The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
05.15.2021 | Rowing
Texas features six all-conference honorees for the sixth consecutive season.
AUSTIN, Texas – Six members of the No. 2 Rowing I Eight earned all-conference honors on Saturday at the Big 12 Championship regatta on Walter E. Long Lake. The Longhorns won their sixth consecutive conference title with a sweep of all four races and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
Alexandra Watson and Aspa Christodoulidis each collected their second all-conference honor after previously earning the distinction in 2019.
Daisy Mazzio-Manson, Kaitlin Knifton, Francesca Raggi and coxswain Rachel Rane were first-time all-conference honorees.
Rane served as the coxswain for the First Eight in the Big 12 Championship as well as in the victory over No. 3 Virginia on May 2. Knifton, Raggi, Watson, Christodoulidis and Mazzio-Manson have raced as the stern five in each competition this season.
The Longhorns will be back on the water May 28-30 at the NCAA Championships in Sarasota, Fla.
All-Big 12 Rowing Team
Izzie Gonzales, Alabama, Sr.
Darcy Jennings, Alabama, Sr.
Brittany Hill, Alabama, Fr.
Claudia Mecchia, Alabama, Jr.
Rebekah Stewart, Alabama, Gr.
Laurel Salisbury, Kansas, Sr.
Taylor Hartman, Kansas State, Jr.
Breah McKay, Oklahoma, Jr.
Jessica Robinson, Oklahoma, Jr.
Lindsey Morrissett, Tennessee, Sr.
Brenna Randall, Tennessee, Sr.
Emma Seawright, Tennessee, Fr.
Aspa Christodoulidis, Texas, Jr.
Kaitlin Knifton, Texas, Jr.
Daisy Mazzio-Manson, Texas, Gr.
Francesca Raggi, Texas, Jr.
Rachel Rane, Texas, So.
Alexandra Watson, Texas, R-Sr.
Emma Toy, West Virginia, Jr.
