Hawkeyes Head to Florida for B1G Invitational

Hawkeyes Head to Florida for B1G Invitational

THIS WEEK
University of Iowa rowing travels to Sarasota, Florida., for the Big Ten Invitational on April 7-8 at Nathan Benderson Park.

EVENT SCHEDULE
*All times Central-Standard Time
Friday:
AM – 8:30: 2V8 | 8:40: 1V8 | 9:50: 2V4 | 10:00: 1V4 | 10:20: 3V4 | 10:40: 4V8 | 11:20: 3V8
PM – 1:55: 2V8 | 2:05: 1V8 | 3:15: 2V4 | 3:25: 1V4 | 4:25: 4V8 | 4:55: 3V8
Saturday:
AM – 8:10: 2V8 | 8:20: 1V8 | 9:30: 2V4 | 9:40: 1V4 | 10:40: 4V8 | 11:00: 3V8

ABOUT THE HAWKEYES
• Juniors Emma Dabinett and Abbey Klostermann enter the 2023 season after receiving first and second team all-Big Ten honors in the 2022 season.
• Iowa recorded a program-high four Big Ten Boat of the Week honors during the 2022 championship season.
• The Hawkeye’s placed fifth at the 2022 Big Ten Championships – the program’s best finish since 2019.
• Junior Hailey Mercuri represented her home country of Canada in the U23 World Rowing Championships during July in Varese, Italy.
• Senior Molly Rygh was a Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree recipient at the 2022 Big Ten Championships.
• Iowa’s roster represents a total of six countries and nine states, including 39 athletes from Iowa.
• Iowa’s coaching staff includes associate head coach Megan Fitzpatrick, and assistant coaches Katie Thurstin and Lowell McNicholas.

CLIMBING THE RANKS
Iowa received a total of 90 votes in the latest edition of the CRCA Pocock Poll, nearing in on the national top-20 ranking. The Hawkeyes spent 10 weeks receiving votes throughout the course of the 2022 spring season.

GREAT COMPETITION
The Hawkeyes will face another slew of high-level opponents at the B1G Invitational – where eight of the nation’s top-20 teams will be racing (#2 Duke, #6 Brown, #11 Ohio State, #13 Michigan, #15 SMU, #18 Tennessee, #19 Alabama, #20 Indiana).

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT
“We are really excited for the opportunity to travel down to Sarasota and race eight of the top-20 ranked teams in the country on a world-class course. It will be a great weekend of competition for the Hawkeyes.”

FOLLOW THE HAWKEYES
Fans can follow the Iowa rowing program on social media via Instagram (@iowa_rowing) and Facebook (iowawomensrowing) with live updates on Twitter (@iowarowing).

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will be back in action on April 15 in Kansas City, Kansas to take on the Kansas Jayhawks.