UCF Releases Spring Schedule
The spring season is beginning to come into focus as UCF releases its spring schedule. Two races stand out - an April 7th race in Boston against Radcliffe, MIT, and Princeton and the Windermere Classic the following weekend on April 14th. Things tend to solidify closer to the season as other online schedules disagree with UCF's, but given that UCF has put out a press release, I'll assume they have the best information.
This is good racing for UCF as it gives them a couple of early opportunities to see their main competition before IRAs, with enough time in between to make some changes if need be. With this announcement too, it looks like Windermere may become the new Knecht Cup. At one time I thought Villanova might change the Knecht date but with Easter on April 8th and the A10 championships on April 21st, I'd say it's pretty much set. I wish UCF would also head north to Dad Vails since there aren't a lot of lightweights racing in the South/Central Regionals the same weekend. Nonetheless, you've got to hand it to the Golden Knights, they're going on the attack.
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This is good racing for UCF as it gives them a couple of early opportunities to see their main competition before IRAs, with enough time in between to make some changes if need be. With this announcement too, it looks like Windermere may become the new Knecht Cup. At one time I thought Villanova might change the Knecht date but with Easter on April 8th and the A10 championships on April 21st, I'd say it's pretty much set. I wish UCF would also head north to Dad Vails since there aren't a lot of lightweights racing in the South/Central Regionals the same weekend. Nonetheless, you've got to hand it to the Golden Knights, they're going on the attack.
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3 comments:
these races mean little since their best rowers will compete in their 1v and 2v htwt. boats until that racing season is complete......
ps... JW do you think this practice is good for lightweight womens rowing as a whole?
Yes, our best lightweights are rowing in our V8 and JV8. However, that doesn't mean those races mean nothing.
That's true.. just because the best rowers aren't in the boat doesn't mean that the races aren't important. Plus, since everyone knows that UCF puts the heavyweight priority first, this could be the lightweights currently in the lwt8 their time to shine. Last year at Knecht Cup, UCF didn't have their IRA lineup and still did very well with what they had.
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