MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 28, 2024) – The West Virginia University rowing team will open its spring season this weekend as a split squad, racing four boats at the Sunshine State Invitational in Sarasota, Florida, on Friday and Saturday, March 29-30, and one eight boat competing with Robert Morris and Duquesne in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Friday.
“We are excited to get the season started this weekend,” WVU associate head coach Tina Griffith said. “We have put in a lot of work this past year and are looking forward to seeing where the positive momentum puts us in our first full competition. We are fortunate to get some early racing and find where we are in relationship to other quality teams, nationally and in the conference. We also are excited to put out a boat in Pittsburgh and allow those athletes an excellent racing opportunity.”
The Sunshine State Invitational will take place at Nathan Benderson Park and held alongside the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships and the IRA Sarasota Invitational.
Teams participating in the invitational include Boston College, Drexel, Jacksonville, Kansas State, Michigan State, Old Dominion, Stetson, Tulsa, Central Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisville, Massachusetts, Miami and North Carolina.
Sunshine State Invitational
The 1V8+ will have heats on Friday (approximately 5:20 p.m.) and finals on Saturday (approximately 8:20 a.m.).
The 2V8+ will have heats on Friday (approximately 5 p.m.) and finals on Saturday (approximately 9 a.m.).
The 1V4+ will have heats on Friday (approximately 4 p.m.) and finals on Saturday (approximately 10:20 a.m.).
The 2V4+ will have heats on Friday (approximately 3:20 p.m.) and finals on Saturday (approximately 10:40 a.m.).
The race with Robert Morris and Duquesne will start at 9 a.m., from Midge McPhail Boathouse on Neville Island in Pittsburgh.
Press Release Courtesy of West Virginia University Athletics Communications
