Clemson Rowing Ranked 12th in NCAA Coaches Poll

March 18, 2010

CLEMSON, SC – The Clemson rowing team is ranked 12th in the first US Rowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Poll of the year that was released Thursday.

Head Coach Richard Ruggieri and the Tigers have started the spring season strong with a sweep of Eastern Michigan on March 6 and won four out of five races against Boston University March 13.

Clemson will be back in action on Saturday, March 20 when they host the Clemson Sprints, which will include Alabama, Indiana, Marist and Purdue at 9:00 a.m. on Lake Hartwell.

Women’s NCAA Division I Team Team (1st-Place Votes) 1. Yale University (6) 2. Stanford University (16) 3t. University of California (1) 3t. University of Virginia (2) 5. Brown University 6. University of Washington 7. Michigan State University 8. Princeton University 9. University of Michigan 10t. The Ohio State University 10t. University of Southern California 12. Clemson University 13. University of Wisconsin 14. Harvard University 15. Oregon State University 16. Washington State University 17. Dartmouth College 18. University of Iowa 19t. University of Louisville 19t. University of Minnesota 19t. University of Tennessee

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Pennsylvania 24, University of Notre Dame 19, University of California at Los Angeles 15, Northeastern University 10, Boston University 4, Bucknell University 2, University of Central Florida 2, Cornell University 1, Syracuse University 1, United States Naval Academy 1, University of Buffalo 1, University of Indiana 1 and University of Texas 1.