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In an amazing change of events near the end of the season, Long Beach State managed to fight off opponents in the Men’s Novice 4+, Men’s Lightweight Varsity 4+, and the Women’s Lightweight Varsity 4+, making their way into WIRA’s grand finals on Sunday. <\/span>(WIRA is the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association, and their Championship Regatta was held last weekend). <\/span>We will update you on their Sunday performances as we get more info.<\/p>\n The Men’s Novice 4+ faced off against Loyola Marymount, Seattle Pacific, Univ. of the Pacific, Washington State, and placed second in the heat. Sunday they faced off against Lewis & Clark Univ., Seattle Pacific, Western Washington Univ., Orange Coast College, and Loyola Marymount. <\/p>\n The Men’s Lightweight Varsity 4+ faced off against Univ. of the Pacific, UC Santa Barbara, Washington State, and placed second in the heat. Sunday they faced off against <\/span>Cal Berkeley, Loyola Marymount, Sonoma State, Univ. of the Pacific, and Washington State. <\/p>\n The Women’s Lightweight Varsity 4+ faced off against UC Irvine, Cal Berkeley, Willamette Univ., and placed second in their heat. Sunday they face off Cal Berkeley, UC Irvine, Willamette, Pacific Lutheran, and Western Washington Univ.<\/p>\n The weather was wet but okay for rowing, and the team says that a good number of fans drove up to Sacramento for the weekend—that’s pretty impressive! <\/span>Stay tuned…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n