@CanesRowing Announces Spring Schedule
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — University of Miami head rowing coach Dave Sanderson announced the Hurricanes’ 2016 spring schedule.
The Canes will compete in five regattas beginning in March and are set to scrimmage against Barry University, UConn and Louisville leading up to the start of the season in March. The courses on the 2016 Hurricanes rowing schedule should be familiar to the Canes as Miami competed on all five during the 2015 season.
“I’m excited about the scrimmages we have early on and to return to San Diego and to the Knecht Cup,” Sanderson said. “I am also looking forward to having a home event against UCF at the end of April. I think it will be great for our team and for our fans. And obviously ACCs is our main goal. We want to row our best at ACCs and will be working the whole year for that.”
Miami will have its first official racing action of the spring on March 19 as the Hurricanes will race against Columbia and FIT at Canal 54 in Fellsmere, Fla., as part of the Governor’s Cup. A year ago, the Canes had five boats racing on Canal 54.
The Hurricanes will travel to California in early April to compete at the San Diego Crew Classic on April 2-3. Miami had the 1V8+ and Novice 8+ boats compete in the Grand Final in their respective divisions in 2015. The Novice 8 placed third, while the 1V8+ finished sixth in San Diego.
Miami will also travel to Mercer County, N.J., to compete in the Knecht Cup on April 9-10. The Canes won third level finals in both the 1V8+ and 2V8+ divisions at least year’s Knecht Cup.
The Canes will host UCF on April 23 in the lone home event of the 2016 season. In addition to racing against the Knight, Miami seniors Sarah Aschebrock, Caitlin Lowe, Hannah Nielsen, Joletta Silva, Caitlin White-Parsons, Alison Whitty and Gigi Williamson will race on their home course for the final time.
The Hurricanes will close out the 2016 spring season at the ACC Championships on May 13-14 in Clemson, S.C. A year ago, Miami placed ninth at the ACC Rowing Championships and they look to build off that experience in 2016.
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