Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Century-old collegiate rowing competition coming to Lake Natoma - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The 107th National Championships are being presented by the andthe . Competitioh begins at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 4. The three-dayt competition ends at 1:15 p.m. Saturday, June 6, with the men’x heavyweight varsity eight The will defend its 2008 crowns in theheavyweight men’ds eight and lightweight women’s while Cornell will try to repeat as champione in the lightweight men’s eight. The is the defending champion in the Jim Ten Eyck team points championship. “We’re honored to be the firs t community in this part of the Unitefd States to stage an event ofthis stature,” John McCasey, executivre director of the Sacramento Sports said in a news release.
“Sacramento has a history of hosting world-classa sporting events, and the IRA Championshipes certainly help us expand onthat “The Aquatic Center has a long historgy of hosting collegiate rowing championships at the highest level, includingf the WIRA ( ), Pac-10 and NCAA Women’s Nationakl Championships,” Brian Dulgar, operations manager of the Aquatic Center, said in the news “We believe the Sports Commission and the ECAC ( ) will help us set a new standared for the IRA Championships.
” A three-dauy ticket to the IRA Championships costs $20 and can be purchased the day of the Daily tickets are $5 for Thursday, $10 for Fridau and $12 for

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