Ohio State Selected for 2023 NCAA Championships
5/16/2023 6:57:00 PM | Rowing
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State rowing team is set to make its 23rd team appearance at the NCAA Championships May 26-28 after securing an at-large bid Tuesday following a second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships Sunday in Indianapolis.
The Buckeyes are one of four Big Ten teams to compete in the 2023 championships. The Buckeyes, along with Indiana and Rutgers, are three of the 11 at-large selections while Michigan is the Big Ten's automatic qualifier.
The NCAA event is being held at the Cooper River Park Camden County Boathouse in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
The Buckeyes are one of 22 teams who will compete at the championships. Each school will field two eight boats and one four boat for the championship event.
BUCKEYES IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Ohio State comes into the championships having competed in each NCAA regatta held since 2000 (23 total). The Buckeyes own seven individual boat titles and has finished in the Top-10 as a team a total of 21 times.
The Buckeyes won NCAA national titles in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The team finished second in 2016 and owns one third (2007) and two fourth-place (2001, 2005) finishes. Ohio State placed eighth in 2022.
The 2023 NCAA Championships will be the third for Kate Sweeney as head coach of the Buckeyes. She guided Ohio State to an eighth-place finish a season ago. Click HERE for for the 2022 NCAA Championship results.
B1G WRAPUP
Ohio State narrowly missed repeating as Big Ten Champions May 14 after a third-place finish in the final event of the championship (1V8) left the Buckeyes (169) five points behind Michigan (174) for the 2023 league championship. For more click HERE.
Ohio State NCAA Appearances
Team (23)
2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23
Varsity Eight (23)
2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23
2nd Varsity Eight (23)
2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23
Varsity Four (24)
1997, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23
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