Indiana University Athletics
Saturday, March 14
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
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Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational
No. 14 Indiana Rowing Sets Out at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational
3/13/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Rowing
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 14 Indiana rowing will open its season this weekend, March 14-15, at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational on Lake Melton in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The top-ranked team in the field, Indiana will compete against six teams over three sessions, including No. 19 Duke and No. 24 Oklahoma. The regatta will host two sessions Saturday and the third session Sunday morning.
IU is coming off a No. 14 national finish at the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships, highlighted by the Varsity Eight's ninth-place finish – the boat's all-time best performance at the national regatta. Indiana has reached the NCAA Championships in each of the last three seasons as well as nine of the last 11.
The Hoosiers finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships. Three of its conference award winners return to the team. Now-junior Lilly Murphy earned first-team All-Big Ten honors, junior Nico Daly made the all-conference second team, and Grace Langridge was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection.
The weekend's full schedule can be found below. Results will be available via HereNow.com.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All times eastern
Saturday Morning
10:16 a.m. – 2N8 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:24 a.m. – N8 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:32 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:40 a.m. – V4 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:48 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:56 a.m. – V8 vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
Saturday Afternoon
4:16 p.m. – N8 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:24 p.m. – 2V4 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:32 p.m. – V4 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:40 p.m. – 2V8 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:48 p.m. – V8 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:56 p.m. – 2N8 (vs. North Carolina)
Sunday
10:24 a.m. – N8 + 2N8 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:32 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:40 a.m. – V4 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:48 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:56 a.m. – V8 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
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The top-ranked team in the field, Indiana will compete against six teams over three sessions, including No. 19 Duke and No. 24 Oklahoma. The regatta will host two sessions Saturday and the third session Sunday morning.
IU is coming off a No. 14 national finish at the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships, highlighted by the Varsity Eight's ninth-place finish – the boat's all-time best performance at the national regatta. Indiana has reached the NCAA Championships in each of the last three seasons as well as nine of the last 11.
The Hoosiers finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships. Three of its conference award winners return to the team. Now-junior Lilly Murphy earned first-team All-Big Ten honors, junior Nico Daly made the all-conference second team, and Grace Langridge was a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection.
The weekend's full schedule can be found below. Results will be available via HereNow.com.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
All times eastern
Saturday Morning
10:16 a.m. – 2N8 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:24 a.m. – N8 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:32 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:40 a.m. – V4 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:48 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
10:56 a.m. – V8 vs. North Carolina, Notre Dame)
Saturday Afternoon
4:16 p.m. – N8 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:24 p.m. – 2V4 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:32 p.m. – V4 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:40 p.m. – 2V8 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:48 p.m. – V8 (vs. Duke, Oklahoma)
4:56 p.m. – 2N8 (vs. North Carolina)
Sunday
10:24 a.m. – N8 + 2N8 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:32 a.m. – 2V4 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:40 a.m. – V4 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:48 a.m. – 2V8 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
10:56 a.m. – V8 (vs. Alabama, Louisville)
Follow Indiana Rowing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
#NeverDaunted
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