MSU Off to Bloomington for Dale England Cup

East Lansing, Mich. -- Michigan State rowing heads to Bloomington this weekend to race for the 17^th annual Dale England Cup. MSU will line up on Saturday with host Indiana as well as Tulsa.

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Dale England Rowing Center on Lake Lemon (Directions)

Racing will take place on Lake Lemon beginning at 9 am with the Third Varsity/Novice Eight. Racing will be on 15-minute centers, finishing with the varsity eight race at 10:15 am. Michigan State will field three fours and three eights on Saturday, while No. 24 IU will have seven total – they will add a B entry to the third varsity four race. Tulsa will have four boats in action – its NCAA boats plus a third varsity/novice eight.

Time	Crew	Lane 1	Lane 2	Lane 3
9 am	3V8	Michigan State	Indiana	Tulsa
9:15 am	3V4	Indiana A	Michigan State	Indiana B
9:30 am	2V4	Michigan State	Indiana
9:45 am	V4	Tulsa	Michigan State	Indiana
10 am	2V8	Indiana	Tulsa	Michigan State
10:15 am	V8	Michigan State	Indiana	Tulsa

This is a team points event - in each of the races featuring NCAA boats, points will be awarded as follows:
Varsity Eight – 18 points for the winning crew, nine points for second place
Second Varsity Eight – 12 points for the winning crew, six points for second place
Varsity Four – six points for the winning crew, three points for second place

Tiebreaker - The higher placing crew in V8 event shall serve as the tiebreaker between two teams if the team totals are equal

This will be MSU's eighth time competing in the event. The Spartans won the Cup in their first two appearances in 2009 and 2011, and since 2021, have missed participating just once (2023).

Both MSU and Indiana are facing their first competition since the Big Ten Invitational Regatta on April 18-19. The crews raced one another in the Sunday session, which featured perhaps the most competitive racing of all three. IU and the Spartans finished third and fourth in the varsity eight race.

This will also be the second time that the Spartans see Tulsa this spring – the crews lined up in the final day of competition at the Sarasota 2K in late March.

Michigan State is coming into the weekend off of a week of final exams, which complete mid-day on Friday. The Spartans will race at the Dale England Cup and then be idle until the Big Ten Championships, which will be held at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis on May 16-17.

Lineups will be posted the day of the races.

Michigan State University Athletics

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