Rowing Takes Second at Big 12 Championship

May 1, 2010

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The University of Oklahoma rowing team competed in the second annual Big 12 Championship Saturday, on the Oklahoma River. Racing in front of a crowd of more than 500 people, the Sooners took second place with 97 points behind Texas with 108 points.

The first varsity eight raced neck-and-neck with Texas the entire race. The Sooners stayed within five seats of the Longhorns after the 1,000 meter mark. Heading towards the finish line OU continued to gain ground in the photo finish race, but came up short 6:41.12-to-6:41.86.

“The varsity eight is heart broken,” said Head Coach Leeanne Crain. “It's tough to lose by such a close margin, but we just needed to shift a few strokes earlier. We closed in on Texas but it was too late and we simply ran out of water.”

OU's second varsity eight placed third in a tough battle with Texas, Kansas and Kansas State. The Sooners finished in third with a time of 7:02.7 in front of Kansas State (7:04.97). Texas came in first (6:54.61) and Kansas placed second (6:55.4).

The Sooners varsity four finished third in a close race with Kansas and Texas. At the 1,000 meter mark Oklahoma was one seat behind Kansas and five seats behind Texas. OU continued to gain ground, but fell short at the finish line with a time of 7:47.11. Texas was first (7:41.01), Kansas placed second (7:44.87) and Kansas State finished in fourth (7:51.09).

Oklahoma's first novice eight battled with Texas the entire race through continuous rain. In one of the closest races of the day, the Sooners placed second behind Texas 7:00.7 to 7:04.4. OU edged out Kansas (7:08.17) and Kansas State (7:19.15).

The second novice eight also faced rainy conditions on the race course . The Sooners placed second with a time of 7:30.7 behind Texas (7:25.59) and ahead of Kansas (7:34.8).

“I'm incredibly proud of this team,” said Crain. “We came up short in a couple of races, but these student-athletes threw every bit of themselves into the competition. “

“Congratulations to Texas for an incredible day of racing.”

Results

First Varsity Eight	Second Varsity Eight	Varsity Four	First Novice Eight
1) UT 6:41.12	1) UT 6:54.61	1) UT 7:41.01	1) UT 7:00.7
2) OU 6:41.86	2) KU 6:55.4	2) KU 7:44.87	2) OU 7:04.4
3) KSU 6:55.17	3) OU 7:02.7	3) OU 7:47.11	3) KU 7:07.17
4) KU 7:06.12	4) KSU 7:04.97	4) KSU 7:51.09	4) KSU 7:19.15

Second Novice Eight
1) UT 7:25.39
2) OU 7:30.7
3) KU 7:34.8

Lineups

First Varsity Eight	Second Varsity Eight	Varsity Four	First Novice Eight
Cox: Kelsey Witten	Cox: Amanda Hoffman	Cox: Lauren Price	Cox: Carly Schueler
Stroke: Rebecca Staff	Stroke: Melea McCreary	Stroke: Sam Fahed	Stroke: Brooke Holleman
7: Chelsea Moore	7: Ally Gray	3: Maureen Lewis	7: Kelsey O'Grady
6: Meagan Harrell	6: Kat Rabe	2: Paige Gero	6: Morgan Whinery
5: Meghan Farrell	5: Brooke Sheppard	Bow: Taylor Rowley	5: Olivia Staff
4: Nicole Furmanek	4: Brooke Homer		4: Elizabeth Middleton
3: Sarah Kelle	3: Kat Passlack		3: Heather House
2: Rebecca Winchester	2: Abbey LaFollette		2: Sara Sherrer
Bow: Nicole Bladow	Bow: Monique Gaines		Bow: Ashley LaFollette

Second Novice Eight
Cox: Tricia Vanscoy
Stroke: Kiley Poppino
7: Mary Cox
6: Lisa Jett
5: Olivia Coleman
4: Lena Eagle Road
3: Ashylyn Hartquist
2: McKenzie Lee
Bow: Ashley LaFollette

University of Oklahoma Athletics

Rowing Takes Second at Big 12 Championship

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