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Varsity Eight Named Big 12 Boat of the Month
April 05, 2012 | Rowing
April 5, 2012
NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma varsity eight was named the first ever Big 12 Boat of the Month for March the conference announced Thursday. This is the crew's second award for the Spring 2012 Season after it was named Conference USA's Boat of the Week on March 20. The varsity eight remained undefeated from March 9-31 competing in three regattas against both Big 12 and Conference USA competition. This is the first Big 12 rowing award presented by the league.
The Sooners opened March by winning the OU Invitational, beating out Kansas, Kansas State, Tulsa and SMU. During the Longhorn Invitational the top Oklahoma boat defeated San Diego, SMU, Central Florida and No. 19 Texas to finish the weekend with four wins.
Following the opening performances, the crew also was named the No. 1 seed at the San Diego Crew Classic last week. The varsity eight finished third in San Diego during the Women's Collegiate Eight SeaWorld Cal Cup Grand Final against Oregon State, Duke, San Diego, Tulsa and Iowa. There were 21 schools in each three heats of seven boats.
This is the first Big 12 Rowing award presented by the league office. Rowing is in its first season as a fully-sponsored league sport, after being sponsored on a limited basis for the past three years.
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Collegiate Eight |
| Varsity | ||
| Cox: Carly Schueler | ||
| Stroke: Rebecca Staff | ||
| 7: Ivy Brown | ||
| 6: Kristin Clift | ||
| 5: Brooke Sheppard | ||
| 4: Kellie O'Reilly | ||
| 3: Nikki Furmanek | ||
| 2: Nicole Bladow | ||
| Bow: Meghan Farrell |
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