Over the course of the day, three conferences, the Big 12, Colonial Athletic Conference and Atlantic 10, competed for bragging rights in a unique competition that pitted each conference against one another instead of the individual schools.
WVU joined Big 12 foes Kansas and Old Dominion. Eastern Michigan, Buffalo and Delaware represented the Colonial, while host George Mason, George Washington and Dayton competed for the Atlantic 10.
Five Mountaineer boats competed in the first varsity eight, second varsity eight, third varsity eight, varsity four and second varsity four. Points were awarded in the finals in the first varsity eight, second varsity eight and first varsity four.