The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 4 Rowing’s Jensen, Nitsch named to CRCA Athletes to Watch list
03.12.2024 | Rowing
Seniors Anna Jensen and Lanie Nitsch were named to the association’s inaugural watch list.
AUSTIN, Texas – No. 4 Texas Rowing's Anna Jensen and Lanie Nitsch were named to the inaugural College Rowing Coaches Association Athletes to Watch list, the CRCA announced on Tuesday.
Jensen, a native of Midland, Mich., is a two-time first-team All-American, one of 10 Longhorns to be named to the first team on multiple occasions. She has rowed in the Texas I Eight in each of her first three seasons on the Forty Acres, helping the Longhorns to team and First Eight national titles in 2021 and 2022. A two-time All-Big 12 selection and the 2021 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Jensen won gold with USRowing at the 2022 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in the Women's Coxless Four (BW4-).
Nitsch, who hails from McAllen, Texas, has competed in the last three NCAA Championships, rowing in the Four in 2021, Second Eight in 2022 and First Eight in 2023. A three-time Big 12 Champion, she rowed with Team USA at the 2022 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, winning gold with the Women's Eight (BW8+).
Texas will open the season in California on April 6-7 at the San Diego Crew Classic. Racing will take place at Mission Bay Park on Fiesta-Crown Point Shores in San Diego.
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