Jan. 17, 2011
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The University of Notre Dame and head rowing coach Martin Stone recently announced his program’s 2011 spring schedule. The six-race ledger provides the Irish with several challenging races, which gets underway with a three-team regatta against Alabama and Minnesota at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on March 13.
Two weeks later, the Irish return to the water for another three-team regatta, this time against the likes of Indiana and Purdue in Indianapolis, Ind. on March 27. The squad then breaks for three weeks before heading out west to Sacramento, Calif., to compete in the Gold River Challenge (April 16-17).
The Irish close out April with hopes of capturing their eighth straight BIG EAST Conference title when they head up to Cherry Hill, N.J. (April 30). The current streak of seven consecutive conference championships stands as the second-longest active Notre Dame jaunt behind women’s swimming and diving (14).
The regular season schedule concludes with the U.S. Rowing Collegiate Championships (May 21-22) in West Windsor, N.J., before the NCAA Championships get underway in Sacramento, Calif. (May 27-29). The Irish look to return to the NCAA’s for the first time since the 2007 season.
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