American Athletic Conference Announces Weekly Rowing Honors

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PHOTO BY LISA WORTHY

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winner of the league’s Boat of the Week honor covering action through April 9.

BOAT OF THE WEEK

SMU – Second Varsity 8        
Cox: Kate Hadley
Stroke: Sophie Hill
7: Sydney Suntrup
6: Sarah Abrams
5: Emily Baker
4: Hannah Richardson
3: Alison Lea
2: Claire Murphy
Bow: Grace Knudson

SMU competed at the Big Ten Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla., April 7-8. On the first day, the Mustang Second Varsity 8 placed second in a time of 6:31.5 to No. 2 Stanford (6:28.6), but ahead of No. 13 Michigan (6:33.5) and No. 20 Indiana. The boat also placed second on Friday afternoon in 6:23.9, behind only No. 11 Ohio State (6:22.1), but ahead of No. 19 Alabama (6:38.2) and Michigan State. On Saturday, the Mustangs won its race in 6:23.5, ahead of Rutgers (6:27.9), No. 20 Indiana and No. 12 Duke.

The American in the Pocock CRCA National Rankings

13 – SMU

RV – Tulsa

RV – UCF

Upcoming Schedule

April 15

Temple and Tulsa vs. Michigan State and Miami | Grand River Park in Lansing, Mich.

April 15-16

Sacramento State at Triton Invitational | Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

April 21-22

UCF at Lake Wheeler Invite | Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, N.C.

April 22

Old Dominion at Kerr Cup | Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pa.

April 29-30

SMU at Stanford | Redwood Shores in Redwood City, Calif.

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