Sooners Finish Fourth at Big 12 Championship

AUSTIN, Texas — The Oklahoma rowing team finished fourth overall at the 2023 Big 12 Rowing Championship, and Lale Edil and Andjela Nisevic earned All-Big 12 honors Sunday morning.

Both Edil and Nisevic picked up their first career All-Big 12 awards. Edil, a junior from Arcadia, Okla., and Nisevic, a senior from Belgrade, Serbia, both compete in the first varsity eight.

After a tight race against conference affiliate Tennessee, the 1V8+ fought till the last stroke and finished fourth. The 2V8+ followed suit and secured fourth place in its race after notching its fastest time of the season. The squads for the 1V4+, 2V4+ and 3V8+ all placed sixth in their respective races.

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Big 12 Championship Results

Final Team Standings
1. Texas – 98 points
2. Tennessee – 76 points
3. Alabama – 73 points
4. OKLAHOMA – 48 points
5. Kansas State – 40 points
6. Kansas – 35 points
7. West Virginia – 21 points

Third Varsity Eight
1. Texas (6:36.366)
2. Kansas (6:55.536)
3. Tennessee (6:55.864)
4. Kansas State (6:58.472)
5. Alabama (6:58.632)
6. OKLAHOMA (7:04.932)
7. West Virginia (7:44.484)

Second Varsity Four
1. Texas (7:01.126)
2. Alabama (7:24.286)
3. Tennessee (7:29.036)
4. Kansas State (7:29.088)
5. Kansas (7:31.758)
6. OKLAHOMA (7:34.810)

First Varsity Four
1. Texas (6:54.102)
2. Tennessee (7:19.182)
3. Kansas (7:27.262)
4. Alabama (7:29.000)
5. Kansas State (7:31.064)
6. OKLAHOMA (7:33.738)
7. West Virginia (7:58.690)

Second Varsity Eight
1. Texas (6:20.663)
2. Tennessee (6:32.137)
3. Alabama (6:36.965)
4. OKLAHOMA (6:49.997)
5. West Virginia (6:53.177)
6. Kansas State (6:56.793)
7. Kansas (7:00.671)

First Varsity Eight
1. Texas (6:11.137)
2. Alabama (6:29.807)
3. Tennessee (6:31.003)
4. OKLAHOMA (6:33.863)
5. Kansas State (6:41.739)
6. Kansas (6:45.763)
7. West Virginia (6:52.583)