Women's Rowing Prepares for Big Ten Invitational

The UCLA women's rowing program will return to action this week at the Big Ten Invitational, set to take place April 19-20 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
 
The Bruins will race their three varsity eight crews and two varsity four boats on Friday, in morning and late afternoon sessions. Those five crews will also compete on Saturday morning in Sarasota on Saturday. The Big Ten Invitational's rowing website is available here.
 
In addition to UCLA, this year's field of competitors includes No. 5 Brown, No. 9 Michigan, No. 13 Rutgers, No. 14 Duke, No. 15 Tennessee, No. 16 Indiana, No. 17 Oregon State, Alabama (RV), Iowa (RV), Minnesota (RV), Notre Dame (RV), Clemson, Oklahoma, Southern Methodist University (SMU), UCF, and Wisconsin.
 
Twelve of the 16 teams in this year's field are either ranked in or receiving votes in the latest Pocock CRCA racing poll (top-20).
 
The races will be streamed live online (available here), and live results will also be available (here).

The Bruins head to the Big Ten Invitational with seven individual boat race wins on the season, and were ranked as high as No. 19 in the country back in early April. 
 
UCLA won four races at the Lake Natoma Invitational on April 6. The second varsity eight crew picked up their second win in as many regatts, winning their in the morning session. The Bruins varsity four and second varsity four also earned wins in the morning, and the second varsity four also won their race in the afternoon session.

To kick off the spring slate the Bruins won three of five races in a tri-meet with USC and LMU to open the season back on March 23. UCLA's second varsity eight, varsity four, and second varsity four all picked up wins on senior day.

Friday's Racing Schedule (for UCLA), April 19
Start times are Pacific.
 
6:10 a.m. – Second Varsity Four (vs. Duke, Oregon State, Brown, Indiana)
6:20 a.m. – Varsity Four (vs. Duke, Oregon State, Brown, Indiana)
6:30 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight (vs. Duke, Oregon State, Brown, Indiana)
6:40 a.m. – Varsity Eight (vs. Duke, Oregon State, Brown, Indiana)
8:20 a.m. – Third Varsity Eight (vs. Duke, Oregon State, Indiana)
 
11:15 a.m. – Third Varsity Eight (vs. Clemson, Michigan, Duke, Iowa)
12:35 p.m. – Second Varsity Four (vs. Clemson, Michigan, Duke, Iowa)
12:45 p.m. – Varsity Four (vs. Clemson, Michigan, Duke, Iowa)
12:55 p.m. – Second Varsity Eight (vs. Clemson, Michigan, Duke, Iowa)
1:05 p.m. – Varsity Eight (vs. Clemson, Michigan, Duke, Iowa)
 
Saturday's Racing Schedule (for UCLA), April 20
Start times are Pacific.
 
7:00 a.m. – Second Varsity Four (vs. Oklahoma, Minnesota, Clemson, Michigan State)
7:10 a.m. – Varsity Four (vs. Oklahoma, Minnesota, Clemson, Michigan State)
7:20 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight (vs. Oklahoma, Minnesota, Clemson, Michigan State)
7:30 a.m. – Varsity Eight (vs. Oklahoma, Minnesota, Clemson, Michigan State)
8:30 a.m. – Third Varsity Eight (vs. Oklahoma, Minnesota, Michigan State)