Rowing Earns Four Race Wins at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational

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Rowing Earns Four Race Wins at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational

March 17, 2013 | Rowing

March 17, 2013

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Highlighted by four wins on Saturday afternoon, the Louisville rowing team concluded a busy weekend on Sunday with the final day of racing at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational at Melton Hill Lake.

The event, co-hosted by the Cardinals and the Oak Ridge Rowing Association, included morning and afternoon races on Saturday and morning races on Sunday. The regatta, which capped the Cardinals' spring break week of training in Oak Ridge, featured races with varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, second varsity four, third varsity four and novice eight crews across the 2,000-meter course.

"It was a great week of training. We have a solid and focused group this year," said Louisville assistant coach Sarah Zelenka. "The racing was exciting. It was good to test our speed early on against teams who consistently perform at a high level and a good predictor for the spring season ahead."

Louisville opened the weekend dropping a set of races to reigning NCAA champion Virginia while finishing ahead of West Virginia on Saturday morning. On Saturday afternoon, the Cardinals earned wins over Duke and Eastern Michigan in multiple events. UofL closed the weekend on Sunday morning dropping races to reigning BIG EAST champion and 2012 NCAA qualifier Notre Dame while also earning multiple finishes ahead of Miami.

Up next, the Cardinals will have a week away from competition before returning to Oak Ridge to compete against Tennessee on Saturday, March 30.

2013 Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational Results
Saturday, March 16 (Morning Races)
Varsity 8+
1. Virginia, 6:32.10
2. LOUISVILLE, 6:39.67
3. West Virginia, 7:05.50

Varsity 4+
1. Virginia, 7:39.60
2. LOUISVILLE, 7:41.90
3. West Virginia, 8:26.80

Novice 8+
1. Virginia (A), 7:16.90
2. Virginia (B), 7:25.33
3. LOUISVILLE, 7:34.31

2nd Varsity 8+
1. Virginia, 5:58.00
2. LOUISVILLE, +20.0 seconds
3. West Virginia, +33.0 seconds

2nd Varsity 4+
1. Virginia, 7:50.20
2. LOUISVILLE, 8:09.70
3. West Virginia, 8:40.40

3rd Varsity 4+
1. Virginia, 7:55.60
2. LOUISVILLE, 8:39.90
3. West Virginia, 8:49.70

Saturday, March 16 (Afternoon Races)
Varsity 8+
1. LOUISVILLE, 6:37.20
2. Duke, 6:44.40
3. Eastern Michigan, 7:25.90

Varsity 4+
1. LOUISVILLE, 7:34.20
2. Duke, 7:38.20
3. Eastern Michigan, 8:54.90

Novice 8+
1. LOUISVILLE, 7:31.20
2. Duke, 8:02.60

2nd Varsity 8+
1. LOUISVILLE, 6:54.60
2. Duke, 6:56.20
3. Eastern Michigan, 7:56.50

2nd Varsity 4+
1. Duke, 8:00.90
2. LOUISVILLE, 8:24.97

3rd Varsity 4+
1. Duke, 8:12.10
2. LOUISVILLE, 8:43.38

Sunday, March 17
Varsity 8+
1. Notre Dame, 6:39.50
2. LOUISVILLE, 6:43.17
3. Miami (Fla.), 6:50.84