STANFORD, Calif. -- No. 10 Stanford women's rowing will host one of the top collegiate regattas of the year this weekend in the Pac-12 Challenge. The Cardinal welcomes Louisville, No. 17 Iowa, No. 2 Cal, No. 18 Michigan State and No. 12 USC at Redwood Shores.
The two-day regatta will begin at 9 a.m. PT on Saturday, March 31, with Stanford taking on Louisville in the three NCAA boats (varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four). The Cardinal will face Iowa in the afternoon, beginning at 3:20 p.m. with the varsity eight Racing begins on Sunday at 9 a.m. and concludes after the final race at 10:20 a.m.
Stanford is coming off a season-opening race with UCLA and San Diego State, in which the Cardinal won two of three races. Stanford's varsity eight won by open water with a time of 6:43.30 to highlight the event.
After this weekend's regatta, the Cardinal will head to Gold River, California, for the Lake Natoma Invitational on April 14 & 15.
Pac-12 Challenge Schedule
March 31
| Time | Event | Team (Result) | Team (Result) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Varsity Eight | Louisville (6:37.80) | Stanford (6:23.61) |
| 9:10 | Varsity Eight | Iowa (6:19.61) | Cal (6:10.13) |
| 9:20 | Varsity Eight | USC (6:27.50) | Michigan State (6:33.95) |
| 9:30 | Second Varsity Eight | Stanford (6:31.70) | Louisville (6:56.24) |
| 9:40 | Second Varsity Eight | Iowa (6:34.08) | Cal (6:24.62) |
| 9:50 | Second Varsity Eight | USC (6:36.41) | Michigan State (6:44.43) |
| 10:00 | Varsity Four | Louisville (7:18.64) | Stanford (7:15.87) |
| 10:10 | Varsity Four | Iowa (7:28.04) | Cal (7:05.62) |
| 10:20 | Varsity Four | Michigan State (7:24.28) | USC (7:30.79) |
| 10:30 | Second Varsity Four | Cal (7:06.58) | Stanford (7:28.77) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 3:00 | Third Varsity Eight/Lightweight Eight | Stanford (6:30.5) | Cal (6:28.9) |
| 3:10 | Fourth Varsity Eight/Lightweight Eight | Cal (6:40.7) | Stanford (6:58.0) |
| 3:20 | Varsity Eight | Stanford (6:15.8) | Iowa (6.22.2) |
| 3:30 | Varsity Eight | Cal (6:15.5) | Michigan State (6:37.7) |
| 3:40 | Varsity Eight | Louisville (6:34.1) | USC (6:28.0) |
| 3:50 | Second Varsity Eight | Stanford (6:28.9) | Iowa (6:31.6) |
| 4:00 | Second Varsity Eight | Michigan State (6:40.9) | Cal (6:26.4) |
| 4:10 | Second Varsity Eight | USC (6:38.6) | Louisville (6:42.6) |
| 4:20 | Varsity Four | Iowa (7:29.1) | Stanford (7:21.9) |
| 4:30 | Varsity Four | Michigan State (7:45.9) | Cal (7:15.5) |
| 4:40 | Varsity Four | USC (7:39.7) | Louisville (7:36.8) |
Pac-12 Challenge Schedule
April 1
| Time | Event | Team | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Varsity Eight | Stanford (6:23.1) | Michigan State (6:39.0) |
| 9:10 | Varsity Eight | Louisville (6:44.4) | Cal (6:14.3) |
| 9:20 | Varsity Eight | Iowa (6:19.4) | USC (6:22.9) |
| 9:30 | Second Varsity Eight | Stanford (6:37.6) | Michigan State (6:50.6) |
| 9:40 | Second Varsity Eight | Cal (6:29.5) | Louisville (6:53.5) |
| 9:50 | Second Varsity Eight | Iowa (6:35.8) | USC (6:41.2) |
| 10:00 | Varsity Four | Michigan State (7:39.7) | Stanford (7:23.9) |
| 10:10 | Varsity Four | Cal (7:10.9) | Louisville (7:36.2) |
| 10:20 | Varsity Four | USC (7:32.3) | Iowa (7:29.1) |