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Alabama Rowing to Race Dayton Saturday, Celebrate Senior Day and Power of Pink
3/24/2017 11:52:00 AM | Rowing
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama rowing is set to host its final home regatta of the 2017 spring season on Saturday, welcoming Dayton as the Crimson Tide and Flyers will compete on the Black Warrior River beginning at 8 a.m. CT.
"We'd like to see some of the cadences and speed that we'll need once we start competing in the bigger regattas in April," UA head coach Larry Davis said. "I want to see them execute at a racing pace in a competitive situation. I know they can do it, we've done it in practice, but I want to see them do it in against another team in a competitive environment."
Projected inclement weather moved the start time up an hour from what was originally scheduled, with the first set of races now set to start at 8 a.m. CT. The Varsity 4+ will kick things off at 8 a.m., followed by the Second Varsity 8+ at 8:15 and the First Varsity 8+ at 8:30. Those three races will be at the standard 2,000-meter length, while the ensuing two races for each boat will only be run at 1,000 meters. In total, each boat will compete three times, once at 2,000 meters and twice at 1,000 meters. Dayton will have one crew in each event while Alabama will race two crews in both the Varsity 4+ and First Varsity 8+ and four in the Second Varsity 8+.
Saturday will serve as the team's annual Power of Pink event, which raises awareness of breast cancer research and honors those who have battled the disease. The Tide will also be honoring its seven seniors in their final home meet: Abby Marks (Germantown, Wis.), Dani Mazer (Woodbridge, Va.), Rebecca McGinn (New City, N.Y.), Jennifer Parker (Roswell, Ga.), Allie Pospisil (Geneva, Ill.), Katie Scott (Indianapolis, Ind.) and Gabby Sprio (Racine, Wis.).
Alabama will continue its spring season next weekend in Sarasota, Fla., at the Sarasota Invitational starting Friday, March 31 and concluding Saturday, April 1.
Race Schedule – Alabama vs. Dayton – Saturday, March 25
Race #1 – 2,000 meters
8:00 – Varsity 4+
8:15 – Second Varsity 8+
8:30 – First Varsity 8+
Race #2 – 1,000 meters
8:40 – Varsity 4+
8:50 – Second Varsity 8+
9:00 – First Varsity 8+
Race #3 – 1,000 meters
9:10 – Varsity 4+
9:20 – Second Varsity 8+
9:30 – First Varsity 8+
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