Lake Wheeler Invite on the Horizon

THIS WEEK
College of Iowa rowing is about to journey to Raleigh, North Carolina on April 21-22, for the Lake Wheeler Invite. The invitational will likely be out there for streaming on the ACC Community via ESPN+.

EVENT SCHEDULE
*All instances Central
Friday:
AM – 9:12 – 3V8 | 9:48 – 2V4 | 10:24 – V4 | 11:00 – 2V8 | 11:36 – V8
PM – 2:12 – 3V8 | 2:48 -2V4 | 3:24 – V4 | 4:00 – 2V8 | 4:36 – V8
Saturday:
AM – 8:12 – 3V8 | 8:48 – 2V4 | 9:24 – V4 | 10:00 – 2V8 | 10:36 – V8

ABOUT THE HAWKEYES
• Juniors Emma Dabinett and Abbey Klostermann enter the 2023 season after receiving first and second staff all-Huge Ten honors within the 2022 season.
• Iowa’s Varsity Eight earned B1G Boat of the Week on April 18, 2023, after a sweep in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas.
• Iowa recorded a program-high 4 Huge Ten Boat of the Week honors throughout the 2022 championship season.
• The Hawkeye’s positioned fifth on the 2022 Huge Ten Championships – this system’s greatest end since 2019.
• Junior Hailey Mercuri represented her residence nation of Canada within the U23 World Rowing Championships throughout July in Varese, Italy.
• Senior Molly Rygh was a Huge Ten Sportsmanship Honoree recipient on the 2022 Huge Ten Championships.
• Iowa’s roster represents a complete of six international locations and 9 states, together with 39 athletes from Iowa.
• Iowa’s teaching workers consists of Affiliate Head Coach Megan Fitzpatrick, and Assistant Coaches Katie Thurstin and Lowell McNicholas.

CLIMBING THE RANKS
Iowa was tabbed nineteenth within the newest version of the CRCA Pocock Ballot, for the second consecutive week. It marks the primary time since 2021, the Hawkeyes have been marked as Prime-20 program in back-to-back polls.

LAST TIME OUT: B1G/B12 DOUBLE DUAL
Iowa’s gave its competitors all it might deal with in Kansas Metropolis, Kansas final weekend. The Hawkeyes gained six of the seven occasions within the Huge Ten/Huge 12 Double Twin in opposition to Kansas, Oklahoma, and Minnesota.

THE FIELD
The Hawkeyes will face one other high-level pool of opponents in RV Alabama, Boston Faculty, RV Boston College, RV Clemson, No. 14 Duke, Georgetown, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, Navy, North Carolina, Oklahoma, No. 8 Penn, No. 9 Syracuse, RV Tennessee, UCF, and Washington State.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT
“We’re excited to compete on the Lake Wheeler Invite. Attending to race two extra Prime 10 groups this week will likely be one other nice take a look at to see how we’ve progressed as squad this spring. Our staff is prepared and enhancing as we start our closing push in the direction of the Huge Ten Championship. Go Hawks!”

FOLLOW THE HAWKEYES
Followers can observe the Iowa rowing program on social media through Instagram (@iowa_rowing) and Fb (iowawomensrowing) with stay updates on Twitter (@iowarowing).