No. 11 Hoosiers Begin 2021 Season At Cardinal Invite

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 11 Indiana rowing returns to competition when it opens up the 2021 season Saturday and Sunday at the ninth annual Cardinal Invite in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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The Hoosiers will race against tough competition in Big Ten opponents Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin along with ACC opposition in Clemson, host Louisville, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, along with SEC foes Alabama and Tennessee while Tulsa and SMU represent the AAC.
Four opponents including the Hoosiers are ranked in the 2021 Pocock/CRCA Coaches Preseason poll including No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Virginia, No. 12 Wisconsin and No. 16 Alabama and No. 20 SMU. Louisville, Minnesota, Tennessee and Notre Dame also received votes.
Indiana will participate in its first regatta in 650 days when it hits the water on Saturday. It last competed in the 2019 NCAA Championships in Indy on June 2, 2019 as COVID-19 protocols canceled the 2019-20 season.
This weekend's regatta will be split in to three sessions, the first beginning on Saturday morning at 10:36 a.m. ET for the Hoosiers. Time for Saturday's afternoon session and Sunday's morning session are listed below.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All times eastern
Saturday Morning – March 13
10:36 a.m. – V8 (vs. Michigan, Clemson)
10:52 a.m. – N8 (vs. Clemson)
11:00 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. Michigan, Clemson)

Saturday Afternoon – March 13
3:00 p.m. – V8 (vs. Louisville, Minnesota)
3:16 p.m. – N8 (vs. Minnesota)
3:24 p.m. – 2V8 (vs. Louisville, Minnesota)

Sunday Morning – March 14
11:24 a.m. – V8 (vs. Alabama, Tennessee)
11:40 a.m. – N8 (vs. Alabama, Tennessee)
11:48 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. Alabama, Tennessee)

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Live results will be available on HereNow.com.

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Head Coach Steve Peterson
"We as a team have not raced since the spring of 2019-20 when our season was canceled last year, just before for we were leaving for this same regatta. I believe we may have been the only team last year who didn't get a single chance to compete. Everyone is very excited to get the opportunity to get back to doing what we love to do. We will get the opportunity to race against some other very good schools inside the Big Ten Conference as well as several schools outside of our conference," Peterson said, who begins his 18^th season with the Hoosiers in 2020-21. "This weekend should give us a clear understanding of where we are at as a team and what we need to do moving forward as we focus on our goals for the Big Ten Championships and beyond."

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