Hawkeyes Head to Sarasota 2K

IOWA CITY, IOWA – The University of Iowa rowing team travels down to Florida to begin their competitive spring season for the Sarasota 2K, Friday and Saturday. All racing will take place at Nathan Benderson Park, with time trials starting at 1:00 p.m. (CT). Fans can follow along on CrewTimer or watch through RHSTV.

FORMAT
The Hawkeyes will send five boats to Florida to compete in a time trial on Friday, followed by finals on Saturday.

THE FIELD
The field features 19 teams: No. 14 UCF, No. 15 Dartmouth, No. 18 Miami, No. 20 UNC, Albany, Boston College, Drexel, High Point University, Iowa, Jacksonville University, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, Old Dominion University, SMU, Tulsa, UMass, West Virginia

EVENT SCHEDULE
1:00 p.m. – 2V4 // 1:30 p.m. – 3V8 // 2:30 p.m. – 1V4 // 3:00 p.m. – 2V8 // 3:50 p.m. - 1V8

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT
“Training over spring break with Indiana and Oklahoma was a great opportunity to work alongside tough competition. Our athletes performed exceptionally well, and we showed a lot of depth throughout the week. We are always excited to race at Sarasota and going against four ranked teams will be a good measuring stick of where we need to improve throughout the rest of the season. We are looking to get as many boats into the finals as possible and remember to control our controllables. It should be a great weekend of racing! Go Hawks!”

NATHAN BENDERSON PARK
Nathan Benderson Park is the top rowing facility in North America. The park began hosting organized regatta events in 2009 and has since been the site for Olympic rowing team trials, NCAA rowing, youth regattas, team trainings, and USRowing’s Youth Nationals multiple times. Nathan Benderson Park features a world-class, permanent, FISA Class A 2,000-meter sprint rowing and training course – the only such course in North America.