Rowing BIG EAST Championship

Lineups | Schedule

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Syracuse University women's rowing team will descend on Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J., for the 2011 BIG EAST Rowing Championship on Sunday, May. Preliminary races begin at 8 a.m. Eastern time, with the first final to start at 10:50 a.m. This year marks the seventh annual BIG EAST Rowing Championship but will be the 11th time the BIG EAST will crown a conference champion. The championship was formerly referred to as a “challenge” from 2001-2004.Notre Dame has claimed each of last seven titles dating back to 2004.

Syracuse is the third-seeded varsity eight. The crew has spent much of its season in Boston, Mass., competing there four times this spring. The Orange faces Notre Dame, West Virginia and Connecticut in its preliminary heat.

The Orange also has the second-seeded third varsity eight, a crew that defeated Boston University on March 26. SU meets Notre Dame and Rutgers in its preliminary heat.

SU's second varsity eight and varsity four will also be in action. The 2V8 will do battle with Louisville, Rutgers and Villanova and the V4 will square off against Notre Dame, Rutgers and West Virginia.

The Orange are the only other team besides Notre Dame to claim a title, winning the BIG EAST Challenge three-straight times from 2001-2003.

Championship Central

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All-Time BIG EAST Rowing Champions

2001* Syracuse

2002* Syracuse

2003* Syracuse

2004* Notre Dame

2005 Notre Dame

2006 Notre Dame

2007 Notre Dame

2008 Notre Dame

2009 Notre Dame

2010 Notre Dame

*Known as BIG EAST Challenge from 2001-2004.