Racing began with sculling events where each athlete rows with two oars. In the tightest race of the day, in the lightweight women's double, the Golden Hurricanes edged out Sarah Meyer and Jane Imfeld by two seconds as OCU turned in a time of 7 minutes, 38 seconds.
OCU's openweight double of Kathryn Schiro and Hydi Gibson took second place with a time of 7:29. Tulsa took first and third place with a 7:21 and 8:01.
The OCU doubles teamed up to form a quad lineup and finished in 6:40 compared to Tulsa's 6:36.
The late morning continued with sweep- one oar per athlete- racing. Schiro, Gibson and Imfeld joined coxswain Briana Hurley and rowers Brittni Slattery, Dinah Harjo, Katie Sondag, Megan Duffy and A. Rose Lane to compete in the varsity eight event. OCU hung with the highly favored crew from start to finish and crossed the finish line just two strokes after Tulsa, finishing in 6:16.
After four races, Hurley, Sondag, Harjo Duffy and Meyer comprised OCU's crew for the varsity four. Tulsa won with a time of 7:21, followed by Central Oklahoma with a 7:24 and OCU with a 7:42.
"Tulsa is a competitive and successful team." OCU women's rowing coach Melanie Borger said. "We are excited that the program is adding sculling events to their regatta schedule, and that we were able to compete in sculling-specific races against other collegiate athletes. Although not a win, we are proud of our results in the eight." Two week earlier, Tulsa had placed second in the Cal Cup event of the San Diego Crew Classic.
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