OU Set for Big 12 Championship in Tennessee

Sooners Start Strong at Head of the Oklahoma

OU Set for Big 12 Championship in Tennessee

May 13, 2016 | Rowing

By: Micah Thompson

NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma rowing team begins postseason this Saturday and Sunday in Oak Ridge, Tenn., at the 2016 Big 12 Championship. The eight-team championship is held on Melton Hill Lake and serves as a qualifier for the NCAA Championships.

The regatta begins Saturday at 1 p.m. CT with two heats of each varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four, second varsity four and third varsity eight racing in the qualifying session. The top three boats in Saturday's qualifying races move on to the grand finals, which are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. CT Sunday.

The Sooners join No. 8 Texas, Kansas, Kansas State and West Virginia along with Big 12 affiliate-members Alabama, Old Dominion and Tennessee. The event marks the fifth consecutive season the championship has been recognized as a fully-supported conference event.

OU has claimed two of the last three conferences titles, with the last coming in 2014 when the Sooners earned 125 points to take the crown in the five-team field.

Live results from the championship can be found on DeltaTiming.com or on Twitter at @OU_Rowing. Live broadcast from the event can be found at Big12Sports.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS (Central Time)
Saturday
1 p.m. – 1V8 Heat 1
1:15 p.m. – 1V8 Heat 2
1:30 p.m. – 2V8 Heat 1
1:45 p.m. – 2V8 Heat 2
2 p.m. – 1V4 Heat 1
2:15 p.m. – 1V4 Heat 2
2:30 p.m. – 2V4 Heat 1
2:45 p.m. – 2V4 Heat 2
3 p.m. – 3V8 Heat 1
3:14 p.m. – 3V8 Heat 2

Sunday
8 a.m. – 3V8 Petite Final
8:15 a.m. – 3V8 Grand Final
8:30 a.m. – 2V4 Petite Final
8:45 a.m. – 2V4 Grand Final
9 a.m – 1V4 Petite Final
9:15 a.m. – 1V4 Grand Final
9:30 a.m. – 2V8 Petite Final
9:45 a.m. – 2V8 Grand Final
10 a.m. – 1V8 Pete Final
10: 15 a.m. – 1V8 Grand Final

OU LINEUPS
1V8
C. Nicasia D'Allesandro
S. Mary Anderson
7. Natalie Grimes
6. Elena Sloan
5. Victoria Wallace
4. Maegan Neihart
3. Katie Ognovich
2. Reagan Collins
B. Kalie Heffernan