NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s rowing has announced their 2025-26 race schedule, ODU head coach Brian Conley announced on Tuesday.
ODU sets off on its first race on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Head of the Occoquan. The HOTO is a 5K race, it starts 4K upstream from the launch area and has several challenging turns.
The Monarchs will be back in action shortly after for their final race of 2025. On Sunday, Nov. 9 ODU will be at the Rivanna Romp hosted in Earlysville, Va. by the University of Virginia on the Rivanna Reservoir.
The Silver and Blue return in the new year for a scrimmage against Monmouth on the Lafayette River in Norfolk, Va. The two sides will meet on Friday, March 20.
Seven days later, the Monarchs make way to the site where the BIG 12 Championships will be held later in the year. ODU will partake in the Sarasota Invitational on Friday, March 27.
The Monarchs return to Norfolk for a matchup against George Washington, High Point, and Temple on Saturday, April 4 on the Lafayette River.
Old Dominion has been invited to participate in the Knecht Cup held in Cherry Hill, N.J., where fifty-eight different teams will compete over the two-day race window beginning on Saturday, April 11 and finishing on the 12.
ODU heads to Raleigh, N.C. to race in the Lake Wheeler Invitational. The Invitational begins on Friday, April 24 and concludes on the 25th.
The Monarchs return to Sarasota, Fla. for the BIG 12 Championships on Monday, May 17 at Nathan Benderson Park.