With the team title coming down to second place in the last race of the day, Brown defeated Stanford by five-hundredths of a second to capture its second national championship in four years.
Stanford was one of three teams, along with conference rivals California and USC, to place a boat in each of Sunday's grand finals at the 2011 NCAA Rowing Championships.
- Saturday's Results | Statistics: All Divisions | Rankings | History | More: Costello's Legacy
The 2011 DI Rowing Championships began Friday and each of the nation’s top-five ranked teams advanced all three boats to the semifinals. Brown posted the fastest time of day in varsity eights.
- History | Division I Rankings | More: Costello's Legacy
Even after her death, Jill Costello is making a difference -- big time. Her memory will be a part of the 2011 national regatta taking place Friday through Sunday at Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
- In the nick of time
- Pac-10 flavor
- Bear necessities
- Costello's legacy
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