The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Carpender, Etta
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Starboard
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Coxswain
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Coxswain
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Etta Carpender
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Denver East
- Hometown:
- Denver, Colo.
- Major:
- Sustainability Studies
Bio
- 2022 NCAA National Champion
- 2022 NCAA First Eight National Champion
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- Three-time NCAA Championship participant (2019, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time All-Big 12 Team (2023, 2024)
- Four-time Big 12 Champion (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- Three-time San Diego Crew Classic Jessop-Whittier Cup winner (2022, 2023, 2024)
- San Diego Crew Classic Laurel Korholz Perpetual Trophy winner (2019)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024)
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory at the Big 12 Conference Championship, winning with a time of 6:08.714.
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on May 1 after a dominating performance at the Longhorn Invite.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ in the Longhorn Invite, winning with a time of 6:00.969 to defeat top-ranked Stanford, No. 12 Virginia and No. 14 Ohio State.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ at No. 9 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:08.10 .
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 10 after a stand-out performance at the San Diego Crew Classic.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ at the 2024 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in heats (6:27.626) and the final (6:23.272) to win the Jessop-Whitter Cup Invitational.
AS A SENIOR (2023)
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ at the NCAA Championship, winning in heats (6:28.340), placing third in the A/B semifinals (6:14.471), and finishing fifth in the Grand Final (6:28.280).
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory (6:11.137) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory (6:17.10) at No. 10 Virginia.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ second-place result (6:25.00) in Princeton, N.J. behind No. 4 Princeton and ahead of No. 3 Yale.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory (6:10.738) over No. 11 Michigan on Lady Bird Lake.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+ at the 2023 San Diego Crew Classic, finishing first in the heat (6:31.660) and final (6:29.985) to win the Collegiate Varsity Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational, defeating No. 2 Stanford, Rowing Canada, Oxford Brooks, No. 5 Washington, No. 7 California and No. 16 USC in the final.
AS A JUNIOR (2022)
- Rowed at five-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 five-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 five-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 five-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 six-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 five-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.
- Rowed at five-seat in the First Varsity 8+, collecting a pair of victories at No. 13 SMU, winning a Saturday afternoon in 6:52.61 followed by a Sunday morning win in 7:13.63 at White Rock Lake.
AS A JUNIOR (2021)
- Did not compete.
AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
- Served as an alternate at the NCAA Championship.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 4+, racing to a first-place win (7:28.132) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 4+ in a dual race against No. 6 Ohio State, finishing first with a time of 6:41.60.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 4+ at the 2019 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (7:24.420) and progressing to the A Finals, placing second overall (7:35.808).
- Rowed at two-seat in the Second Varsity 4+ that beat No. 7 Princeton and No. 9 Yale with a time of 7:10.3 at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ.
- Rowed at four seat in the Novice 8+ at the 2019 San Diego Crew Classic, placing 1st in heats (6:57.932), and finishing 1st overall in the Grand Final (6:59.358), winning the Laurel Korholz Perpetual Trophy.
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
