Clemson Women’s Rowing to Host ACC Championships Saturday

April 22, 2011

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CLEMSON, SC – The #14 Clemson women’s rowing team will play host to the 2011 ACC Rowing Championships on Saturday morning. The four races will take place on Clemson’s home course on Lake Hartwell.

“Our team is looking forward to the challenges of racing tough competition tomorrow at the ACC Rowing Championships,” said Clemson head coach Robbie Tenenbaum. “Our training has been going well, and we are thrilled that we get to race at home this weekend.”

The Tigers are the two-seed in each of the races (Varsity 8+, Second Varsity 8+, Varsity 4+ and Novice 8+) behind reigning ACC Champion and fifth-ranked Virginia. Clemson will be in lane four for each race, with the Varsity 4+ beginning at 9:00 AM, followed by the Novice 8+ (9:20 AM), the Second Varsity 8+ (9:40 AM) and the First Varsity 8+ at 10:00 AM.

Clemson won the conference title in 2009 in Oak Ridge, TN, and Virginia captured the 2010 ACC title at Lake Hartwell. Saturday marks the ninth time in the 12-year history of the ACC Rowing Championships that the event is being held in Clemson.

Seeding and Lane Assignments:

Varsity 4+ – 9:00 AM

Event Record – Virginia, 2010, 7:08.1 2010 Champion – Virginia, 7:08.1 Fastest 2011 Time – Virginia, 7:19.0, 4-17-11

Lane 1 (Seed #5) – North Carolina Lane 2 (Seed #3) – Duke Lane 3 (Seed #1) – Virginia Lane 4 (Seed #2) – Clemson Lane 5 (Seed #4) – Boston College Lane 6 (Seed #6) – Miami

Novice 8+ – 9:20 AM

Event Record – Clemson, 2008, 6:46.3 2010 Champion – Virginia, 6:49.4 Fastest 2011 Time – Boston College, 6:56.1, 4-2-11

Lane 1 (Seed #5) – Boston College Lane 2 (Seed #3) – North Carolina Lane 3 (Seed #1) – Virginia Lane 4 (Seed #2) – Clemson Lane 5 (Seed #4) – Duke Lane 6 (Seed #6) – Open

Second Varsity 8+ – 9:40 AM

Event Record – Virginia, 2007, 6:28.1 2010 Champion – Virginia, 6:59.4 Fastest 2011 Time – Virginia, 6:29.2, 4-17-11

Lane 1 (Seed #5) – Boston College Lane 2 (Seed #3) – Duke Lane 3 (Seed #1) – Virginia Lane 4 (Seed #2) – Clemson Lane 5 (Seed #4) – Miami Lane 6 (Seed #6) – North Carolina

First Varsity 8+ – 10:00 AM

Event Record – Virginia, 2008, 6:22.0 2010 Champion – Virginia, 6:34.2 Fastest 2011 Time – Clemson, 6:25.0, 4-17-11

Lane 1 (Seed #5) – Boston College Lane 2 (Seed #3) – Duke Lane 3 (Seed #1) – Virginia Lane 4 (Seed #2) – Clemson Lane 5 (Seed #4) – Miami Lane 6 (Seed #6) – North Carolina

Weekly Top-20 Poll Released

The Tigers dropped to 14th in this week’s Division I rankings after going 2-1 in races against top-20 foes Texas, Southern California, and UCLA last weekend.

Women’s NCAA Division I RankingsTeam (1st-Place Votes), Total Votes – Previous Week 1. Princeton University (9), 432 – 1 2. Stanford University (8), 430 – 5 3. University of Southern California (5), 424 – 3 4. University of California (2), 422 – 4 5. University of Virginia (1), 416 – 2 6. Brown University, 347 – 6 7. Michigan State University, 318 – 8 8. Yale University, 309 – 11 9. University of Washington, 292 – 7 10. Cornell University, 226 – 12 11. The Ohio State University, 225 – 10 12. University of Wisconsin, 218 – 9 13. University of Texas, 188 – 1814. Clemson University, 177 – 13 15. University of Michigan, 137 – 14 16. Harvard University, 132 – 16 17t. University of California at Los Angeles, 115 – 17 17t. Washington State University, 115 – 15 19. University of Tennessee, 85 – NR 20. University of Notre Dame, 70 – NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Dartmouth College 48, University of Pennsylvania 38, University of Minnesota 31, University of Oklahoma 31, University of Louisville 11, Northeastern University 5, Indiana University 4, Oregon State University 3, and University of Iowa 1.