The NCAA Division II rowing championship is the annual regatta hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the champions of women's collegiate heavyweight (or openweight) rowing among its Division II member programs in the United States.[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2019 NCAA Division II Rowing Championship | |
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| Sport | College rowing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Western Washington (9th) |
| Most titles | Western Washington (9) |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
The most successful program has been Western Washington, with nine titles.
The most successful conference has been the GNAC, producing 15 of the 22 champions.
The reigning champions are Western Washington, who won their ninth team national title in 2024.
Format
editThe NCAA Division II Women's Rowing Championships comprise 68 total competitors (86 including spares) and two events, varsity eights and fours. Four teams are selected, each of which is required to field an eight and a four. Two additional at-large schools are selected to field only an eight. The following criteria are used in selecting teams and individual boats:
- Regional ranking; regional championship results.
- Results against regionally ranked teams; results against teams already selected; results against common opponents.
- Head-to-head competition; late-season performance.
- Eligibility and availability of student-athletes.
Scoring
edit- Eights: 1st-12pts, 2nd-9pts, 3rd-6pts, 4th-5pts.
- Fours: 1st-8pts, 2nd-6pts, 3rd-4pts.[2]
Results
edit| NCAA Division II Rowing Championships | ||||||||||
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| Year | Site (Host Team) |
Team Results | Individual Results | |||||||
| Champion | Score | Runner-Up | Score | Fours | II Eights | I Eights | ||||
| 2002 Details |
Indianapolis, IN | UC Davis | 50 | Western Washington | 45 | Not held | UC Davis | UC Davis | ||
| 2003 Details |
UC Davis (2) | 20 | Western Washington | 15 | UC Davis | Not held | UC Davis (2) | |||
| 2004 Details |
Gold River, CA | Mercyhurst | 18 | Humboldt State | 17 | Humboldt State | Mercyhurst | |||
| 2005 Details |
Western Washington | 20 | Mercyhurst | 12 | Western Washington | Western Washington | ||||
| 2006 Details |
West Windsor, NJ | Western Washington (2) | 20 | Barry | 15 | Western Washington (3) | Western Washington (2) | |||
| 2007 Details |
Oak Ridge, TN | Western Washington (3) | 20 | UC San Diego | 15 | Western Washington (4) | Western Washington (3) | |||
| 2008 Details |
Gold River, CA | Western Washington (4) | 20 | UC San Diego | 15 | Western Washington (5) | Western Washington (4) | |||
| 2009 Details |
Cherry Hill, NJ | Western Washington (5) | 18 | Mercyhurst | 13 | Nova Southeastern | Western Washington (5) | |||
| 2010 Details |
Gold River, CA | Western Washington (6) | 20 | Seattle Pacific | 11 | Western Washington (6) | Mercyhurst (2) | |||
| 2011 Details |
Western Washington (7) | 20 | Mercyhurst | 13 | Western Washington (7) | Western Washington (6) | ||||
| 2012 Details |
West Windsor, NJ | Humboldt State | 20 | Western Washington | 13 | Humboldt State (2) | Humboldt State | |||
| 2013 Details |
Indianapolis, IN | Nova Southeastern | 20 | Barry | 15 | Nova Southeastern (2) | Nova Southeastern | |||
| 2014 Details |
Humboldt State | 16 | Nova Southeastern | 15 | Western Washington (8) | Humboldt State (2) | ||||
| 2015 Details |
Gold River, CA | Barry | 20 | Mercyhurst | 15 | Barry | Barry | |||
| 2016 Details |
Barry (2) | 20 | Central Oklahoma | 15 | Barry (2) | Barry (2) | ||||
| 2017 Details |
West Windsor, NJ | Western Washington (8) | 17 | Central Oklahoma | 16 | Western Washington (9) | Central Oklahoma | |||
| 2018 Details |
Sarasota, FL | Central Oklahoma | 18 | Western Washington | 14 | Western Washington (10) | Central Oklahoma (2) | |||
| 2019 Details |
Indianapolis, IN[3] | Central Oklahoma (2) | 30 | Florida Tech | 23 | Central Oklahoma | Central Oklahoma (3) | |||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021 Details |
Sarasota, FL | Central Oklahoma (3) | 20 | Mercyhurst | 15 | Central Oklahoma (2) | Not held | Central Oklahoma (4) | ||
| 2022 Details |
Mercyhurst (2) | 30 | Western Washington | 19 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst (3) | ||||
| 2023 Details |
Pennsauken, NJ (Temple) |
Cal Poly Humboldt (3) | 30 | Central Oklahoma | 25 | Cal Poly Humboldt (2) | Cal Poly Humboldt (2) | |||
| 2024 Details |
Bethel, OH (Marietta) |
Western Washington (9) | 22 | Mercyhurst | 21 | |||||
| 2025 Details |
West Windsor, NJ (Ivy & MAAC) |
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| 2026 Details |
Gainesville, GA (North Georgia) |
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Team champions
editActive programs
edit| Team | # | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Western Washington | 9 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017,
2024 |
| Cal Poly Humboldt | 3 | 2012, 2014, 2023 |
| Central Oklahoma | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Barry | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Nova Southeastern | 1 | 2013 |
Former programs
edit| Team | # | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mercyhurst | 2 | 2004, 2022 |
| UC Davis[4] | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "DIVISION II ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/rowing_champs_records/2015/DIIChamps.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "NCAA rowing championships: Washington, Central Oklahoma, Bates crowned this weekend". Ncaa.com.
- ^ "Search | UC Davis". www.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-30.