The West Virginia rowing team's season is over after a seventh-place finish Saturday at the Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Regional Championships.
The Mountaineers tallied 36 points in the ECAC Regatta in Cooper River, N.J.
"Overall, I'm satisfied with our finish," said WVU head rowing coach Jimmy King. "Obviously, you always want to win, but our team is not at that level yet.
"So in relation to our season, (the team) definitely carried over from what we did at the Big East Championships last week."
West Virginia's varsity 8+ boat finished eighth (6:54.127) in the petite final. The second varsity 8+ (7:16.130) finished eighth in its petite final.
King said the highlight for WVU this weekend was WVU's novice 8+ boat (7:18:600) took home a bronze medal. The Mountaineers beat Rhode Island, Duquesne and Villanova.
WVU's varsity 4+ boats finished fifth in their respective heats.
Bucknell won the regatta with 72 points. Navy placed second with a total of 62 points.
"Those teams are very deep programs, and it's taken them a long time to get there," said King, who is in his third year at West Virginia. "They've shown (our team) what's possible considering where they were started from and where they are now.
"There aren't any shortcuts. It takes time to build."
The team graduates nine athletes, but the team's confidence remains positive.
Looking forward to next year, King said his group just needs to continue to build.
"We just need to get stronger. That's what it comes down to," King said. "Either you're fast enough or you're not."
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