University of Louisville
at Murray State
Cardinal Rowing Opens Fall with Sweep at Murray State
September 10, 2005 | Rowing
Sept. 10, 2005
AURORA, Ky. - The University of Louisville rowing team opened the fall racing season with a dominating performance winning a pair of races against Murray State Saturday at KenLake State Resort Park.
In the first race, U of L's "A" 4+ led the way with a time of 13 minutes, four seconds followed by the Cards' Doubles boat with a time of 13:21. Louisville's "B" 4+ was third with a time of 13:31 while Murray State's "A" 4+ was fourth at 14:03. Earning fifth place was U of L's "A" Pair with a time of 14:33 followed by MSU's "B" 4+ at 14:42 and the Cards "B" Pair at 14:58.
In the second and final race, U of L again swept the top three positions led by the "A" 4+ and the Doubles boat in a tie for first, followed by the "B" 4+ in third. MSU's "B" 4+ was fourth followed by both the "A" and "B" Pairs from Louisville.
"With this first day of racing, the most important thing for us was to work out some kinks and get back in the racing mode," said U of L rowing head coach Richard Ruggieri. "We've got a younger team and they've been training very well so far. Overall, I think we did gain some ground today and showed some improvement."
Up next, the U of L rowing team will compete at the Head of the Licking Regatta on Sept. 24 in Cincinnati, Ohio
