UVA Opens Spring Season at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite
| Virginia at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational | |
| Date | March 11-12, 2017 |
| Location | Oak Ridge, Tenn. |
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March 10, 2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia rowing team opens the 2017 spring season on Saturday-Sunday (March 11-12) at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The two-day event will feature morning and afternoon racing on Saturday as well as morning racing on Sunday. Racing on the 2,000-meter course at the Melton Lake Rowing Venue is slated to begin at 9:14 a.m., ET each day, while Saturday’s afternoon session is slated to begin at 3:10 p.m.
Real-time results for the event will be provided through the Louisville rowing twitter account (@UofLRowing), while final results at the end of each day will be published on hearnow.com and VirginiaSports.com.
The Cavaliers will have six crews competing in three sessions over the two days. On Saturday morning, UVA boats will race against Michigan State, Notre Dame, West Virginia and Clemson. On Saturday afternoon, the Cavaliers will race Miami, Louisville, Tulsa and Louisville. On Sunday, Virginia will compete against Tennessee, Michigan, Michigan State and Clemson. UVA won 17 of 18 races during the two-day event to start the 2016 season.