BETHEL, Ohio — The 16th-ranked University of Iowa rowing team competed at the Big Ten Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio.
The weekend featured races against No. 3 Ohio State, No. 6 Michigan, No. 7 Alabama, No. 9 Tennessee, No. 11 Rutgers, No. 12 Indiana, No. 15 Wisconsin, No. 17 Minnesota, No. 20 Syracuse, Louisville, Michigan State, and Notre Dame.
The Hawkeyes’ Saturday morning-session races included a win from the II Varsity 8+ boat in flight 3. Iowa won by seven seconds over second-place Notre Dame. Additionally, Iowa took second in the I Varsity 8+ and I Varsity 4+ morning races. Iowa fell short to Notre Dame’s I Varsity 8+ crew by half a second and the Fighting Irish’s II Varsity 4+ boat pulled off a four-second victory.
The I Novice 8+ and II Novice 8+ boats each finished in third place, closing the respective races by a ten-second difference from the winning boats.
During the Saturday afternoon session, the II Varsity 8+ placed third in a six-second race from first to third with Michigan and Wisconsin. The I Novice 8+ also placed third, finishing nine seconds behind first-place Indiana.
On Sunday, the Hawkeyes’ II Varsity 8+ boat pushed past the competition to take the win by a second and a half. The I Varsity 8+ boat recorded a hard-fought race, finishing third but coming up only four second short from first-place Alabama. The I Varsity 4+ boat and II Novice 8+ boats also recorded close races, coming up eight and nine seconds behind, respectively.
QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH ANDREW CARTER
“This regatta has assembled some of the best teams in the country and this weekend’s racing has made that very clear. Our crews had mixed results this weekend, but we’re all very clear that the bar is high and that we have some work ahead of us to meet that standard. I’m confident that we have the talent on our squad to race successfully in the Big Ten Conference and beyond. The challenge ahead is to focus that talent, and our energy, on improving boat speed and racing execution.”
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will be back on the water next week as they host Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Kansas on April 24 at Lake McBride in Solon, Iowa.
FINAL RESULTS (Saturday Morning Session)
I Varsity 8+ (Flight 3)
- Notre Dame – 6:40.511
- Iowa – 6:41.065
- Louisville – 6:53.706
- Michigan State – 7:02.821
II Varsity 8+ (Flight 3)
- Iowa – 6:48.286
- Notre Dame – 6:55.633
- Michigan State – 6:59.282
- Louisville – 7:07.186
I Varsity 4+ (Flight 3)
- Notre Dame – 7:31.802
- Iowa – 7:36.690
- Louisville – 7:40.270
- Michigan State – 7:41.442
IV Varsity 8+/II Novice 8+ (Flight 2)
- Michigan – 7:10.534
- Rutgers – 7:14.003
- Iowa – 7:20.378
II Varsity 4+ (Flight 2)
- Rutgers – 7:36.826
- Syracuse – 7:41.664
- Louisville – 8:11.221
- Iowa – 8:20.651
III Varsity 4+ (Flight 2)
- Michigan – 7:42.867
- Syracuse – 7:44.616
- Notre Dame – 7:56.681
- Iowa – 8:28.133
III Varsity 8+/I Novice 8+ (Flight 2)
- Rutgers – 6:59.187
- Indiana – 7:05.667
- Iowa – 7:09.730
- Michigan State – 7:29.641
FINAL RESULTS (Saturday Afternoon Session)
II Varsity 4+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 7:14.212
- Syracuse – 7:23.027
- Tennessee – 7:37.112
- Iowa – 8:14.521
II Varsity 4+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 7:25.534
- Syracuse – 7:33.349
- Iowa – 8:27.364
IV Varsity 8+/II Novice 8+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 7:04.681
- Wisconsin – 7:08.636
- Iowa – 7:10.483
- Ohio State – 7:25.024
III Varsity 8+/I Novice 8+ (Flight 3)
- Indiana – 7:11.940
- Minnesota – 7:16.506
- Iowa – 7:20.556
I Varsity 8+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 6:34.311
- Syracuse – 6:38.715
- Tennessee – 6:42.313
- Iowa – 6:48.219
II Varsity 8+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 6:48.111
- Syracuse – 6:54.136
- Tennessee – 6:56.227
- Iowa – 6:59.416
I Varsity 4+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 7:34.088
- Syracuse – 7:40.437
- Tennessee – 7:52.179
- Iowa – 7:52.391
FINAL RESULTS (Sunday Session)
I Varsity 8+ (Flight 3)
- Alabama – 6:39.392
- Wisconsin – 6:42.492
- Iowa – 6:43.501
- Louisville – 7:06.714
II Varsity 8+ (Flight 3)
- Iowa – 6:52.859
- Alabama – 6:54.493
- Wisconsin – 6:55.380
- Louisville – 7:13.926
I Varsity 4+ (Flight 3)
- Alabama – 7:39.474
- Iowa – 7:47.170
- Wisconsin – 7:51.210
- Louisville – 7:51.353
III Varsity 8+/I Novice 8+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 6:33.313
- Ohio State – 6:36.850
- Iowa – 7:08.691
IV Varsity 8+/II Novice 8+ (Flight 1)
- Michigan – 6:55.320
- Rutgers – 6:58.543
- Iowa – 7:04.391
- Ohio State – 7:07.380
II Varsity 4+ (Flight 2)
- Rutgers – 7:17.280
- Alabama – 7:25.648
- Iowa – 8:00.332
III Varsity 4+ (Flight 2)
- Rutgers – 7:25.116
- Notre Dame – 7:40.315
- Iowa – 8:11.467
