Women's Rowing

This Week in ACC Rowing

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The 2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing spring season gets underway this weekend with five ACC teams competing in the 14th annual Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite at the Melton Lake Rowing Venue in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

No. 19 Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina and Notre Dame will all open their spring slates in the Volunteer State beginning on Saturday, March 14, and concluding Sunday, March 15. The five ACC teams will be joined by Alabama, Indiana and Wisconsin. The Blue Devils shined in last year’s event, winning five events. The final day of last year’s Invite was cancelled due to inclement weather.

This weekend’s Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite begins two months of the regular season that will eventually conclude with the ACC Rowing Championships, set for May 15-16. This year’s Championships will be held at Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, North Carolina, marking the third time in four years the event has been hosted there.

Upcoming Schedule
March 14-15: Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational – Oak Ridge, Tennesssee | Live Results
Duke, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, Notre Dame

March 21: Gummy Bear Bowl – Boston, Massachusetts
Boston College

ACC Notes
  • Six ACC teams earned spots in the latest Pocock Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Coaches Poll, released on March 10, led by defending national champion Stanford at No. 1. Following the Cardinal were No. 9 California, No. 10 Virginia, No. 12 Syracuse, No. 19 Duke and No. 22 Clemson.
  • The ACC announced its second annual Rowing Watch List on February 25, consisting of one student-athlete from each ACC school. Duke’s Lena Mills became the second rower in league history to make the Preseason Watch List twice.
  • Last season, in its first ACC Rowing Championship, Stanford took home the conference title, setting Grand-Final record times in each event. The Cardinal went on to claim the league’s third rowing national championship all-time.
  • The 2026 ACC Rowing Championship, set for May 15-16, returns to Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, North Carolina, for the third time in four years.