Eight women and eight seconds put the Stanford women’s rowing team ahead of second-place California in the Head of the American this past Saturday. Racing on Lake Natomas last Saturday, the Cardinal women’s “A” boat finished first, with the “B” boat placing a strong ninth out of 22 crews.

Covering the three-mile course in 17 minutes, eight seconds were seniors Stephanie Connolly and Carly York, juniors Kerry Birk, Jenifer Brown, Stephanie Morrison and Jessie Reel, sophomores Kathy Altman and Sophie Aubrey and freshman Bea Gordon. Cal followed behind with a time of 17:16.

Comprising Stanford’s “B” eight were senior Sarah Buer, sophomores Lauren Hofmayer, Araceli Ortiz, Kerry Pigott and Sarah Vick as well as freshmen Amelia Carr, Kate Hanske, Alex Hasbach and Eva Sheridan.

The Cardinal weren’t as successful, though, in the collegiate four, placing sixth behind the winning USC team and Cal. Sophomore Jess McNally, freshmen Elle Logan and Lena Wolfe, Hofmayer and Sheridan made up the crew.

On the lightweight side, the Stanford eight finished in 15th in the open collegiate event with a time of 18:43, while the lightweight four finished 13th.

The Cardinal regular-weight team is hitting its stride after finishing in the top six at the previous weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, and next travels to the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival in Newport, Calif., Nov. 12.