Rowing

Six Teams Head To Sarasota For Big 12 Rowing Championship

The 2025 Big 12 Rowing Championship returns to Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida on Sunday, May 18.
 
This marks the first Big 12 Championship for affiliate member Tulsa, and the first for affiliate Old Dominion since 2018, having rejoined as an affiliate this season. They join UCF, Kansas, Kansas State and West Virginia for the 16th edition of the event. The winner of the event secures the Big 12’s automatic bid for the NCAA Championship, held May 30-June 1 in West Windsor, New Jersey.
 
The schedule includes six races with a Third Four exhibition starting the Championship off at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT. Scoring races will begin at 9:15 a.m. ET/8:15 a.m. CT with the Third Eight, followed in 15-minute increments by the Second Four, First Four, Second Eight and First Eight. The awards ceremony will conclude the day.
 
The Championship will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live results can be found here.
 
Schedule/Lane Assignments
Third Four (Exhibition) – 8 a.m. CT/9 a.m. ET
  1. UCF
  2. Old Dominion
Third Eight – 8:15 a.m. CT/9:15 a.m. ET
  1. UCF
  2. Kansas State
  3. Kansas
  4. Tulsa
  5. West Virginia
Second Four - 8:30 a.m. CT/9:30 a.m. ET
  1. UCF
  2. Kansas
  3. Tulsa
  4. Kansas State
  5. Old Dominion
  6. West Virginia

First Four - 8:45 a.m. CT/9:45 a.m. ET
  1. UCF
  2. Kansas State
  3. Tulsa
  4. Kansas
  5. West Virginia
  6. Old Dominion

Second Eight - 9 a.m. CT/10 a.m. ET
  1. UCF
  2. Tulsa
  3. Kansas
  4. Kansas State
  5. West Virginia
  6. Old Dominion

First Eight - 9:15 a.m. CT/10:15 a.m. ET
  1. UCF
  2. Tulsa
  3. Kansas
  4. Kansas State
  5. Old Dominion
  6. West Virginia

Awards Ceremony - 10 a.m. CT/11 a.m. ET