The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019-20 Rowing Roster
Roster
Finley, Merilynn
Port
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Starboard
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
S/P
/ Rowing
Coxswain
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Coxswain
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Coxswain
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
P/S
/ Rowing
Coxswain
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Coxswain
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Coxswain
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Port
/ Rowing
Starboard
/ Rowing
Starboard
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Port
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Port
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Merilynn Finley
- Position:
- Port
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Osbourn Park
- Hometown:
- Bristow, Va.
- Major:
- Human Dimensions of Organizations
Bio
- 2019 NCAA Championship Runner-Up
- 2018, 2019 NCAA Championship participant
- 2018, 2019 Big 12 Champion
- 2018 Academic All-Big 12 (second team)
AS A JUNIOR (2019)
- Helped Texas to a second place team finish at the NCAA Championship, rowing at five-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ and placing second at 6:12.328, just a second behind first place finisher Washington.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 8+, racing to a first-place win (6:38.439) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Varsity 4+ in a dual race against No. 6 Ohio State, finishing first with a time of 6:44.90.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Varsity 4+ at the 2019 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (7:24.990) and progressing to the A Finals, winning first overall (7:28.886).
- Earned Big 12 Conference Boat of the Week honors on April 25th, after a stand-out performance at the Eisenberg Cup in New Jersey.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Varsity 4+ that beat No. 7 Princeton and No. 9 Yale with a time of 7:04.3 at the Eisenberg Cup in Princeton, NJ.
- Rowed at five seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2019 San Diego Crew Classic, placing 2nd in heats (6:49.086), and finishing 4th overall in the Grand Final (6:49.186), beating UCLA and Washington State.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018)
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2018 NCAA Championship, finishing 5th overall in the Grand Final (6:30.519). This helped Texas to an overall 3rd place finish at the event, a program record.
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the 2018 Big 12 Championship, finishing 1st overall in the Grand Final (6:37.042).
- Rowed at three-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the Longhorn Invite, finishing 1st in its heat (6:30.119), and 2nd overall in the A Final (6:56.789).
- Rowed at two-seat in the Varsity 4+ at the Texas-Washington-Michigan regatta, finishing 2nd overall (6:52.45).
- Rowed at four-seat in the Second Varsity 8+ at the Big 12 Double Dual, finishing 1st in both races against West Virginia and Old Dominion (6:52.695 and 7:00.998, respectively.)
AS A FRESHMAN (2017)
- Helped the Third Varsity 8+ to victories over K-State (7:49.561) and Kansas (7:44.657) at the Big 12 Double Dual
