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KINGSTON, R.I. – Rhode Island heads back to Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass. for the second straight weekend for the Eastern Sprints on Sunday, May 1. The event is the team's final tune up in preparation for the 2022 Atlantic 10 Championship.

The 17-school competition includes boats from Boston College, Boston University, Brown, Colgate, Holy Cross, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Drexel, Georgetown, Marist, Northeastern, Radcliffe, Rutgers, Temple, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Competition will feature two sessions of racing. Morning heats begin at 8 a.m. and will feature three heats with up to six boats per heat. The top two finishers in each of the heats will advance to the Grand final in each flight. The third- and fourth-place boats will advance to the Petite finals and the remaining boats will compete in the Third Level finals.

Following a short break, the teams return to the water for the finals, which begin at 12 p.m.

The day will be streamed by locallive.tv in partnership with the Intercollegiate Rowing Association.  

Fans attending the Eastern Sprints are asked to follow COVID protocols that remain in place. When in crowded areas such as food tents, all guests as reminded to maintain and six-foot distance from others and stayed masked, except when eating. Friends and family members are also asked to maintain as much distance as possible from the student-athletes and staff members.

Race Schedule
Third Varsity 8+
8:00 a.m. – Brown, Northeastern, Columbia, Dartmouth, Boston College
8:10 a.m. – Rutgers, Harvard-Radcliffe, Cornell, Drexel, Temple

Varsity 8+
8:20 a.m. – Brown, Georgetown, Drexel, Boston College, Rhode Island
8:30 a.m. – Rutgers, Northeastern, Columbia, Cornell, Marist
8:40 a.m. – Boston University, Harvard-Radcliffe, Temple, Dartmouth, Colgate, Holy Cross

Second Varsity 8+
8:50 a.m. – Brown, Northeastern, Columbia, Georgetown, Rhode Island
9:00 a.m. – Rutgers, Drexel, Dartmouth, Boston College, Marist
9:10 a.m. – Boston University, Harvard-Radcliffe, Temple, Cornell, Colgate, Holy Cross

Varsity 4+
9:20 a.m. – Brown, Harvard-Radcliffe, Drexel, Temple, Rhode Island
9:30 a.m. – Rutgers, Boston University, Dartmouth, Boston College, Marist
9:40 a.m. – Columbia, Northeastern, Cornell, Georgetown, Colgate, Holy Cross

Varsity 4+ B
9:50 a.m. – Brown, Boston University, Harvard-Radcliffe, Northeastern, Georgetown, Temple
10:00 a.m. – Rutgers, Columbia, Dartmouth, Cornell, Boston College, Rhode Island

2-Hour Break

Lightweight Varsity 2x B – Grand Final
12:00 p.m.
12:10 p.m.

Lightweight Varsity B4 – Grand Final
12:20 p.m.

Lightweight Varsity 4 – Grand Final
12:30 p.m.

Lightweight Varsity 8 – Grand Final
12:40 p.m.

Varsity 4C – Grand Final
12:50 p.m.

Fourth Varsity 8+ – Grand Final
1:00 p.m.

Varsity 4+ B – Petite Final
1:10 p.m.

Varsity 4+B – Grand Final
1:20 p.m.

Third Varsity 8+ – Petite Final
1:30 p.m.

Third Varsity Varsity 8+ – Grand Final
1:40 p.m.

Varsity 4+ – Third Level Final
2:00 p.m.

Varsity 4+ – Petite Final
2:10 p.m.
Varsity 4+ – Grand Final
2:20 p.m.

Second Varsity 8+ – Third Level Final
2:30 p.m.

Second Varsity 8+ – Petite Final
2:40 p.m.

Second Varsity 8+ – Grand Final
2:50 p.m.

Varsity 8+ – Third Level Final
3:00 p.m.

Varsity 8+ – Petite Final
3:10 p.m.

Varsity 8+ – Grand Final
3:20 p.m.