JACKSONVILLE, Fla. --- The 2026 rowing regular season is coming to a close, but the biggest event of the season remains for the Jacksonville Dolphins. JU will ship up to New Jersey for the Dad Vail regatta, the biggest event of the season for the Dolphins.

The top four finishers in the Varsity Eight will earn an automatic bid into the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships. Other top finishers from this weekend will also be eligible to qualify as an at-large at IRA Nationals.

The first Varsity Eight starts its journey Friday with an opening time trial at 10:20 AM Friday morning. From there, the two semi-finals are scheduled for 5 and 5:05 PM, closing out Friday's day of racing.

The grand final --- the O'Brien-Hanna Trophy --- is scheduled for 2:40 PM Saturday. The petite final takes place right before at 2:30 PM.

In addition to the first Varsity Eight, the Dolphins will row two additional eights and a pair.

The pair is the first crew on the water for JU this weekend, starting in a time trial at 8:20 AM. The semi-finals are slated for 1:35 and 1:40 PM Friday. Final three is later that night (4:25 PM), then the two final is at 8:12 Saturday morning. The Negaard Cup Grand Final will be hosted at 12:20 Saturday.

Jacksonville's third Varsity Eight starts Friday at 10 AM, the semi-finals are at 2:55 and 3 PM later that day. The second final is Saturday at 9 AM with the Bob & Mazie Sutor Memorial Cup grand final scheduled for 2 PM Saturday.

The second Varsity Eight opens the weekend at 10:15 AM Friday. They'll row in the semi-finals at 3:05 and 3:10 PM Friday. The third final takes place that night at 4:40 PM. The second final is scheduled for 9:06 AM Saturday, then the Bayer Trophy grand final goes at 2:20 PM Saturday afternoon.

The full schedule of races can be found HERE. Live results will be found HERE. The regatta will be streamed all weekend HERE.

LINEUPS:
First Varsity Eight
Bow - Jack Galvin
2 - Archie Lockett
3 - Henry Fowler
4 - John Even Loftesnes
5 - Ole Gruenert
6 - Kellen Tooley
7 - Vukasin Resanovic
Stroke - Chase Ricci
Coxswain - Mason Bezanis

Second Varsity Eight
Bow - Ethan Cabucana
2 - Marc Levi
3 - Seamus Roberson
4 - Vasilije Lopicic
5 - Ethan Penny
6 - Max Hinkle
7 - Angus Murfett
Stroke - Connor Wetzel
Coxswain - Logan Newton-Masucci

Third Varsity Eight
Bow - Nicholas Soares
2 - Donovan Kesson
3 - Landyn Kotterman
4 - Jacob Manny
5 - Joshua Terner
6 - Ian Brown
7 - Ariel Lorente
Stroke - Matthew Matar
Coxswain - Hanna Rhatigan

Pair
1 - Dominic D'Aloia
2 - Webster Hurst