UVA Rowing Returns to Action at the Princeton Chase

Oct. 27, 2017

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia rowing team travels to Princeton, N.J., on Sunday (Oct. 29) to compete in the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie.

The Cavaliers will have five boats competing in the Varsity Eights race, which is scheduled for 10 a.m.

The Princeton Chase is a headrace competed along a 2.75-mile course on Lake Carnegie and features many of the top collegiate programs on the East Coast.

The Cavaliers placed second at the Princeton Chase last season and have taken top honors at the event in four of the last six seasons.

At the Head of the Charles on Oct. 22 in Boston, a pair of UVA Varsity Eight boats placed fourth and 15th, respectively, among collegiate boats in the Championship Eights.

Virginia concludes its fall season by hosting the Rivanna Romp on the Rivanna Reservoir in Earlysville, Va., on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m.