[Canalejas]

The Stanford men's second varsity eight also came in 4th in their heat:  

1 BROWN 5:46.784
2 PRINCETON 5:49.259
3 CORNELL 5:59.176
4 STANFORD 6:00.674
5 G WASHINGTON 6:01.989
6 UCSD 6:11.686

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The Stanford men's third varsity eight in last in their heat: 

1 WASHINGTON 5:47.318
2 NORTHEASTERN 5:50.936
3 DARTMOUTH 5:54.238
4 HOBART 6:12.376
5 STANFORD 6:17.891

So the Stanford boats are not off to a great start.  For what it's worth, in men's rowing there is no points system to determine the overall champion as there is in NCAA women's rowing.  So the winner of the varsity eight gets called the national champion.

[Canalejas]

The Stanford men's second varsity eight also came in 4th in their heat:  

1 BROWN 5:46.784
2 PRINCETON 5:49.259
3 CORNELL 5:59.176
4 STANFORD 6:00.674
5 G WASHINGTON 6:01.989
6 UCSD 6:11.686

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The Stanford men's third varsity eight in last in their heat: 

1 WASHINGTON 5:47.318
2 NORTHEASTERN 5:50.936
3 DARTMOUTH 5:54.238
4 HOBART 6:12.376
5 STANFORD 6:17.891

So the Stanford boats are not off to a great start.  For what it's worth, in men's rowing there is no points system to determine the overall champion as there is in NCAA women's rowing.  So the winner of the varsity eight gets called the national champion.