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No. 12 SMU women's rowing will make it first trip in program history to the 2021 NCAA Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida, May 28-30 at Nathan Benderson Park. The 22-team championship begins on Friday, May 28 with the Varsity 8 competing at 9:12 a.m ET. The Second Varsity 8 will then take the water at 9:48 a.m. ET. Lastly, the Varsity 4 will take on its heat at 10:36 a.m. ET.

SMU's Varsity 8 earned the highest event seed in American Athletic Conference history at No. 10. The Second Varsity 8 came in at No. 9 which was also an conference record-high seed for the event. Lastly the Mustangs' Varsity 4 will be the No. 16 seed.

SMU won its first conference championship in program history at the American Athletic Conference Championships on May 16. The Mustangs had a clean sweep, winning all four races at Melton Lake. With the championship crown, SMU earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.

SMU opened the 2021 season by coming in the POCOCK USROWING/CRCA preseason rankings at No. 20.  The Mustangs have since moved their way up as far as No. 11 this year, which marks the highest ranking in program history.

HISTORIC SEASON

• 2021 NCAA Championships – first time competing at the NCAA Championships in program history
• V8+ Boat – Earned American Athletic Conference Boat of the Week twice in this shortened season
• V8+ (10^th Seed) – highest event seed in that event in AAC history
• 2V8+ - (9^th Seed) – highest seed in any event at the national regatta in league history
• 2021 American Athletic Conference Champions – first conference championship in program history
• No. 11 POCOCK USROWING/CRCA (April 28 Rankings) – highest ranking in program history

SMU HEAT SCHEDULE
1V8 Heat 2 | 9:12 AM EST           
(RV) Gonzaga
No. 12 SMU
No. 2 Washington
No. 6 Ohio State
No. 15 Wisconsin

2V8 Heat 1 | 9:48 AM EST
No. 13 Alabama
No. 12 SMU
No. 2 Washington
No. 19 Brown
No. 11 Princeton

V4 Heat | 10:36 AM EST
No. 15 Wisconsin
No. 7 Rutgers
No. 3 Stanford
No. 10 Duke
No. 12 SMU

DIVISION I SCHEDULE
Friday, May 28 – Heats
9:00 a.m. – I Eights – Heat 1
9:12 a.m. – I Eights – Heat 2 (SMU)
9:24 a.m. – I Eights – Heat 3
9:36 a.m. – I Eights – Heat 4
9:48 a.m. – II Eights – Heat 1 (SMU)
10:00 a.m. – II Eights – Heat 2
10:12 a.m. – II Eights – Heat 3
10:24 a.m. – II Eights – Heat 4
10:36 a.m. – Fours – Heat 1 (SMU)
10:48 a.m. – Fours – Heat 2
11:00 a.m. – Fours – Heat 3
11:12 a.m. – Fours – Heat 4
 
Friday, May 28 – Repechages
4:12 p.m. – I Eights – Repechage 1
4:24 p.m. – I Eights – Repechage 2
4:36 p.m. – II Eights – Repechage 1
4:48 p.m. – II Eights – Repechage 2
5:00 p.m. – Fours – Repechage 1
5:12 p.m. – Fours – Repechage 2
 
Saturday, May 29 – Semifinals
8:12 a.m. – I Eights – C/D Semifinals 1
8:24 a.m. – I Eights – C/D Semifinals 2
8:36 a.m. – I Eights – A/B Semifinals 1
8:48 a.m. – I Eights – A/B Semifinals 2
9:00 a.m. – II Eights – C/D Semifinals 1
9:12 a.m. – II Eights – C/D Semifinals 2
9:24 a.m. – II Eights – A/B Semifinals 1
9:36 a.m. – II Eights – A/B Semifinals 2
9:48 a.m. – Fours – C/D Semifinals 1
10:00 a.m. – Fours – C/D Semifinals 2
10:12 a.m. – Fours – A/B Semifinals 1
10:24 a.m. – Fours – A/B Semifinals 2
 
Sunday, May 30 – C/D Finals
8:12 a.m. – Fours – D Final (Places 19-22)
8:24 a.m. – Fours – C Final (Places 13-18)
8:36 a.m. – II Eights – D Final (Places 19-22)
8:48 a.m. – II Eights – C Final (Places 13-18)
9:00 a.m. – I Eights – D Final (Places 19-22)
9:12 a.m. – I Eights – C Final (Places 13-18)
 
Sunday, May 30 – Petite/Grand Finals
9:48 a.m. – Fours – Petite Final (Places 7-12)
10:00 a.m. – Fours – Grand Final (Places 1-6)
10:12 a.m. – II Eights – Petite Final (Places 7-12)
10:24 a.m. – II Eights – Grand Final (Places 1-6)
10:36 a.m. – I Eights – Petite Final (Places 7-12)
10:48 a.m. – I Eights – Grand Final (Places 1-6)
Noon – Awards Ceremony


 

NCAA Championships Seeding
Seed	Varsity 8	Second Varsity 8	Varsity 4
1	Texas	Washington	Stanford
2	Washington	Texas	Texas
3	Stanford	Virginia	Michigan
4	Virginia	Stanford	Virginia
5	Michigan	Michigan	Washington
6	Rutgers	Ohio State	Ohio State
7	Ohio State	Rutgers	Brown
8	California	Brown	Duke
9	Princeton	SMU	Rutgers
10	SMU	California	Princeton
11	Alabama	Syracuse	Syracuse
12	Duke	Duke	Washington St.
13	Washington St.	Tennessee	Alabama
14	Syracuse	Wisconsin	California
15	Wisconsin	Washington St.	Tennessee
16	Tennessee	Princeton	SMU
17	Brown	Alabama	Wisconsin
18	Gonzaga	Navy	Gonzaga
19	Navy	Rhode Island	Rhode Island
20	Northeastern	Northeastern	Navy
21	Rhode Island	Gonzaga	Northeastern
22	Marist	Marist	Marist