No. 1 Rowing wins three races at No. 13 SMU

Saturday, March 12

Dallas, Texas

5 P.M. CT

University of Texas

SMU

Etta Carpender, Susanna Temming, Amber Harwood and Katelyn Bouthillette

03.12.2022 | Rowing

Longhorns opened the season with three convincing victories to sweep the first day of racing against SMU.

DALLAS – No. 1 Texas Rowing opened the 2022 season with three victories over No. 13 SMU on Saturday in the opening session of a two-day competition against the Mustangs at White Rock Lake.

"It was a full day and racing a quality opponent in SMU to finish it off was definitely a challenge," said Texas head coach Dave O'Neil. "We did a good job stepping up and doing what needed to be done. Different combinations are racing, and we're interested in how they perform in an actual race. SMU is a well-coached, solid team, so we need to be prepared again tomorrow morning."

Racing with headwinds of 10 to 15 mph, the Texas First Four and Second Eight opened the season with dominant victories, establishing nearly a length lead at 500 meters in both of their races and pulling away throughout the remainder of the 2000-meter course.

Texas' First Eight trailed by two seats at 250 meters and pulled at the 500-meter mark. At the halfway, Texas built a six seat lead and extended the margin the rest of the way.

The Longhorns and Mustangs will resume the competition on White Rock Lake tomorrow at 9 a.m.

RESULTS
First Eight
1. TEXAS – 6:52.61
2. SMU – 7:00.87

Second Eight
1. TEXAS – 7:08.23
2. SMU – 7:21.97

First Four
1. TEXAS – 7:49.62
2. SMU – 8:04.11

Second Four and Third Eight
No official times and results were recorded for the 3V8 and 2V4 races.

LINEUPS
First Eight: Rachel Rane (coxswain), Kaitlin Knifton (stroke), Francesca Raggi, Anna Jensen, Etta Carpender, Susanna Temming, Amber Harwood, Katelyn Bouthillette, Lisa Gutfleisch (bow)