Sarasota 2K Featuring Benderson Cups This Weekend

The Sarasota 2K regatta brings together 34 top collegiate rowing programs at Nathan Benderson Park, home of the 2017 and 2028 World Rowing Championships, Friday through Sunday, March 27-29.

Men’s racing starts on Friday, when Washington will face Harvard and Stanford in a double-dual regatta for the Bolles Cup and Andrea and Everett Peter Paup Cup, competing in four race categories (first, second, third, and fourth varsity eights). On Saturday, crews will race in the Sarasota Invitational, with the Benderson Cup on the line, including Brown, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and Northeastern. All six programs are ranked in the top 20 of the Rowing News Rankings.

The women’s field features 19 NCAA Division I teams: No. 14 UCF, No. 15 Dartmouth, No. 18 Miami, No. 20 UNC, Albany, Boston College, Drexel, High Point University, Iowa, Jacksonville University, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Michigan State, Old Dominion University, SMU, Tulsa, UMass, and West Virginia.

“We are always excited to race at Sarasota and going against four ranked teams will be a good measuring stick of where we need to improve throughout the rest of the season,” said Iowa head coach Jeff Garbutt. “It should be a great weekend of racing! Go Hawks!”

Women’s NCAA Division I schools like Michigan State race their NCAA boats—first varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity coxed four—as well as their Big 10 boats—a third varsity eight comprised of novice and frosh athletes and a second varsity coxed four.

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