SAN DIEGO - The Sacramento State women's varsity eight recorded a

sixth-place finish in the Petite Final of the Whittier Cup at the San

Diego Crew Classic Sunday afternoon in Mission Bay.

The Hornets crossed the 2,000-meter finish line with a time of

7:24.73, over 14 seconds behind first-place Washington State

(7:10.22). Stanford (7:13.34) finished second in the race followed by

San Diego State (7:21.41), Oregon State (7:21.86), Duke (7:23.36),

Sacramento State and Villanova (7:32.69).

USC was crowned champions of the Grand Final, finishing with a time

of 6:52.51. The Trojans were followed by Washington (6:53.02),

Virginia (7:06.63), Cal (7:06.98), Clemson (7:13.83), Notre Dame

(7:17.42) and Texas (7:17.64).

The Hornets qualified for the Whittier Cup for the first time in

school history after being crowned Cal Cup champions at last year's

San Diego Crew Classic.

Sacramento State returns to the water next week as it competes at the

Stanford Invitational on Saturday-Sunday, April 21-22.

Sunday's Whittier Cup Results

Women's Varsity Eight Petite Final

Women's Varsity Eight Grand Final