ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After a week away from collegiate competition, the regular season picks back up for the Navy women's rowing team this Saturday morning with a tri-meet versus Columbia and Northeastern at Overpeck Park in Leonia, New Jersey. Perennial contenders for berths in the NCAA Championship regatta, the Mids (0-0), Lions (1-2) and Huskies (0-0) are all receiving votes in this week's CRCA Coaches Top-20 Poll. Slated for six races on Saturday, the third varsity four crews kick off the action at 10:06 a.m. before the first varsity eights conclude the regatta at 11:06 a.m.
The entire schedule of the regatta will consist of three eight-person races and three four-person races. The action will go off with the lower boats taking to the waters of Overpeck Park first. Starting in 12-minute increments, the third varsity fours and third varsity eights will race at 10:06 and 10:18 a.m., respectively. The second varsity fours will be next up at 10:30 a.m. The NCAA races will conclude the contest starting with the first varsity fours at 10:42 a.m. The second varsity eight and first varsity eight will be the last two events of the competitions and are slated for 10:54 and 11:06 a.m. starts, respectively.
Spectator Information
Located in Leonia, N.J., Overpeck County Park is an 811-acre county park in Bergen County, New Jersey, with major sections in Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park, and Teaneck, surrounding Overpeck Creek, a tributary of the Hackensack River. Spectators can enter the park from the Challenger Road entrance by following directions to the Overpeck County Park Amphitheatre. Note that parents/spectators will not be allowed on the side of the lake/park that the team will launch from. The map attached shows the spectator parking, spectator viewing, public restrooms, etc.
Most Recent Navy-Northeastern Matchup: April 3, 2021
Navy had a successful start to its 2021 season with a pair of victories as part of a three-race event with Northeastern University on Saturday, April 3. Racing at Overpeck Park in Northern New Jersey, the 20th-ranked Mids collected wins in the first varsity eight and first varsity four competitions. The action was the first for Navy since the 2019 NCAA Championship, 671 days ago.
In a matchup of Northeastern, the six-time defending champs of the Colonial Athletic Association and Navy, winners of five straight Patriot League titles, the Mids ended the competition with a strong a 3.5-second victory in the first varsity eight race. Navy crossed the line with a time of 7:06.48, while Northeastern posted a 7:09.98 result.
Last Time Out - March 27 at Doc Hosea Invitational
Navy had a strong start to its day of racing at the 2022 Doc Hosea Invitational before Mother Nature forced the abrupt end of the competition mid-Sunday morning on March 27. With water conditions on the Cooper River worsening throughout the morning heat races, the tough decision was made to cancel the championship rounds of the two-part event. Should there have been championship finals, all five of Navy's boats would have been racing in grand finals after their performances in the qualifying heats.
Navy's first varsity eight crew was the first to see action on the Cooper River. Racing against No. 13 Syracuse, Temple, Columbia, Cornell and George Washington, Navy completed the 2,000-meter course with a time of 6:41.03 that ranked second in the heat behind Syracuse, who clocked in at 6:29.56. Amongst the 18 boats that were competing at the invitational, the Mids' time was sixth fastest, 1.46 seconds shy of Northeastern's fifth-place time of 6:39.57.
Race Schedule
10:06 AM - Third Varsity Four
10:18 AM - Third Varsity Eight
10:30 AM - Second Varsity Four
10:42 AM - First Varsity Four
10:54 AM - Second Varsity Eight
11:06 AM - First Varsity Eight
