women's side, Novice Metro 8, the Raiders won a bronze medal with a third place finish out of 10 teams with a time of 7:19.57. St. Joseph's took the gold medal with a winning time of 7:11.43 while Villanova finished second at 7:14.81.

In the second Varsity Metro 8, the Raiders placed sixth out of 10 teams with a time of 7:44.55. The University of Massachusetts won the race with a time of 7:09.50 and Delaware came in second at 7:19.2 while West Virginia took third with a time of 7:23.22.

The men's Varsity 8 took eighth out of 18 teams with a time of 6:10.65. Michigan won the event with a time of 6:00.82 and Hobart took second with a time of 6:03.68. Marist rounded out the medal winners with a third place time of 6:03.78

In the men's Novice 8, the Raiders were ninth out of 17 teams with a time of 6:28.29. Michigan won the event with a  time of 6:09.1 as Marist took second with a time of 6:13.23 and North Carolina was third with a time of 6:17.4.