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No. 2 Rowing preview: Longhorn Invite
04.23.2021 | Rowing
Texas will host six teams this Saturday on Walter E. Long Lake.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 2 Texas Rowing is set to host the 20th Longhorn Invite this Saturday, April 24 on Walter E. Long Lake.
Longhorn Invite
Please note: Due to health and safety protocols, spectators will not be permitted to attend the event.
When: Saturday, April 23 (Prelim session at 7:10 a.m. CT; finals session at 8:50 a.m. CT)
Where: Walter E. Long Lake (Austin, Texas)
Schedule: HERE
Results: HERE (Updated)
*Results and additional information will be available on Twitter at @LonghornInvite and @TexasRowing
The one-day regatta will be comprised of two sessions of four-lane racing at 2,000 meters – the race distance contested annually at the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Championships. The first session will get underway at 7:10 a.m. CT with the second session scheduled to start at 8:50 a.m.
"Our team is looking forward to some solid racing this weekend. There are three teams ranked in the top-15 and some perennially strong programs, including the best from Division II," said Texas head coach Dave O'Neill. "Our team has made some good progress the last couple of weeks and we'll be ready for what the event will bring."
The regatta features three teams currently ranked in the CRCA/USRowing Pocock Division I Coaches Poll, with Texas claiming the No. 2 ranking, and Alabama and SMU coming in at No. 10 and No. 14, respectively. The field also includes Notre Dame and Tulsa, who each received votes in the most recent poll, Big 12 rival Oklahoma and the University of Central Oklahoma, the top-ranked team in Division II.
Last Time Out
Texas swept seventh-ranked Michigan in four races on April 10 on Belleville Lake in Michigan. The Longhorns' I Eight defeated the Wolverines' first by 9.02 second, while the Texas II Eight won their race by 15.52 seconds with a time of 6:28.6 that bested the Michigan I Eight by 5.92 seconds.
Conference Honors
After their performance in Michigan, the Texas II Eight was recognized as the Big 12 Boat of the Week. Texas' II Eight featured redshirt freshman coxswain Elizabeth Romero, along with freshman Hannah Medcalf, freshman Amber Harwood, freshman Anna Jensen, redshirt freshman Izabela Krakic, freshman Parker Illingworth, redshirt freshman Samantha Schalk, senior Alexa McAuliffe and senior Maria Valencia. Comprised of seven freshmen or redshirt freshmen, the boat was only 3.1 seconds slower than Texas' I Eight in similar conditions.
Texas in the Polls
Texas opened at No. 2 in the season's first USRowing/CRCA Coaches Poll on March 3, and it has held steady in the second spot in each subsequent poll. Defending NCAA champion Washington has held the top spot throughout the season, while Virginia, Rutgers and California round out the top five.
Pocock USRowing/CRCA Division I Rankings – April 21
1 Washington (18)
2 TEXAS (7)
3 Virginia
4 Rutgers
5 California
6 Michigan
7 Ohio State
8 Syracuse
9 Indiana
10 Alabama
11 Tennessee
12 Stanford
13 Duke
14 SMU
15 Washington State
16 Minnesota
17 UCLA
18 Iowa State
19 Wisconsin
20 USC
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