Indiana University Athletics
IU Rowing to Host Big Ten Double Dual Saturday
4/5/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
April 5, 2012
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana rowing team will play host to the Big Ten Double Dual on Saturday, April 7 at Riddle Point Park on Lake Lemon in Bloomington.
The No. 20 Hoosiers welcome No. 7 Ohio State, No. 12 Wisconsin and Minnesota to Lake Lemon for a series of 2,000-meter pieces starting with a morning session at 9 a.m. ET. The first set of racing is slated to conclude at 11 a.m. Following a break, the afternoon session will get underway at 1 p.m. and will wrap up at 3 p.m.
Indiana will race head-to-head with Minnesota in the morning and Wisconsin in the afternoon. The Badgers will take on the Buckeyes in the morning, while the Gophers will face OSU in the afternoon.
The Hoosiers are coming off a week of training after opening the spring season with back-to-back successful outings. IU's First Varsity 8 crew earned Big Ten Boat of the Week after finishing in a dead-heat with No. 16 Clemson and defeating No. 18 Notre Dame the following weekend.
Admission to Saturday's regatta is free.
Directions to Riddle Point Park:
From Memorial Stadium, take 17th street to the bypass (45N/46E). Turn right on the bypass and follow it past the Indiana University Golf Course on your left. At the next traffic light, 45N and 46E will split. Turn left at this light, staying on 45 North/10th Street. Follow 45 North/10th Street for approximately seven miles and watch for a green sign for Lake Lemon/Riddle Point. Shortly after the green sign, at the top of the hill, you will take a left onto Tunnel Road. Follow Tunnel Road for approximately three miles and it will take you right into Riddle Point Park.
