The Washington men’s rowing team won both of its races Saturday morning at the annual Husky Open, held on Montlake Cut. The two men’s college races in which the UW crews competed were the first two events of a long slate of juniors and masters races.
The No. 3-ranked Washington women’s rowing team earned a place in the final of all five of its events, based on results of heats and preliminary races at the annual San Diego Crew Classic. Washington’s five crews – the first, second and third varsity eights; varsity four; and novice eight – will all compete for trophies on Sunday on Mission Bay.
The Washington men’s rowing team will host the annual Husky Open this Saturday, April 6, on Montlake Cut. The Husky Open, which gets underway at 8:15 a.m., features a total of 33 races for collegiate crews, juniors and masters.
The Washington women’s rowing team heads south to the San Diego Crew Classic this Saturday and Sunday, April 6-7. Washington, ranked No. 2 in the most recent Pocock CRCA poll, will send its “Pac-12 lineup” of crews, meaning the same five boat categories that will compete at Pac-12 Championships later this season.
The No. 3-ranked Washington men’s rowing team earned the Benderson Cup with wins in three of four races Saturday morning at the IRA Sarasota Invitational. The Huskies won the second, third and fourth varsity eights races, but were edged out of first by Harvard in the varsity eight race.
The No. 3-ranked Washington men’s rowing team won both of its races Friday at the IRA Sarasota Invitational, beating crews from No. 5 Harvard and No. 8 Stanford on the first day of the two-day regatta at Nathan Benderson Park.
The Washington men’s rowing team faces its first major challenge of the 2024 season this Friday and Saturday when the Huskies race at the IRA Sarasota Invitational in Florida.
The fifth-year women and the senior men won the marquee races as the UW Rowing program got the 2024 spring season underway with the 123rd annual Class Day Regatta Saturday on sun-soaked Montlake Cut.
Saturday, the Washington program will get the 2024 season underway with the Huskies’ annual tradition: Class Day. The legacy of Class Day goes back to the earliest days of the UW Rowing program, and gives fans and supporters their first look at the newest group of oarsmen and coxswains.
When the 2024 racing season gets underway Saturday at the 123rd annual Class Day Regatta, the UW women’s team will introduce an uncommonly large group of newcomers to the fans lining Montlake Cut.