The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Valencia, Maria
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Coxswain
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Maria Valencia
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Saint Joseph Academy
- Hometown:
- Brownsville, Texas
- Major:
- Biomedical Engineering
Bio
- 2021 NCAA National Champion
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- 2019, 2021 NCAA Championship participant
- 2018, 2019, 2021 Big 12 Champion
- 2019, 2020, 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Team (first team)
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2021)
- Bowed the Second Varsity 8+ at the NCAA Championship, helping Texas to the National Championship with a third-place result in the Grand Final with a time of 6:29.088.
- Bowed the Second Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:52.303) at the Big 12 Championship.Bowed the Second Varsity 8+ that defeated No. 2 Virginia with a time of 6:28.5 at the Rivanna Reservoir in Charlottesville, Va.
- Bowed the Second Varsity 8+ in the 2021 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (6:19.05) to advance to the A Finals, winning first overall (6:18.15).
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 14th, after a stand-out performance against Michigan on Belleville Lake, Mich.
- Bowed the Second Varsity 8+ in a dual race at No. 7 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:28.6 on Belleville Lake.
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
- Helped Texas to a second place team finish at the NCAA Championship, rowing at two-seat in the Varsity 8+ and placing second at 6:07.971, less than a second behind first place finisher Washington.
- Rowed at two-seat in the Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:25.872) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at two-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 two-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).
- Bowed the Varsity 8+ at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ, placing third with a time of 6:09.0.
- Bowed 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 SOPHOMORE (2018)
- Rowed at seven-seat in the Third Varsity 8+ at the 2018 Big 12 Championship, finishing 1st overall in the Grand Final (6:54.992).
- Rowed at five-seat in the Novice 8+ at the Longhorn Invite, finishing 1st in its heat (6:47.000), and 2nd overall in the N8+/3V8+ A Final (7:18.417).
- Stroked the Third Varsity 8+ at the Big 12 Double Dual, finishing 1st against West Virginia (7:53.326).
Why Texas? "For its exceptional engineering program."
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
