
40th Annual Head Of The Lake Wraps Up Fall Schedule
October 30, 2019 | Women's Rowing
Washington's men's and women's rowing teams wrap up their fall schedule Sunday, Nov. 3, with the 40th annual Head of the Lake, starting at 8:00 a.m. PT.
The annual event, co-hosted by the UW and Lake Washington Rowing Club, features a three-mile course, which starts in Lake Union, northeast of Gasworks Park, crosses Portage Bay, runs through the Montlake Cut and finishes in Union Bay of Lake Washington, just east of Conibear Shellhouse. See the link to the map for more.
Huskies will race in a number of events over the course of the day, which will include a total of 42 race categories for youth, clubs, college and masters crews.
Here's the schedule of races that may involve UW entries:
8:00 a.m., Event #1: Men's Collegiate/Open 8+ Ben Porter Cup
8:04 a.m., Event #2: Men's Collegiate JV 8+
8:08 a.m., Event #3: Championship Women's 8+ Sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells
8:11 a.m., Event #4: Women's Collegiate JV 8+
8:17 a.m., Event #5: Men's Collegiate 3V8+
8:19 a.m., Event #6: Women's Collegiate 3V8+
9:56 a.m., Event #19: Championship Men's 4+ Sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells
10:21 a.m., Event #21: Men's Open 1x William Titus Cup
(Note: UW's entries have yet to be fully determined in some race categories. Check entries link for the latest).
Last year, UW crews won all races in which they competed. The Washington women won the championship eights and junior varsity eights (the only two races in which they competed), while the men won the collegiate, JV and 3V eights, the championship four and the open single sculls.
This year, the men's team is expected to enter the three eights races, the fours and the men's open single sculls, the William Titus Cup. The women's team will row only in eights.
Check out the links at the top right of this page for much more additional info on the Head of the Lake. For more on Washington Rowing, follow the Huskies on Facebook, Instagram (@washingtonrowing) and Twitter (@UW_Rowing).
The annual event, co-hosted by the UW and Lake Washington Rowing Club, features a three-mile course, which starts in Lake Union, northeast of Gasworks Park, crosses Portage Bay, runs through the Montlake Cut and finishes in Union Bay of Lake Washington, just east of Conibear Shellhouse. See the link to the map for more.
Huskies will race in a number of events over the course of the day, which will include a total of 42 race categories for youth, clubs, college and masters crews.
Here's the schedule of races that may involve UW entries:
8:00 a.m., Event #1: Men's Collegiate/Open 8+ Ben Porter Cup
8:04 a.m., Event #2: Men's Collegiate JV 8+
8:08 a.m., Event #3: Championship Women's 8+ Sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells
8:11 a.m., Event #4: Women's Collegiate JV 8+
8:17 a.m., Event #5: Men's Collegiate 3V8+
8:19 a.m., Event #6: Women's Collegiate 3V8+
9:56 a.m., Event #19: Championship Men's 4+ Sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells
10:21 a.m., Event #21: Men's Open 1x William Titus Cup
(Note: UW's entries have yet to be fully determined in some race categories. Check entries link for the latest).
Last year, UW crews won all races in which they competed. The Washington women won the championship eights and junior varsity eights (the only two races in which they competed), while the men won the collegiate, JV and 3V eights, the championship four and the open single sculls.
This year, the men's team is expected to enter the three eights races, the fours and the men's open single sculls, the William Titus Cup. The women's team will row only in eights.
Check out the links at the top right of this page for much more additional info on the Head of the Lake. For more on Washington Rowing, follow the Huskies on Facebook, Instagram (@washingtonrowing) and Twitter (@UW_Rowing).
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