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...back and try to figure things out, and I’m still in shock,” said senior Mike Blomquist, the first varsity’s sixth seat. “I don’t see how that’s possible, how amazing this season has gone...
...pretty good heat and semifinal, but we knew going into the final we had to row a little better,” Blomquist said. “[The semifinal] only gave Wisconsin and Cal a sour taste and they’d be gunning for us and it made the other crews want to chase us down. We went in thinking we’d have to race as hard as we could for the full 2000 meters...
...tried to put enough pressure on early so that other crews couldn’t stay with us,” Blomquist said. “About halfway through we were about to create a margin and rhythm that [other boats] could not sustain. We were going into the race thinking that Washington, Cal or Wisconsin would be pushing us the entire way down the course. Granted we were pushed but we didn’t really have to go out of our selves to win the race...
...We’ve just been blessed—it’s been great to win the races by that much,” Blomquist said. “I think it’s a testament to how hard the crew works and how much the crew wants to win. Some people might be happy with six seats. Everyone wants to get the biggest margin possible. We don’t quit till we cross the finish...
...Wisconsin returned six or seven guys to their boat from last year and we returned three from a very strong graduating class,” Blomquist said. “We didn’t really know where we’d stand...