"I'm encouraged by the fact that we were in some races with some top teams," Myhr said. "We're on the way up, and the past two days were really good steps for us."
The men's varsity four also won all three races it entered.
McCracken said he was content with the Colonials' 40-point performance as well, particularly as the hosts of the regatta.
"It's good to bring the cup to GW this year," he said. "That's really exciting, and we're really happy about that."
Typically the tournament, which is a part of the Cherry Blossom Festival, draws hundreds to the docks at Washington Harbor. This year, temperatures that felt in the 20s during Saturday's races contributed to a decrease in attendance. A light snow also fell for some of the day.
Senior Hilary Goldberg said the weather conditions prevented the teams from performing to their optimal ability, but a tailwind created a strong current that flowed downstream with the rowers.
One women's varsity eight race stood out to the GW women's team. The Colonials finished just three-tenths of a second behind Iowa, but Goldberg said simply keeping pace with the Hawkeyes was a confidence-builder.
"(Staying with Iowa) is actually something we're proud of because Iowa is a really fast team, so it says something that we were able to keep up with them," Goldberg said.
Goldberg added that the Hood Trophy is especially meaningful to the nine seniors on the women's team.
"We have a really quality squad this year, and it's an accomplishment that we've all been working for and that we can say we're proud of," she said.
The GW men will head to Redwood Shores, Calif., next weekend for the Windermere Invitational while the women face Georgetown on the Potomac in the Class of 1998 Cup.
The men's varsity four also won all three races it entered.
McCracken said he was content with the Colonials' 40-point performance as well, particularly as the hosts of the regatta.
"It's good to bring the cup to GW this year," he said. "That's really exciting, and we're really happy about that."
Typically the tournament, which is a part of the Cherry Blossom Festival, draws hundreds to the docks at Washington Harbor. This year, temperatures that felt in the 20s during Saturday's races contributed to a decrease in attendance. A light snow also fell for some of the day.
Senior Hilary Goldberg said the weather conditions prevented the teams from performing to their optimal ability, but a tailwind created a strong current that flowed downstream with the rowers.
One women's varsity eight race stood out to the GW women's team. The Colonials finished just three-tenths of a second behind Iowa, but Goldberg said simply keeping pace with the Hawkeyes was a confidence-builder.
"(Staying with Iowa) is actually something we're proud of because Iowa is a really fast team, so it says something that we were able to keep up with them," Goldberg said.
Goldberg added that the Hood Trophy is especially meaningful to the nine seniors on the women's team.
"We have a really quality squad this year, and it's an accomplishment that we've all been working for and that we can say we're proud of," she said.
The GW men will head to Redwood Shores, Calif., next weekend for the Windermere Invitational while the women face Georgetown on the Potomac in the Class of 1998 Cup.
