Rowing Completes First Session at Lake Wheeler

CARY, N.C. -- The University of Louisville rowing team has completed the morning session at the Lake Wheeler Invitational.

UofL's 3V8 boat stroked to a third place finish in its heat with a time of 7:00.300. The V4 boat crossed the finish sixth with a time of 7:58.073. The 2V8 boat clocked in at 6:44.895 for fourth place and the V8 boat was fifth, posting a 6:35.863.

Action resumes at 3 p.m. on Lake Wheeler.

Eighteen total teams are competing at Lake Wheeler, including seven ACC programs – Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Syracuse, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina – as well as Boston University, Alabama, Central Florida, Georgetown, Kansas, Iowa, Navy, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington State and Penn. The regatta is hosted by UNC and Duke.

The Pocock Lake Wheeler Invitational Cup will be awarded to the team with the greatest number of points. The following guidelines are how teams accumulate points.

Varsity Eight boats will receive 12, 8, or 4 points for first, second and third. Second Varsity Eight will be awarded 9, 6, or 3 for first, second and third. Varsity Fours will earn 6, 4, or 2 points first, second and third. Second Varsity Fours will earn 3, 2, 1 points and Third Varsity Eight will earn 3, 2, 1 points for first, second and third.

All ACC boat racing categories (V8, 2V8, V4, 2V4, 3V8) can score points for their team. A team that enters any additional boats (ex: 3V4 in the 2V4 race) cannot score points for their team. To earn points, the boats must finish top three in their heat.

MORNING SESSION RESULTS
3V8
1             Syracuse                             06:44.486
2             Tennessee                          06:50.004
3             Louisville                            07:00.300
4             Oklahoma                          07:03.746
5             Georgetown                      07:23.002

V4
1             Syracuse                             07:13.793
2             Tennessee                          07:22.037
3             Boston                               7:24.957
4             Georgetown                      07:33.207
5             Oklahoma                          07:35.181
6             Louisville                            07:58.073

2V8
1             Tennessee                          06:27.189
2             Syracuse                             06:31.789
3             Boston                               06:36.265
4             Louisville                            06:44.895
5             Oklahoma                          06:50.595
6             Georgetown                      06:55.811

V8
1             Syracuse                             06:19.045
2             Boston                               06:30.745
3             Oklahoma                          06:33.091
4             Tennessee                          06:34.743
5             Louisville                            06:35.863
6             Georgetown                      06:46.069

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