ORLANDO – The UCF rowing team will head to Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, for the third and final time this season to compete in the 2024 Big 12 Championship. Action is slated to begin Sunday at 9 a.m. and will be streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ with live results posted on HereNow.
In their first Big 12 Championship, the Knights will face three teams currently ranked among the Pocock Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association poll, including the nation’s No. 1 team and reigning Big 12 Champion Texas, No. 5 Tennessee and No. 19 Alabama. The Knights come into the weekend receiving 120 votes, three sports outside of the top 20.
“All of the work that we put in this season has come down to this weekend,” head coach Mara Allen said. “The teams we are facing have gotten better as the season has gone on, so it is going to be tough competition. I’m excited for how the team is going to fight and how they will set the tone for the future.”
The Big 12 Championship features six boats competing on Saturday morning with the III Four opening the racing slate with a tentative start time of 9 a.m. Following behind, the III Eight will race at 9:15 a.m. followed by the II Four at 9:30 a.m. and the I Four at 9:45 a.m. The II Eight races at 10 a.m. and the I Eight will close out the day, racing at 10:15 a.m.
Following the races, an award ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Final placement for teams is determined by a point system varied by each boat’s finish, except for the III Four, who will race as an exhibition.
Scoring
|
Race |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
|
I Eight |
48 |
42 |
36 |
30 |
24 |
18 |
12 |
6 |
|
II Eight |
32 |
28 |
24 |
20 |
16 |
12 |
8 |
4 |
|
I Four |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
II Four |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
III Eight |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Seeding and Lane Assignments
FIRST EIGHT
1. Texas, Lane 1
2. Tennessee, Lane 2
3. Alabama, Lane 3
4. UCF, Lane 4
5. Oklahoma, Lane 5
6. Kansas, Lane 6
7. Kansas State, Lane 7
8. West Virginia, Lane 8
SECOND EIGHT
1. Texas, Lane 1
2. Tennessee, Lane 2
3. Alabama, Lane 3
4. UCF, Lane 4
5. Oklahoma, Lane 5
6. Kansas, Lane 6
7. Kansas State, Lane 7
8. West Virginia, Lane 8
THIRD EIGHT
1. Texas, Lane 1
2. Tennessee, Lane 2
3. Alabama, Lane 3
4. Oklahoma, Lane 4
5. UCF, Lane 5
6. Kansas State, Lane 6
7. Kansas, Lane 7
8. West Virginia, Lane 8
FIRST FOUR
1. Texas, Lane 1
2. Tennessee, Lane 2
3. Alabama, Lane 3
4. UCF, Lane 4
5. Oklahoma, Lane 5
6. Kansas State, Lane 6
7. Kansas, Lane 7
8. West Virginia, Lane 8
SECOND FOUR
1. Texas, Lane 1
2. Tennessee, Lane 2
3. Alabama, Lane 3
4. UCF, Lane 4
5. Oklahoma, Lane 5
6. Kansas, Lane 6
7. Kansas State, Lane 7
8. West Virginia, Lane 8