Seattle, Wash. - The University of Victoria men's and women's rowing teams picked up a pair of podium finishes in two races at the Head of the Lake, Nov. 5.
 

Men's JV 8+ - 3rd, 15:44.503	Women's Open 4+ - 2nd, 19:57.632
Lineup:  8: Samuel Ree 7: Simon Whittaker  6: Dominik Crnjak  5: Samuel Ross 4: Cole Carter  3: Anthony Carella  2: William Theed  1: Max Schiller  c: Josie Roelofs    Result: Finishing in third place, the Vikes men's JV 8+ boat clocked in at 15:44.503, defeating crews from UBC, Washington State, Western Washington, and Lewis & Clark in the race.	Lineup: 4: Presley Dickau  3: Gracie Lorenson  2: Marijn Butterfield  1: Annika Van Vliet  c: Sadie Green Result:  The Vikes women's Open 4+ crew claimed second place with a time of 19:57.632, defeating boats from Oregon, Pacific, UBC, Seattle and Seattle Pacific, among others in the 9-boat field.

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