Sooners Take Second at Big 12 Championship

April 28, 2012

OKLAHOMA CITY - The University of Oklahoma women's rowing team took second at the first-ever fully-sponsored Big 12 Rowing Championship on the Oklahoma River. The Sooners racked up a total of two first-place finishes, three second-place finishes and one third-place finish to accumulate 104 points for the day. Texas ended the day with 105, Kansas State and Kansas both had 64 points.

2012 Big 12 Rowing Championship Results

"I certainly didn't expect it to come down to one point separating the top two teams," OU Head Coach Leeanne Crain said. "Our congratulations goes out to Coach Graves and her Texas Longhorns. I'm proud of how we raced today. We pulled off two big wins in the first and third varsity eights, and the races we lost were hard fought. So, while it's heartbreaking to lose a championship by such a close margin, we also know we have room for development and improvement over the final weeks of the regular season."

The varsity eight closed Big 12 competition undefeated during the 2012 Spring season as it won with a time of 6:53.58, beating Texas (6:54.03), Kansas State (7:09.35) and Kansas (7:13.90).

OU's varsity four finished third with a time of 7:58.96 behind Kansas (7:43.69) and Texas (7:53.37) earning 11 points while the second varsity four finished second with a time of 7:59.39 ahead of Kansas (8:10.28) and Kansas State (8:15.22) to earn six points.

The second varsity eight came in second while the varsity eight took out all three Big 12 boats to conclude the Big 12 Rowing Championship. The second varsity eight finished the day with a time of 7:05.32 ahead of Kansas State (7:10.98) and Kansas (7:20.75) to take 26 points.

This was the first ever fully-sponsored Big 12 Rowing Championship in conference history. Texas claimed the Big 12 Title for the fourth straight year in a row.

The Sooners also had three rowers awarded All-Big 12 First Team with Nikki Furmanek, Carly Schueler and Rebecca Staff receiving the honor and Nicole Bladow and Meghan Farrell were awarded All-Big 12 Second Team honors.

OU returns to action on May 12 at the Conference USA Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Last year in Oak Ridge, the second varsity eight took a fifth-place finish in the grand final and the varsity eight finished sixth in its grand final.

Collegiate Four

Varsity	Second Varsity
Cox: Kiley Poppino	Cox: Mariah Wall
4: Elizabeth Biggs	4: Abbie Seremek
3: Kaylee Johnson	3: Rachel Cantrell
2: Kristen Anthis	2: Jennifer O'Grady
1: Maureen Lewis	1: Stefanie Tapke

Collegiate Eight

Varsity	Second Varsity	Third Varsity	Fourth Varsity
Cox: Carly Schueler	Cox: Ashley Carpenter	Cox: Patricia Allen	Cox: Amy Miller
Stroke: Nicole Bladow	Stroke: Katie Klassen	Stroke: Megan Quinn	Stroke: Chloe Troutt
7: Ivy Brown	7: Ashley LaFollette	7: Amber Coyne	7: Micah Thompson
6: Rebecca Staff	6: Brooke Holleman	6: Laura Combs	6: Belle Stixroid
5: Brooke Sheppard	5: Rebecca Winchester	5: Ally Gray	5: Ashley Keeter
4: Kristin Clift	4: Heather Morris	4: Markayla Adam	4: Kim Moldenhauer
3: Nikki Furmanek	3: Emmie Preskitt	3: Olivia Staff	3: Hannah Morgan
2: Kellie O'Reilly	2: Heather House	2: Marilyn Kozlowski	2: Aubrey Myers
Bow: Meghan Farrell	Bow: Kelsey O'Grady	Bow: Elizabeth Middleton	1: Cassie Preskitt

All-Big 12 First Team

Olivia Kinet, Kansas
Hannah Wilfong, Kansas
Nikki Furmanek, OU
Carly Schueler, OU
Rebecca Staff, OU
Brenna Coldren, Texas
Melanie Eckert, Texas
Laurel McCaig, Texas
Hannah Moon, Texas

All-Big 12 Second Team

Melanie Luthi, Kansas
Traci Smiley, K-State
Anna Young, K-State
Nicole Bladow, OU
Meghan Farrell, OU
Chelsea Burns, Texas
Rachel Donnelly, Texas
Jackie Gorcyca, Texas
Felicia, Izaguirre-Werner, Texas

University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sooners Take Second at Big 12 Championship

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