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Bisons Broken

In Saturday's feature varsity
event, Virginia broke away from the
Bisons at the start and gradually
moved out to a commanding lead
by the thousand-meter mark. The
margin at the finish was six lengths,
with Virginia clocked at 5:56.0,
just four seconds off the course
record set by the heavies over
spring break. The varsity has now
defeated eleven of the fourteen
crews it has faced this spring.

In the JV race, Virginia crossed
the line in 6:07.0, good for a
seven-length victory over Howard.
North Carolina, second most of the
way, dropped to third in the sprint.
The Cavalier first yearmen sank
Fort Hunt, one of the strong D.C.
area high school crews, by a length
and a half.

Virginia's first defeat of the day
came when a powerful North
Carolina four edged out the
fast-closing lightweight and
heavyweight Virginia fours. UNC
posted a 7:00.8 winning time as
they swept past the Cavalier
heavyweights by two lengths.