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CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The Metro-Atlantic Athletic Conference title is coming home. The Jacksonville Dolphins raised their ninth all-time MAAC trophy and seventh crown under head coach Mike Lane<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Dolphins were dominant all day, winning all three of the four finals contested Sunday morning.<\/p>\n The first Varsity Four opened the championship scoring with an early silver medal. Jacksonville placed second behind Marist, finishing with a 7:32.810 finish. From there, the Dolphins Eights seized control of the championships to lead JU to the ultimate victory.<\/p>\n The second Varsity Eight, who had won at the MAAC Championships four years in a row, was dominant the entire race. The Dolphins won with a time of 06:48.493. Jacksonville led by at least a boatlength nearly the entire way, and JU held off a late charge from Marist to hold on to a 2.613 second victory.<\/p>\n With the close finishes in the first two races, it came down to the Varsity Eight final to decide the conference crown.<\/p>\n Jacksonville started fast out of the blocks, resting in second place neck-and-neck with Marist over the first 500 meters of the race. Right as the crews passed the 500 meter mark, the Dolphins made their charge, pulling ahead by a nose.<\/p>\n By the 1000 meter mark, Jacksonville was leading by half a boat length. The Dolphins maintained their edge through the next 500 meters, keeping the Red Foxes at bay as the crews came to the finishing stretch of the championship.<\/p>\n As the crews crossed the 1500 meter mark, JU took its biggest lead yet, leading by a full boat length. Rival crews tried to close the gap, with Marist and Sacred Heart searching for a final push, but the Dolphins were in a groove, cruising over the finish line to lead Jacksonville back to glory.<\/p>\n In the end, JU took first with a 6:43.185 time, more than three seconds clear of the field.<\/p>\n The Dolphins had five rowers named to the All-MAAC first team in the aftermath of the racing: seniors Anne Geurts<\/a> and Kayla Pelletier<\/a>, junior Holly Rosser<\/a>, sophomore Amy Downing<\/a> and freshman Tayte Swenson<\/a>. Sophomore Liz Sauter<\/a> was named to the All-MAAC second team.<\/p>\n In addition to the three championship crews, the second Varsity Four cleared the field. JU’s A Crew took first with a 7:50.070 finish, while the Dolphins B crew took silver with a 7:54.643.<\/p>\n Final Standings
\nJacksonville – 35 Points
\nMarist – 28
\nSacred Heart – 27
\nCanisius – 14
\nStetson – 13
\nFairfield – 9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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