University of Tulsa

Women's Rowing

Tulsa's Varsity 8 Tabbed Boat of the Week

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Tulsa’s Varsity 8 collected its first Boat of the Week for the Golden Hurricane on Monday, after picking up first place and second place, respectively, in its two races at the Sunshine State Invitational.
 
On Friday, the grouping of Sam Barber, Helen Leigh, Ellie Russell, Lucy Coleman, Veronique Ulrich, Lauren Vander Hoeven, Paige Hallam, Sophia Camara and Hannah Vissers topped the eight-boat, 2000m regatta at Nathan Benderson Park. With a light crosswind, the Golden Hurricane timed in at 6:26.90, more than five seconds ahead of fellow conference squad UCF in second place and nine seconds faster than third-place Clemson. On Saturday, the Varsity 8 took second in the same eight-team field, this time finishing less than a second behind winning squad UCF at 6:25.42. That time still bettered third-place Miami by more than seven seconds.
 
Tulsa will row again this coming weekend at the Clemson Invitational in Clemson, S.C.
 
American Rowing Notebook
UConn
  • UConn collected five second-place finishes in chilly conditions on Sunday at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.
  • The Huskies took second to Boston College in every race while defeating Holy Cross.
  • Next up for UConn is the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, N.J. this coming Saturday and Sunday. 
UCF
  • UCF hosted the Sunshine State Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park this past weekend, taking four second-place finishes on Friday and two gold medals on Saturday.
  • On the second day, the Knights’ Varsity 8 (6:24.60) and Second Varsity 8 (6:31.20) both prevailed in fields of eight boats, with both groupings shaving off significant time from Friday.
  • The Knights will race this coming weekend at the Clemson Invitational. 
Sacramento State
·         The Hornets will host the Lake Natoma Invitational April 14-15, consisting of California, Stanford, Gonzaga, Notre Dame, Brown, Alabama and San Diego.
 
San Diego State
  • The Aztecs will compete next on April 14 at Loyola Marymount in Marina Del Rey, Calif. 
SMU
  • SMU competed at the Sunshine State Invitational April 7 and 8, led by a third-place finish by the Varsity 4.
  • The Varsity 4 timed in at 7:25.17, four seconds behind Clemson and just a second behind North Carolina.
  • SMU will compete next at the Cherry Hill Invitational in Cherry Hill, N.J. on April 21.
Temple
  • Most recently, the Owls competed at the Murphy Cup on the Shuylkill River on March 31.
  • The outing was the most successful at the Murphy Cup for Temple in recent history, as the Owls earned gold in the Second Varsity 8 (7:30.29), Varsity 4 (8:24.64) and Second Varsity 4.
  • Temple will be back on the water this coming weekend at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, N.J.
 
American Athletic Conference 2018 Boats of the Week
March 13       Sacramento State – Second Varsity 8
March 19       UCF – Second Varsity 8
March 26       Temple – Second Varsity 8
April 9            Tulsa – Varsity 8