University of Tennessee Athletics
Tennessee To Host 2017 Big 12 Rowing Championship
May 10, 2017 | Rowing
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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. -- Tennessee will host the 2017 Big 12 Rowing Championship on Saturday and Sunday at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Events will begin at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday and 9 a.m. ET on Sunday morning.
This will be the final collegiate regatta for four Tennessee seniors: Chandler Frumin (Dallax, Texas), Natalie Tavares (Fonthill, Ontario, Canada), Taylor Upson (Winter Garden, Fla.), and Jesselyn Voysey (Yorba Linda, Cali.).
The winner of the two-day championship event will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Rowing Championship which takes place in West Windsor, N.J. on May 27-May 29. In addition to Tennessee, the Big 12 Championship will feature No. 3 Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Kansas State, West Virginia, Old Dominion and Alabama.
Admission is free for the entire regatta. Live video and results of the championship will be available at the Big 12 Conference Championship Central page or at the links above.
FORMAT
The eight teams will be divided into two four-team heats for a 2000m sprint race on Saturday. The top three finishers in each heat will advance to the Grand Final on Sunday morning. The fourth place finisher from each heat will compete in the Petite Final on Sunday.
Three events will be scored to determine the automatic qualifier from the Big 12 Conference. The most points will be awarded for the results in the first varsity eight followed by the second varsity eight and the first varsity four.
THREE IN A ROW
This marks the third straight season that the Vols will host the Big 12 Championship after joining the conference for rowing in 2015. In the 2016 championship, Tennessee took third place overall behind Texas and Oklahoma.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 13
2:00 p.m. - First Eight Heat 1
2:15 p.m. - First Eight Heat 2
2:30 p.m. - Second Eight Heat 1
2:45 p.m. - Second Eight Heat 2
3:00 p.m. - First Four Heat 1
3:15 p.m. - First Four Heat 2
3:30 p.m. - Second Four Heat 1
3:45 p.m. - Second Four Heat 2
4:00 p.m. - Third Eight Heat 1
4:15 p.m. - Third Eight Heat 2
4:30 p.m. - Third Four Exhibition
Sunday, May 14
9:00 a.m. - Third Eight Petite Final
9:15 a.m. - Third Eight Grand Final
9:40 a.m. - Second Four Petite Final
9:45 a.m. - Second Four Grand Final
10:00 a.m. - First Four Petite Final
10:15 a.m. - First Four Grand Final
10:30 a.m. - Second Eight Petite Final
10:45 a.m. - Second Eight Grand Final
11:00 a.m. - First Eight Petite Final
11:15 a.m. - First Eight Grand Final
Noon - Awards Ceremony
