WHO:
California, Stanford, USC, Washington and Washington State
WHAT/WHERE:
2011 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships
Lake Natoma, Gold River, Calif.
WHEN:
Friday, May 27 - Sunday, May 29
In the regular season, No. 2 California won three out of four races, including a half-second victory over Stanford in the varsity eight, to capture its fourth-straight Pac-10 title. The Golden Bears, which finished second at the 2010 NCAA Championships, won the team title in 2005 and 2006. No. 4 Stanford, the Pac-10 runner-up, is participating in the NCAA Championships as a team for the third-straight year. The Cardinal captured the NCAA title in 2009, the most recent Pac-10 school to do so. No. 5 USC finished third at the conference championships and is making its fifth team appearance at NCAAs. The Trojans’ three-consecutive team appearances are the first in program history. With its 15th-straight bid, No. 9 Washington is one of three programs to make the NCAA Championships each year since its inception in 1997. The squad placed fourth at the Pac-10 Championships. The Huskies were the first Pac-10 team to win an NCAA team title, taking the inaugural championship in 1997 before winning again in 1998 and 2001. No. 11 Washington State, fifth-place finishers at Pac-10s and the host for the NCAA Championships, will make its sixth overall and second-straight team appearance.
SCHEDULE:
Friday, May 27
8:30 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Heat 1: Princeton, Virginia, Michigan State, Michigan, Washington
8:45 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Heat 2: California, Brown, Clemson, Dartmouth, Yale
9:00 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Heat 3: Stanford, USC, Washington State, Ohio State, Harvard, Wisconsin
9:15 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Heat 1: Princeton, Brown, Ohio State, Clemson, Michigan
9:30 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Heat 2: Stanford, Yale, Dartmouth, USC, Washington
9:45 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Heat 3: Virginia, California, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Washington State, Harvard
10:00 a.m. PT: Varsity Four Heat 1: California, Ohio State, Princeton, Clemson, Michigan State
10:15 a.m. PT: Varsity Four Heat 2: Washington, Wisconsin, Washington State, Yale, Harvard
10:30 a.m. PT: Varsity Four Heat 3: USC, Virginia, Michigan, Brown, Stanford, Dartmouth
3:30 p.m. PT: Varsity Eight Repecharge
3:45 p.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Repecharge
4:00 p.m. PT: Varsity Four Repecharge
Saturday, May 28
9:00 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Semifinals
9:15 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Semifinals
9:30 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Semifinals
9:45 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Semifinals
10:00 a.m. PT: Varsity Four Semifinals
10:15 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Four Semifinals
Sunday, May 29
9:45 a.m. PT: Varsity Fours Third Level (Places 13-16)
10:00 a.m. PT: Varsity Fours Petite Final (Places 7-12)
10:15 a.m. PT: Varsity Fours Grand Final (Places 1-6)
10:30 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Third Level (Places 13-16)
10:45 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Petite Final (Places 7-12)
11:00 a.m. PT: Second Varsity Eight Grand Final (Places 1-6)
11:15 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Third Level (Places 13-16)
11:30 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Petite Final (Places 7-12)
11:45 a.m. PT: Varsity Eight Grand Final (Places 1-6)