LAKE WHEELER INVITATIONAL
April 24-25, 2026 | 8:30 AM CT
Lake Wheeler | Raleigh, N.C.
LIVE RESULTS  |   HEAT SHEETS
 
SMU rowing wraps up its regular season with a trip to Raleigh for the Lake Wheeler Invitational hosted by Duke and UNC April 24-25.
 
LAKE WHEELER INVITE
Action begins on Friday at 8:30 a.m. CT for SMU with the 3v8s.  Friday has two sessions with afternoon races beginning at 1:15 p.m. CT. Racing wraps up early on Saturday morning.

THE FIELD
Along with hosts Duke and UNC and SMU the field includes, Alabama, Boston College, Clemson, George Washington, Georgetown, High Point, Kansas, Lehigh, Louisville, Miami, Navy, Oklahoma, Old Dominion, Tulsa, Villanova, Virginia and West Virginia.
 
FRIDAY SCHEDULE (All TIMES CT)
8:40 am 3v8
9:10 am 2v4
9:40 am 1v4
10:10 am 2v8
10:40 am 1v8
1:25 pm 3v8
1:55 pm 2v4
2:25 pm 1v4
2:55 pm 2v8
3:25 pm 1v8
 
 
LAST TIME OUT
SMU qualified for the "A" final in the 3v8s on Friday at the Orlando Invite with a time of 6:52.1, ahead of Duke and UCF. They would go on to finish in fifth during the "A" final. The Mustangs would also best Oklahoma in the 2v8s on Friday and Saturday. Additionally they topped Oklahoma in Friday's 1v4 race. They raced in front of fellow ACC program Clemson in Saturday's 1v4 action.
 

SARASOTA 2K
SMU posted two first place finishes on Friday at the Sarasota 2K. They came across the line first in the 1v8 and 2v8. The team qualified for the A final in four of five boats. They bested the likes of Boston College, Drexel, High Point, Tulsa, Miami, Dartmouth and Jacksonville. On Saturday, they raced in four A finals with a best finish of fifth in the 1v8 and 3v8. The Mustangs won the B final in 2v4.
 
DOOLEY NAMED TO WATCH LIST
Sophia Dooley was named to the ACC 2026 Preseason Watch List by the conference. The Watch List includes one student-athlete from each program nominated by their respective schools. The ACC is the only conference that has a preseason rowing watch list.
 
NEXT UP
Next week, the Mustangs head to their second ACC Championship May 15-16 back in Raleigh.