SARASOTA, Fla. – The University of Iowa rowing team competed in the Sunshine State Invite on Friday at Nathan Benderson Park.

The Hawkeyes competed in the 1V8, 2V8, 3V8, 1V4, and 2V4 in heats of 1-km sprints. The field consisted of Miami, Louisville, UCF, Michigan State, UNC, Kansas, Kansas State, Jacksonville, UMass, Old Dominion, West Virginia, and Stetson.

Iowa’s top placements of the day came from the 1V8, placing 1^st by 1.49 seconds, 3V8, placing 1^st by 2.57 seconds, and 2V4, placing 1^st by 4.37 seconds. All of Iowa’s boats from today’s competition advanced to the A-4 Finals Saturday morning.

Hawkeyes will return to action tomorrow morning beginning at 7:30 a.m. (CT) to compete in the finals. Fans can watch live at http://rhstv.com or follow along live at https://www.firarowing.org.