May 13, 2016
By Russell Dorn
Championship Page (Schedule of Events & More) | Championship Preview
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Following a solid regular season that saw the program ranked throughout the course of the spring, the No. 15 University of Notre Dame rowing team is in Clemson, South Carolina this weekend for the Atlantic Coast Conference Championships.
The Irish are making their third trip to the conference regatta after joining the ACC prior to the 2013-14 campaign. Notre Dame has finished second in the two previous years after tallying a remarkable 10-straight BIG EAST titles from 2004-13.
“We’ve done the training work. We’ve followed the plan,” said head coach Martin Stone. “It (This spring) was a pretty difficult race schedule so I think that’s prepared us. The goal is to make the NCAAs and we’ve been on the edge since we started racing in early March. It’s (ACC) going to be a difficult regatta, but I think we will rise to the challenge. Virginia is very fast. Syracuse is seeded ahead of us in all the events. Louisville is very good. Duke beat us in two of the events a couple of weeks ago. Clemson is the home team and anyone else can put together a great Friday night, Saturday morning. So we will need to put in a great effort and row our best. It’s going to be fun.”
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Here’s what you need to know as the ACC Championships get underway:
WHEN: May 13-14, 2016 (6 p.m. ET Friday & 8:05 a.m. ET Saturday)
WHERE: Lake Hartwell (Clemson, South Carolina)
OPPONENTS: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Syracuse & Virginia
RANKINGS: No. 5 Virginia, No. 15 Notre Dame, No. 16 Syracuse & No. 19 Duke. Receiving Votes – Louisville
IRISH BOATS COMPETING: 1V8, 2V8, 3V8, 1V4 & 2V4
HOW TO FOLLOW:
– Twitter (@ACCRowing)
– ESPN3 (8-10 a.m. ET Saturday)
LANE ASSIGNMENTS & SEEDS:
First Varsity Eight
Seed 1 (Heat 1 – Lane 5) – Virginia
Seed 2 (Heat 2 – Lane 5) – Syracuse
Seed 3 (Heat 2 – Lane 4) – Notre Dame
Seed 4 (Heat 1 – Lane 4) – Louisville
Seed 5 (Heat 1 – Lane 3) – Duke
Seed 6 (Heat 2 – Lane 3) – Clemson
Seed 7 (Heat 2 – Lane 2) – Miami
Seed 8 (Heat 1 – Lane 2) – Boston College
Seed 9 (Heat 1 – Lane 1) – North Carolina
Second Varsity Eight
Seed 1 (Heat 1 – Lane 5) – Virginia
Seed 2 (Heat 2 – Lane 5) – Syracuse
Seed 3 (Heat 2 – Lane 4) – Duke
Seed 4 (Heat 1 – Lane 4) – Notre Dame
Seed 5 (Heat 1 – Lane 3) – Louisville
Seed 6 (Heat 2 – Lane 3) – Clemson
Seed 7 (Heat 2 – Lane 2) – Boston College
Seed 8 (Heat 1 – Lane 2) – Miami
Seed 9 (Heat 1 – Lane 1) – North Carolina
Third Varsity Eight
Seed 1 (Heat 1 – Lane 5) – Virginia
Seed 2 (Heat 2 – Lane 5) – Louisville
Seed 3 (Heat 2 – Lane 4) – Syracuse
Seed 4 (Heat 1 – Lane 4) – Notre Dame
Seed 5 (Heat 1 – Lane 3) – Clemson
Seed 6 (Heat 2 – Lane 3) – Boston College
Seed 7 (Heat 2 – Lane 2) – Duke
Seed 8 (Heat 1 – Lane 2) – North Carolina
*Miami will not have a III V8
First Varsity Four
Seed 1 (Heat 1 – Lane 5) – Virginia
Seed 2 (Heat 2 – Lane 5) – Syracuse
Seed 3 (Heat 2 – Lane 4) – Duke
Seed 4 (Heat 1 – Lane 4) – Louisville
Seed 5 (Heat 1 – Lane 3) – Clemson
Seed 6 (Heat 2 – Lane 3) – Notre Dame
Seed 7 (Heat 2 – Lane 2) – Boston College
Seed 8 (Heat 1 – Lane 2) – Miami
Seed 9 (Heat 1 – Lane 1) – North Carolina
Second Varsity Four
Seed 1 (Heat 1 – Lane 5) – Virginia
Seed 2 (Heat 2 – Lane 5) – Syracuse
Seed 3 (Heat 2 – Lane 4) – Louisville
Seed 4 (Heat 1 – Lane 4) – Notre Dame
Seed 5 (Heat 1 – Lane 3) – Clemson
Seed 6 (Heat 2 – Lane 3) – Boston College
Seed 7 (Heat 2 – Lane 2) – Miami
Seed 8 (Heat 1 – Lane 2) – North Carolina
*Duke will not have a II V4
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For more information on the Notre Dame rowing program, follow the Irish on Facebook (/NDWomensRowing) and Twitter (@NDRowing).
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Russell Dorn, athletics communications assistant director at the University of Notre Dame, has been part of the Fighting Irish athletics communications team since 2011 and coordinates all media efforts for the Notre Dame volleyball, rowing and baseball programs. A native of Greenwood, South Carolina, Dorn graduated from Furman University in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in history before earning his master’s degree in sports communications from Georgia State University in 2011.
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