The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019-20 Rowing Roster
Roster
Raggi, Francesca
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Francesca Raggi
- Position:
- P/S
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Winter Park
- Hometown:
- Maitland, Fla.
- Major:
- Finance - Masters
Bio
- Two-time NCAA National Champion (2021, 2022)
- Two-time NCAA First Varsity Eight National Champion (2021, 2022)
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- Three-time NCAA Championship participant (2019, 2021, 2022)
- 2022 CRCA Athlete of the Year
- Two-time First-Team All-American (2021, 2022)
- 2019 CRCA Second-Team All-American
- 2022 Big 12 Rower of the Year
- Two-time All-Big 12 Team honoree (2021, 2022)
- Three-time Big 12 Team Champion (2019, 2021, 2022)
- Two-time San Diego Crew Classic Jessop-Whittier Cup winner (2019, 2022)
- Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021, 2022)
- 2018-19 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) (2020-21)
- Eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022)
AS A SENIOR (2022)
- Rowed at seven-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 seven-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 seven-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 seven-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.
- Rowed at three-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 seven-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)
- Rowed at seven-seat in the First Varsity 8+ victory at the NCAA Championship, winning the Grand Final with a time of 6:17.387.
- Rowed at seven-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 seven-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 seven-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 four-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 FRESHMAN (2019)
- Helped Texas to a second place team finish at the NCAA Championship, rowing at three-seat in the Varsity 8+ and placing second at 6:07.971, less than a second behind first-place finisher Washington.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:25.872) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at three-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 three-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 two-seat in the Varsity 8+ at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ, placing third with a time of 6:09.0.
- Rowed at two-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.
BEFORE TEXAS: Won the 2018 USRowing Under 19 Female Athlete of the Year. .. member of the 2017 and 2018 USRowing Junior National Teams ... first rower from Winter Park to make it onto the U.S. National Team as a two-time member of the Under 19 National Team ... won silver in the eight at the 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships ... finished seventh in the eight at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships ... finished second in the varsity eight at the 2017 and 2018 SRAA National Championships ... rowed for Winter Park Crew under coach Mike Vertullo.
