The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Christodoulidis, Aspa

Aspa Christodoulidis
- Position:
- P/S
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lycée Francais de Varsovie
- Hometown:
- Athens, Greece
- Major:
- Government
Bio
- 2021 and 2022 NCAA National Champion
- 2021 and 2022 NCAA First Varsity Eight National Champion
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- Four-time NCAA Championship participant (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- Two-time First-Team All-American (2021, 2022)
- Three-time All-Big 12 Team (2019, 2021, 2022)
- Four-time Big 12 Team Champion (2018, 2019, 2021)
- Three-time San Diego Crew Classic Jessop-Whittier Cup winner (2018, 2019, 2022)
- 2022 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
AS A SENIOR (2022)
- Rowed at six-seat in the First Varsity 8+ at the NCAA Championship, winning the national title after victories in the heats (6:08.32), the A/B semifinals (6:18.459) and the Grand Final (6:10.733).
- Rowed at six-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory (6:29.543) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on May 4th after defeating No. 10 Ohio State, No. 14 Virginia, No. 16 SMU and UCLA at the Longhorn Invite.
- Rowed at six-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory (6:10.269) at the Longhorn Invite.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 27th after a dominating performance versus No. 4 Princeton and No. 16 Rutgers in Princeton, N.J.
- Rowed at four-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory over No. 4 Princeton and No. 16 Rutgers, winning with a time of 6:18.6 at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 13th after a stand-out performance at No. 6 Michigan
- Rowed at four-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory over No. 6 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:09.80 at Belleville Lake, Mich.
- Rowed at four-seat in the First Varsity 8+ in the 2022 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in the heat (6:43.845) and the final (6:26.265) to win the Collegiate Varsity Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational, defeating No. 9 California, No. 5 Washington, No. 15 USC and UCLA.
AS A JUNIOR (2021)
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory at the NCAA Championship, winning the Grand Final with a time of 6:17.387.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:43.279) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on May 5th, after a stand-out performance against Virginia at the Rivanna Reservoir.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ that defeated No. 2 Virginia with a course-record time of 6:15.2 at the Rivanna Reservoir in Charlottesville, Va.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 28th, after a stand-out performance at the Longhorn Invite in Austin.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ in the 2021 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (6:10.43) to advance to the A Finals, winning first overall (6:10.433).
- Rowed at six-seat in the First Varsity 8+ in a dual race at No. 7 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:25.5 on Belleville Lake.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
- Helped Texas to a second place team finish at the NCAA Championship, rowing at five-seat in the Varsity 8+ and placing second at 6:07.971, less than a second behind first place finisher Washington.
- Rowed at five-seat in the Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:25.872) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at five-seat in the Varsity 8+ in a dual race against No. 6 Ohio State, finishing first with a time of 5:54.50.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on May 2nd, after a stand-out performance at the Longhorn Invite in Austin.
- Rowed at five-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the 2019 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (6:22.540) and progressing to the A Finals, winning first overall (6:24.316).
- Rowed at four-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ, placing third with a time of 6:09.0.
- Rowed at four-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the 2019 San Diego Crew Classic, placing 2nd in heats (6:21.604), and finishing 3rd overall in the Grand Final (6:35.890), beating Stanford, UCLA, and Washington State.
AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
- Rowed at four-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the 2018 NCAA Championship, finishing 3rd overall in the Grand Final (6:17.800). This helped Texas to an overall 3rd place finish at the event, a program record.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the 2018 Big 12 Championship, finishing 1st overall in the Grand Final (6:30.849).
- Rowed at four-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the Longhorn Invite, finishing 1st in its heat (6:19.733), and 1st overall in the A Final (6:41.034).
- Rowed at four-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the Texas-Washington-Michigan regatta, finishing 2nd overall (6:08.01).
- Rowed three-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the San Diego Crew Classic, finishing 2nd overall in the Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational Grand Final (6:41.703).
Texas Rowing Big 12 Championship Recap [May 19, 2024]
Tuesday, May 21
Texas Rowing Longhorn Invite Preview Media Availability [April 23, 2024]
Tuesday, April 23
Texas Rowing Henley Royal Regatta Recap [Aug. 18, 2023]
Friday, August 18
Texas Rowing: "A Title IX Story"
Friday, September 02