
Cards Earn Five Race Wins at Head of the Eagle
October 23, 2007 | Rowing
Oct. 23, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The University of Louisville rowing team sent several crews to Eagle Creek Park on Saturday earning five race wins at the Head of the Eagle Regatta hosted by the Indianapolis Rowing Center.
The Cards opened the day with a win in the Open Novice 8+ final covering the course in a time of 16 minutes, 48.51 seconds, more than one minute ahead of second place Purdue.
U of L also earned wins in the Open 2- event with a time of 17:56.73 and the Open 4x event with a time of 16:02.97, and the Cards closed the day with wins in the Open 8+ final with a time of 14:47.76 and the Open 4+ final with a time of 16:36.04.
"This was a great way to start the fall season, and excellent preparation for both the novice and varsity squads heading into our next race," said Cards' novice head coach Andrea Buch.
The Cards will next compete at the Head of the Chattahoochee Regatta on Nov. 3-4 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Head of the Eagle - Indianapolis, Ind.Saturday Results
Open Novice 8+ Final1 LOUISVILLE `A' 16:48.512 Purdue `E' 17:48.633 Purdue `D' 17:49.374 Purdue `B' 17:53.805 Purdue `A' 18:10.426 Illinois 18:26.997 Xavier `A' 18:32.798 Butler 18:40.169 Purdue `C' 18:41.1910 LOUISVILLE `B' 18:53.8911 Chicago 22:31.0312 Xavier `B' 51:22.00
Open 2- Final1 LOUISVILLE `A' 17:56.732 LOUISVILLE `B' 18:07.373 LOUISVILLE `C' 18:34.114 LOUISVILLE `D' 18:54.05
Open 4x Final1 LOUISVILLE 16:02.97
Open 8+ Final1 LOUISVILLE `A' 14:47.762 LOUISVILLE `B' 15:23.153 Chicago 21:42.97
Open 4+ Final1 LOUISVILLE `B' 16:36.042 LOUISVILLE `A' 16:45.683 LOUISVILLE `C' 17:27.794 Indianapolis 17:51.955 Xavier 18:56.246 Chicago 19:03.38