2026 Creighton 2K Rowing Challenge

• TENTATIVE SCHEDULE AND HEATS: click here for a tentative list of races and times! (currently

Join us for the 11th Annual Creighton 2K Rowing Challenge! We have 8 different age categories for both men and women as well as 3 age categories for "kids"! Your entry fee covers your entry in the individual 2,000-meter race, the individual Half Marathon (21,097m) Row, a relay, or all of these races! (Kids 14 and younger and adults 70yrs+ will do 1,000-meters for the individual race).

The 4-person team relays consist of 4 rowers who will each complete 500 meters of the 2,000-meter race. Relays can be all women, all men or coed (must have at least 2 women). We also have a family relay division; a family must have at least 2 children under the age of 18. Finally, there is a couples relays! Each pair will row 500 meters a piece, with each relay consisting of 1,000 meters. Couples must have at least one woman! This is the second year we'll be hosting a 21,097m individual row - the Half Marathon Row. It is one of the first races of the day and will run throughout the morning.

Tickets are $30/person for Early Bird Tickets (through December 31, 2025). The price is $35/person starting January 1, 2026. Your registration fee covers your entry into all events (i.e. indiviaual and relays).

Registration CLOSES on Thursday 11:59pm Feb 26, 2026!

We will announce the times of each event the week of the competition, so make sure you include your email when registering! Please email jcd64173@creighton.edu with any questions.

*** If your gym, company, or organization would like to sponsor the event, please email Joy at jcd64173@creighton.edu. Sponsors will have their names on the back of the event t-shirt as well as other sponsor options.

Event Categories by Age:

1/2 Marathon Row (women's and men's)

Women's 80+ and Men 80+

Women 70-79 and Men 70-79

Women 60-69 and Men 60-69

Women 50-59 and Men 50-59

Women 43-49yrs and Men 43-49yrs

Women 36-42yrs and Men 36-42yrs

Women 27-35yrs and Men 27-35yrs

Women 18-26yrs and Men 18-26yrs

Girls 15-18 (not in college) and Boys 15-18 (not in college)

Girls 12-14 (1000m) and Boys 12-14 (1000m)

Girls and Boys Under 12yrs

*Team Relays have no age category - can be coed (2 women and 2 men), all women, OR all men (2000m). Couples relays (1000m). Family relay (2000m) must have at least 2 children 18 or under (not in college).

**Awards will be given for the top 3 finishers in each category at the end of the day!

***There will not be tshirts included with registration this year.