Gonzaga, Madison stay undefeated in weekend championships The Madison girls" first eight capped off an undefeated Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association season Saturday with a win in its final race this season. The Warhawks won the girls" first eight race at the VASRA Championships on the Occoquan River with a time of 5 minutes 10 seconds, just over four seconds faster than second-place National Cathedral. Jefferson finished third in the event with a time of 5:19.08. (Richard Lipski/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST) - The St. Albans's first eight, shown here at the Charlie Butt Regatta, easily won the boys" title at the VASRA Championships on Saturday. In the boys" first eight, St. Albans crossed the finish line well ahead the rest of the pack with a time of 4:46.30. The race for the other medal positions in the boys" first eight was extremely close, with fast-closing Washington-Lee finishing second with a time of 4:51.56, just close to two-tenths of a second faster than third-place Jefferson. In the boys" first four race, Tidewater school Mathews cruised to victory with a time of 5 minutes, 16.8 seconds. Racing for second and third place was again close, with second-place St. Albans (5:24.40) finishing three-tenths of a second faster than third-place T.C. Williams. West Springfield's girls" first four finished third, behind a pair of Gloucester, a Peninsula District school, and Midlothian's James River. Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Rowing Championships Gonzaga's boys" first eight continued its dominance this season with a win Saturday in the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Rowing Championships on the Potomac River. The Eagles finished with a time of 4:28.90, nearly eight seconds ahead of second-place Bethesda-Chevy Chase, last year's WMIRA champion. Whitman finished third in the race with a time of 4:47.40. On the girls" side, the Barons won the varsity eight final in 5:15.10. Whitman (5:19.00) finished second in the event, while Bishop Ireton (5:29.50) rounded out the medal stand in third place. In the first four finals, DeMatha's boys finished first with a time of 4:59.10. Walter Johnson (5:06.10) and Gonzaga (5:09.40) finished second and third, respectively. Walter Johnson's girls" first four won its final in 5:59.30, ahead of second-place Elizabeth Seton (6:16.70) and third-place Holy Cross (6:30.20).