Buffalo River Sprints
- Apr 15, 2023
- sprint
- Buffalo River
- Buffalo, NY (USA)
- Hosted By: Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association
Classifications
Junior Events:
A competitor who in the current calendar year does not attain the age of 19, or who is currently, and has been continuously, enrolled in secondary school as a full-time student seeking a diploma.
- Varsity - Competitors are all currently enrolled in a high school or secondary school
- JV - Competitors are enrolled as high school juniors or lower, OR if all 3 of the following conditions are met:
- A team may enter a JV team boat that includes seniors, if those teams have also entered a Varsity boat in the corresponding event.
- No more than half of any JV boat lineup can be comprised of seniors (not including the coxswain)
- It is understood that the Varsity boat entered is faster than the JV entry.
- Freshman/Novice - Competitors must be in their first season of competitive rowing OR in grade 9 or lower
Dual Style Racing
- The Buffalo River is a relatively narrow waterway
- Petite and Grand Final seeding will be determined by time trial results
- All finals will proceed as a 2 boat race
Finals
- Events with 4 or more entries - Time Trial, Petite Final (3rd and 4th from time trial) and Grand Final (1st and 2nd from time trial)
- Events with 3 entries - Time Trial, Grand Final (1st and 2nd from time trials)
- Events with 2 entries - Straight to Grand Final
- Events with 1 entry - Time Trial
Entry/athlete caps
- Athletes are limited to participating in only 2 events
Medals
- First place will be awarded medals