The novice eight is great, very fast, learning quickly. This is the big time for them. They've not seen anything like the Crew Classic.

They will all be tough.

The competition at the Crew Classic is our toughest to date. It'll be a challenge making it into the finals.

It was a good day on the water for us. We had some good results and we are happy with the output after a tough meet last weekend. Both Kansas and Cincinnati are good programs and each race was a tough test. This was great competition for us leading into the Crew Classic.

I was very pleased with the team's attitude and commitment to working together. I think they had fun as well.

It was great to see a strong field and competition for this early spring race. We saw some great performances from all the teams. All of these programs have a lot to look forward to for the next couple of days and the rest of their seasons.