IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa rowing team’s schedule has officially been set for the 2023-24 academic year. The Hawkeyes will start off their season on-campus at the Beckwith Boathouse on Oct. 7 in a scrimmage against the Drake Bulldogs at 8 a.m. (CT).

The Hawkeyes compete in a total of 12 competitions throughout the fall and spring seasons. Iowa comes into this year with 14 seniors and 11 juniors.

The Hawkeyes finished 20th in the CRCA Pocock Final Poll for the first time since 2019 a season ago and tallied 17 outright victories. Iowa spent four weeks in the top-20 which was also the best since 2021.

The Hawkeyes look to build off last season’s fifth place finish at the Big Ten Championships for the second consecutive season earning 90 points, 15 more points from the previous year.

Oct. 7                    Drake (Scrimmage)                                          Iowa City, Iowa
Oct. 13-14          Indiana & Wisconsin (Scrimmage)             Bloomington, Ind.
Nov. 4                   Princeton Chase                                                Princeton, N.J.
Feb. 9-10             Central Florida                                                   Orlando, Fla.
March 16-17      SMU (Scrimmage)                                            Waco, Texas
March 29-30      Sunshine State Invite                                      Sarasota, Fla.
April 13                Kansas & Kansas State                                    Lawrence, Kan.
April 19-20         Big Ten Invitational                                          Sarasota, Fla.
April 26-27         Duke & North Carolina                                   Lake Wheeler, N.C.
May 4                    Drake (Exhibition)                                            Iowa City, Iowa
May 18-19          Big Ten Championship                                    Devil’s Lake, Wis.
May 31-June 2   NCAA Championships                                    Harsha Lake, Ohio