Montreal (April 28, 2008) – Queen’s won all but two races at the historic 12th annual McGill-Queen’s Challenge Boat Race yesterday in Montreal. This race is the Canadian version of England's annual Oxford-Cambridge and the U.S.A.'s annual Harvard-Yale race.

The Gaels took nine of 12 points to capture their fifth straight Lorne Gaels Challenge Cup. In all the Gaels won six races against McGill at the historic Lachine Channel.

“I’m delighted with the results this weekend” said Queen’s Head Coach John Armitage. “Both men’s team and the novice team program competed exceptionally well.”

Queen’s captured the men’s experienced, men’s novice and women’s novice 2.9km events and the 500-metre sprint. The Gaels two losses came in the experienced women’s category in both the 2.9km and 500-metre sprint events.

The Gaels now have earned eight out of 12 McGill-Queen’s Challenge Boat races and ended the rowing season with the men’s crew also claiming the Challenge Blade Trophy for a fifth year in a row.

Past Lorne Gales Challenge Cup Winners
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2008 - Queen's
2007 - Queen's
2006 - Queen's
2005 - Queen's
2004 - Queen's
2003 - McGill
2002 - McGill
2001 - Queen's
2000 - Queen's
1999 - McGill
1998 - McGill
1997 - McGill

Past Men's Challenge Blade Winners
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2008 - Queen's
2007 - Queen's
2006 - Queen's
2005 - Queen's
2004 - Queen's
2003 - McGill
2002 - McGill
2001 - Queen's
2000 - McGill
1999 - McGill
1998 - McGill

Past Women's Challenge Trophy Winners
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2008 - McGill
2007 - Queen's
2006 - McGill
2005 - Queen's
2004 - Queen's
2003 - Queen's
2002 - Queen's
2001 - Queen's
2000 - Queen's
1999 – McGill