University of Tennessee Athletics

Race Central: Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite
March 17, 2023 | Rowing
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Kicking off the 2023 season, Tennessee rowing competes on its home course at Melton Hill Lake for the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite on Saturday and Sunday.
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The Lady Vols, who were ranked 19th in the final Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll last season, will join the host team Louisville and eight other squads to make up the stacked field at the regatta. Tennessee as well as No. 5 Yale, No. 16 Duke and No. 18 Indiana are the only teams who were ranked at the end of last year, while Alabama, Clemson, Navy, Notre Dame and Wisconsin were all receiving votes in the poll.Â
Competition will open on Saturday with a morning session from 9:14 a.m. ET followed by an afternoon session from 3 p.m. The regatta will conclude on Sunday morning with an 8:30 a.m. session. Here's Tennessee's race schedule for the weekend:
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Schedule
Saturday Morning Session
9:54 a.m. – 4V8 (vs. Wisconsin / Indiana)
10:02 a.m. – 3V4 (vs. Duke / Indiana)
10:26 a.m. – 3V8 (vs. Wisconsin / Clemson)
10:34 a.m. – 1V8 (vs. #5 Yale / RV Clemson)
10:42 a.m. – 1V4 (vs. #5 Yale / RV Clemson)
10:50 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. #5 Yale / RV Clemson / Wisconsin LW)
10:58 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Yale / Clemson)
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Saturday Afternoon Session
3:42 p.m. – 3V4 (vs. Clemson / Notre Dame)
3:58 p.m. – 3V8 (vs. Alabama / Wisconsin / Wisconsin LW)
4:06 p.m. – 1V8 (vs. RV Alabama / RV Wisconsin / Wisconsin LW)
4:14 p.m. – 1V4 (vs. RV Alabama / RV Wisconsin)
4:22 p.m. – 2V8 (vs. RV Alabama / RV Wisconsin)
4:30 p.m. – 2V4 (vs. Alabama / Wisconsin)
4:38 p.m. – 4V8 (vs. Wisconsin / Indiana)
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Sunday Morning Session
9:14 a.m. – 4V8 (vs. Indiana / Wisconsin)
9:38 a.m. – 3V8 (vs. Duke / Wisconsin LW)
9:46 a.m. – 1V8 (#16 Duke / RV Louisville)
9:54 a.m. – 1V4 (#16 Duke / RV Louisville)
10:02 a.m. – 2V8 (#16 Duke / RV Louisville / Wisconsin LW)
10:10 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Duke / Louisville)
10:18 a.m. – 3V4 (vs. Clemson / Duke)
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Live results for the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite will be posted throughout the day on HereNOW.
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For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee rowing on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
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The Lady Vols, who were ranked 19th in the final Pocock CRCA Coaches Poll last season, will join the host team Louisville and eight other squads to make up the stacked field at the regatta. Tennessee as well as No. 5 Yale, No. 16 Duke and No. 18 Indiana are the only teams who were ranked at the end of last year, while Alabama, Clemson, Navy, Notre Dame and Wisconsin were all receiving votes in the poll.Â
Competition will open on Saturday with a morning session from 9:14 a.m. ET followed by an afternoon session from 3 p.m. The regatta will conclude on Sunday morning with an 8:30 a.m. session. Here's Tennessee's race schedule for the weekend:
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Schedule
Saturday Morning Session
9:54 a.m. – 4V8 (vs. Wisconsin / Indiana)
10:02 a.m. – 3V4 (vs. Duke / Indiana)
10:26 a.m. – 3V8 (vs. Wisconsin / Clemson)
10:34 a.m. – 1V8 (vs. #5 Yale / RV Clemson)
10:42 a.m. – 1V4 (vs. #5 Yale / RV Clemson)
10:50 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. #5 Yale / RV Clemson / Wisconsin LW)
10:58 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Yale / Clemson)
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Saturday Afternoon Session
3:42 p.m. – 3V4 (vs. Clemson / Notre Dame)
3:58 p.m. – 3V8 (vs. Alabama / Wisconsin / Wisconsin LW)
4:06 p.m. – 1V8 (vs. RV Alabama / RV Wisconsin / Wisconsin LW)
4:14 p.m. – 1V4 (vs. RV Alabama / RV Wisconsin)
4:22 p.m. – 2V8 (vs. RV Alabama / RV Wisconsin)
4:30 p.m. – 2V4 (vs. Alabama / Wisconsin)
4:38 p.m. – 4V8 (vs. Wisconsin / Indiana)
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Sunday Morning Session
9:14 a.m. – 4V8 (vs. Indiana / Wisconsin)
9:38 a.m. – 3V8 (vs. Duke / Wisconsin LW)
9:46 a.m. – 1V8 (#16 Duke / RV Louisville)
9:54 a.m. – 1V4 (#16 Duke / RV Louisville)
10:02 a.m. – 2V8 (#16 Duke / RV Louisville / Wisconsin LW)
10:10 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Duke / Louisville)
10:18 a.m. – 3V4 (vs. Clemson / Duke)
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Live results for the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite will be posted throughout the day on HereNOW.
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For the most up-to-date information about the program, follow Tennessee rowing on Twitter and Instagram and like us on Facebook.
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