NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion women’s rowing heads up to Fairfax, Virginia for the Head of Occoquan. ODU will be in action at the Sandy Run Regional Park on October 31, the event is hosted by Occoquan Boat Club.
The event will begin at 10:30 a.m with the men’s open and will run all day. Old Dominion will be in competition amongst twenty one other schools.
The Silver and Blue will take part in five races in Fairfax, at 11:50 a.m. Up first, ODU has two boats competing, one will be in the V8+ (Varsity 8+) and the JV8+ (Junior Varsity 8+).
The V8+ will compete against 12 other boats from eight different schools. Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Loyola (Md.), Robert Morris, and St. Mary’s (Md.)
The JV8+ will feature nine boats from seven schools, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Loyola (Md.), Old Dominion, and Robert Morris.
At 2 p.m. the N8+ (Novice 8+) will set off. ODU’s final two races set off at the same time, the V4+ and the JV4+ will both begin at 2:30 p.m. In the V4+, ODU will use three different boats while in the JV4+, ODU will use two boats.
The N8+ will host 10 boats from 10 schools, Catholic University, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Loyola, Maryland, Old Dominion, Penn State, St. John’s, and St. Mary's (Md.) are in action.
The V4+ will feature 19 boats from 13 schools. Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Loyola (Md.), Maryland, Old Dominion, Penn State, Robert Morris, St. John’s, UNCW, and Pittsburgh will take each other on.
The JV8+ presents 11 boats from 10 schools. The 10 schools are Carnegie Mellon, Duquesne, George Mason, George Washington, Georgetown, Loyola (Md.), Old Dominion, Penn State, Robert Morris, and Pittsburgh.
The competition is a full 5K head race. This race includes participation from various different schools including Collegiate, highschool, open, masters, Inclusion, and Juniors. Eighty-one different clubs will be in attendance with 700 total entries.
For more event information please visit: https://www.novaparks.com/head-of-the-occoquan-hoto-regatta
UP NEXT:
ODU will be back in action, Sunday, November 8th in Earlysville, Virginia for the Rivanna Romp.