The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Rowing Roster
Roster
Rachel Rane
- Position:
- Coxswain
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- New Trier
- Hometown:
- Glencoe, Ill.
- Major:
- Radio-Television-Film
- Two-time NCAA National Champion (2021, 2022)
- Two-time NCAA First Eight National Champion (2021, 2022)
- Three-time NCAA National Championship Participant (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time First-Team All-American (2021, 2022)
- Three-time All-Big 12 Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time Big 12 Team Champion (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time San Diego Crew Classic Jessop-Whittier Cup winner (2022, 2023)
- Three-time CRCA National Scholar Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
- 2019-20 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
AS A SENIOR (2023)
- Coxed 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).
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to a victory (6:11.137) at the Big 12 Championship.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place victory (6:17.10) at No. 10 Virginia.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to a second-place result (6:25.00) in Princeton, N.J. behind No. 4 Princeton and ahead of No. 3 Yale.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place win (6:10.738) over No. 11 Michigan on Lady Bird Lake.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ in 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)
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to a national title at the NCAA Championship, winning in heats (6:08.32), the A/B semifinals (6:18.459) and the Grand Final (6:10.733).
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place win (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.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to a first-place win (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.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to 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.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to victory over No. 6 Michigan, winning with a time of 6:09.80 at Belleville Lake, Mich.
- Coxed 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.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to 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 SOPHOMORE (2021)
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ to victory at the NCAA Championship, winning the Grand Final with a time of 6:17.387.
- Coxed the First Varsity 8+ 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.
- Coxed 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.
- Coxed the First Varsity 4+ in the 2021 Longhorn Invite, finishing first in heats (7:05.17) to advance to the A Finals, winning first overall (6:58.32).
- Coxed the First Varsity 4+ in a dual race at No. 7 Michigan, winning with a time of 7:27.49 on Belleville Lake.
Before Texas
Coxswain for New Trier High School Rowing in Winnetka, Ill. … coxed the Trevians to a first-place result in the Women’s 2nd Varsity 8+ at the 2018 Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) National Championship Regatta … finished in the Women's Junior Varsity 8+ at the 2017 SRAA National Championships … placed fourth in the Women's Varsity 8+ at the 2019 SRAA National Championships … played catcher for her club fastpitch softball team … captained team to a runner-up finish and named Defensive MVP of the 2016 United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) National Championship Tournament.
Why Texas?
“The amazing school pride and outstanding academics, paired with one of the top rowing programs in the country made it a very easy decision. Not to mention, Austin is one of the coolest cities I've ever seen. What starts here changes the world!”
What led you to pursue rowing and what do you love most about it?
“For as long as I can remember, I've loved competing. After watching my older sister race in a national championship regatta, I gave it a try my freshman year of high school and I immediately knew this sport was for me. Rowing is the ultimate team sport. Each athlete in the boat working as one, trusting each other and the process and competing for something other than ourselves. When a crew finds that magic, the results take care of themselves.”
Personal
- Parents are Michelle and Michael Rane
- Has a twin brother, Jonah, and an older sister, Eden
- Her sister coxes for the lightweight team at the University of Wisconsin and her twin brother coxes for the Badgers men’s rowing team. Her grandfather played football for Wisconsin
- Started rowing at the age of 15
- Planning on majoring in Kinesiology
- Enjoys hanging out with friends, watching movies and playing Rock Band
