
Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Pictured above, a Notre Dame team competes at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)
Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Here are photos by Julio Culiat.
The rowing races were hosted by the University of Louisville at the Oak Ridge Rowing Association on Melton Hill Lake.
The 2016 Cardinal Regatta included the following rowing teams:
- University of Louisville
- University of Minnesota
- University of Central Florida
- Kansas University
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Virginia
- Clemson University
- University of Alabama
- University of Michigan
- Michigan State University
- University of Oklahoma
- West Virginia University
Crews sprinted two kilometers (1.25 miles) from the starting line at the former Riverside Grille to the finish tower in Melton Lake Park. The racing started at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 12, and continued through noon Sunday, March 13.

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Boats are pictured above at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Pictured above, a University of Michigan team starts a race at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. A Clemson University team lines up at a starting dock at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Pictured above, a University of Louisville team competes at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Pictured above is a University of Notre Dame team at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. A University of Michigan team lines up at a starting dock at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. A University of Virginia team prepares to race at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. A Clemson University team is pictured on the Oak Ridge rowing course on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Pictured above, a West Virginia University team competes at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. The starting dock area is pictured above at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Pictured above, a West Virginia University team competes at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Pictured above, a University of Michigan team competes at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Teams are pictured above in the launch dock area at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. Boats enter and leave the embayment at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)

Twelve of the nation’s best NCAA Division I women’s rowing teams competed this weekend in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge. A Kansas University team is pictured above at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (Photo by Julio Culiat)
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