| 3/31/2007 5:25:52 PM

ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT men's crew Varsity and Junior Varsity 8 (/) boats defeated St. Lawrence University on Saturday morning through sunny, cool and brisk conditions at the Genesee River. The race took place on a straight stretch of water starting at the Jefferson Bridge and finishing 2000 meters upriver. Due to a strong current throughout the course, all the boats faced a tough race as they were rowing against a strong head current.

The Varsity 8 (/) squad won the 2,000-meter race by just under 20 seconds in a time of 8:08.56.

RIT's junior varsity 8 boat won by 23 seconds in 8:31.27.

St. Lawrence's Varsity 4 team narrowly defeated RIT by two seconds, winning in a time of 9:58.08.

RIT is back in action on Saturday, as they travel to Ithaca to face-off against Ithaca and the University of Rochester in a three-team event.