Sarasota, Fla. – The University of Iowa rowing team finished up the weekend at the Big Ten Invitational on Saturday at Nathan Benderson Park.

Iowa raced in the 1V8, 2V8, 3V8, 4V8, 1V4, 2V4, and 3V4 against Alabama, Clemson, No. 9 Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Notre Dame, UCF and Wisconsin.

The Hawkeyes started off the day strong with the 2V4 clinching first place by a time of 4.56 seconds and ended the day with two first place finishes coming from the 3V4 and 4V8. The three victories were a single day high for Iowa.

Iowa will be back in action on April 26 for the Lake Wheeler Invitational in Raleigh, NC.

QUOTING HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT

“Day two was a really strong day for the Hawks. We had wins in our 2V4, 3V4, and 4V8 and a really strong second place by our 3V8. In addition, we had some really solid racing from our NCAA boat classes to illustrate the depth of our roster. All crews, once again, accepted the challenge and raced with enthusiasm. This level of competition was something we need to grow as racers and being able to have this level of racing can’t be duplicated in the practice setting. Lessons were, once again, learned as we move into the final stretch of the season. On to Lake Wheeler, I can’t wait to see how we respond next weekend. Go Hawks!”

 QUOTING SENIOR KEN STREVELER

“We leveled up as a team to good competition and raced hard to find some more speed this weekend. Super excited to keep on finding new gears in these next few weeks of great competitors.”

QUOTING JUNIOR ABBY THOMS

“I think we made a lot of good progress in every single race inching forward for Big Tens. We know how to push ourselves now for the rest of the season in preparation for May 19.”

QUOTING FRESHMAN ASHLEY OWEN

“This weekend as a team we attacked our competition with confidence and strength. As we move forward we are all ready to put in more work before for our next races!”