UPDATE: Due to last night's storms and heavy debris on the course, racing for the morning has been delayed until the afternoon. We will update everyone at noon with more information. At this point, the earliest the course would open for warmup would be 1 p.m. and the earliest race time would be 2 p.m. Race centers may be adjusted. More information will be communicated once start time and schedule is determined.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – No. 13 Rutgers rowing will travel to the Midwest for the 2019 NCAA Championship beginning on May 31 through June 2 at the Indianapolis Rowing Center at Eagle Cree Park. Heats and lane assignments for the Championships are available here and live results can be accessed via the following link.
 
Competition on Friday begins for the Scarlet Knights at 9:24 a.m. in the third heat of the varsity eight with Rutgers taking on Rhode Island, Stanford, Michigan, Harvard and Marist. The second varsity eight will race in the second heat against Northeastern, Yale, Michigan and Ohio State at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m., Rutgers will face off against Rhode Island, Virginia, Texas, Princeton and Marist in heat three of the varsity four race.
 
The top two times of each heat will automatically advance to the A/B Semifinals on Saturday with the remaining boats moving on to the repechage on Friday afternoon. The two fastest boats in each of the two repechage races will fill the four remaining spots in Saturday's A/B Semifinals with bottom 10 boats moving on to the C/D Semifinals.
 
The results of Saturday's A/B Semifinals will determine the field competing in the Grand and Pettie Finals. The top three of each A/B Semifinal will advance to the Grand Final (places 1-6) and the other six boats will move to the Petite Final (places 7-12) on Sunday.
 
The 10 boats that comprise the C/D Semifinals on Saturday will vie for spots in the C and D Finals on Sunday. The top six boats will advance to compete in the C Final (places 13-18), while the remaining four boats will race in the D Final (places 19-22).  
 
Friday, May 31
9:24 a.m. – Varsity Eight – Heat 3
10 a.m. – Second Varsity Eight – Heat 2
11 a.m. – Varsity Four – Heat 3
 
The Scarlet Knights have enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in Rutgers women's rowing program history, advancing to the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2001. The 2019 campaign has provided several firsts for the rowing program, including the team's first-ever national ranking in the USRowing/CRCA Coaches Polls. Rutgers earned several ranked wins throughout the season with victories over then-No. 20 Duke, No. 15 Minnesota, No. 14 Syracuse and No. 13 Harvard. The Scarlet Knights also captured team titles at the Doc Hosea Invitational and Women's Eastern Sprints. The win at the Eastern Sprints was the first in program history.
 
Rutgers turned in its best performance at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth in the team standings, the highest showing for RU since joining the conference in 2015. The fourth-place showing was ahead of No. 15 Indiana and No. 12 Iowa. The second varsity four claimed second place at the event, while the third varsity finished third in its race to give Rutgers its first medals in program history at the conference championship.
 
The Scarlet Knights also collected three Big Ten Boat of the Week honors after earning the first award in program history during the 2018 season. Rutgers was ranked as high as No. 13 and spent seven consecutive weeks in the polls since first appearing in the week three poll on April 3.  
 
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