General Event Information
- For questions about this event please email - president.texascrew@gmail.com
- Check out this link for event overview - https://www.regattacentral.com/regatta/?job_id=8793&org_id=0
- Check out this link for photos of the 2023 erg rodeo - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14MDgYSXAMlmXgFTCYganrPhBvZ8hplGf
- For more information about Texas Crew check out their website - https://www.rowfortexas.com/
- For an example of how to use an erg check out this video -
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Event Entry Information
- An entry form will be sent to all registered participants the week of the event.
- Each participant may enter as many events as they wish.
- Current and former collegiate rowers from any university are not eligible for the Intramural divisions.
Team Entry Information
- To compete for team points, a team must consist of at least 4 participants and a maximum of 8 participants.
- A coed team must consist of a minimum of 2 males and 2 females, and a maximum of 4 males and 4 females.
- Teams may enter a maximum of 2 relay teams.
- Coed relay teams must be comprised of 2 males and 2 females.
Order of Events - Heats followed by Finals if necessary
- Women’s Individual 1000m
- Men’s Individual 1000m
- Women’s Individual 500m
- Men’s Individual 500m
- Women’s 2000m Relay
- Men’s 2000m Relay
- Coed 2000m Relay
Individual Event Instructions
- Each participant will be randomly assigned to a heat.
- The top 10 times will advance to the final (if necessary).
- Participants must be seated on their assigned erg at least 5 min prior to their start time.
- Each participant may have 1 individual seated behind them to serve as a "coxswain" (reference pictures of erg rodeo)
- The coxswain does not have to be a registered participant in the rodeo.
Relay Instructions
- Relays will be timed finals
- Each participant on the team must erg ~500m before switching (Participants are encouraged to switch off at the 1500m, 1000m and 500m mark).
- Relay teams with participants seen completing significantly more than 500m will be disqualified .
- Relay teams have the freedom to decide the order in which they erg.
- Relay teams may not interfere with other relay teams.
- Each relay team must have 1 participant on their assigned erg at least 5 min prior to their start time.
Scoring
- Scoring for each individual event will be for the top 10 times as follows: 13, 11, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1
- Scoring for each relay even will be for the top 5 times as follows: 18, 16, 14, 12, 10
Awards
- The overall winner of each individual event in the Men’s and Women’s divisions will receive an Intramural Champion T-shirt and an Erg Rodeo Belt Buckle Trophy.
- Winning relay teams in each division will receive an Intramural Champion T-shirt.
- If overall team competition is held, members of the winning teams in each division will receive an Intramural Champion T-shirt. Team members who have won a shirt for an individual event or a relay will not be awarded an additional shirt.