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With 142 total points, the Colonials captured the Gilbert H. Hood Jr. Trophy for the first time. The Trophy is awarded to the school with the most total points between both the men's and women's squads.
Despite failing to win either the Oliver T. Carr Bowl, which is awarded to the top men's squad, or the Howard W. Wilkins Bowl, which goes to the leading women's team, the Colonials' complete-squad effort helped to defeat the likes of Georgetown, Virginia, Cornell University, Clemson University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Navy, Saint Joseph's, University of Delaware, Gonzaga University, Marietta College, West Virginia University, Temple and Florida Institute of Technology.
The regatta featured a layout different from years past. The format allowed each crew to participate in three races, with only two or three teams competing at a time, rather than racing in heats.
GW men's coach Greg Myhr and women's coach Rob McCracken both said they were pleased with the new format and received positive feedback from other teams.
"What's nice about the way it was this year is that you can take the errors and correct them immediately for the next race," Myhr said. "We made some nice adjustments and improvements throughout the weekend."
Cornell's men's squad took home the Oliver T. Carr Bowl with 135 points, but the Big Red did not race a women's team. Similarly, Clemson did not enter a men's squad but earned the Howard W. Wilkins Bowl after leading the women's bracket with 89 points.
The GW men's team finished runner-up to Cornell with 102 points. While noting that it is difficult to be satisfied with any type of loss, Myhr said that he was pleased with his team's showing against such quality competition.
