No. 25 Rowing Opens Season at Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite

NORMAN – The No. 25 Oklahoma rowing team returns to the water to open its spring slate at the 14th annual Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (ORCI) on Saturday on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Sooners will compete against nine other teams in the field, including two programs currently ranked in the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Coaches Poll. No. 14 Indiana and No. 19 Duke highlight the field, which also includes Louisville, Alabama, Miami, Navy, North Carolina and Wisconsin.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live results for the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational will be posted throughout the day on HereNow.

RACE SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, MARCH 14 (Times are ET)
Oklahoma, Navy, Louisville
11:12 a.m. - 3V4
11:20 a.m. - 3V8
11:28 a.m. - 2V4
11:36 a.m. - V4
11:44 a.m. - 2V8
11:52 a.m. - V8

Oklahoma, Indiana, Duke
4:14 p.m. - 3V8
4:24 p.m. - 2V4
4:32 p.m. - V4
4:40 p.m. - 2V8
4:48 p.m. - V8

SUNDAY, MARCH 15
Oklahoma, Miami, Wisconsin, Notre Dame
8:40 a.m. - 3V8
8:48 a.m. - 2V4
8:56 a.m. - V4
9:04 a.m. - 2V8
9:12 a.m. - V8

ABOUT THE SOONERS

Oklahoma opens the season ranked No. 25 in the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Pocock Preseason Poll. OU was one of three SEC teams ranked in the top 25, joining No. 3 Texas and No. 4 Tennessee.

Junior Brooklyn Holland was named to the 2026 For Stars Network Watch List, the organization announced. A native of Moore, Oklahoma, Holland was a key member of the Varsity Eight lineup last season, seeing action in all seven regattas. The watch list recognizes athletes nominated by members of the FSN Core Staff and selected based on multiple performance criteria, including results from the 2024–25 rowing season, conference and national championship lineups and finishes, fall 2025–26 racing performances, comparative ergometer times, international competition results, positive year-to-year development, and coaching staff nominations.

The 2026 season marks head coach Sarah Trowbridge's fourth year leading the Sooners. The 2025 season was highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the SEC Championship, including a third-place result in the 1V8+.

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