SMU Captures Fourth Consecutive American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Title

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – SMU captured its fourth consecutive American Athletic Conference Women’s Rowing Championship Sunday morning, May 12, on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

The Mustangs finished with 132 points to capture the team title, while Tulsa finished second with 128 points. The 4-point margin is tied for the smallest margin of victory in Championship history (2019).

Tulsa captured the Varsity 8 race for the first time in program history, winning in a time of 6:39.272 behind the crew of Johanna Kristof, Kristina Harris, Ifiyenia Marinos, Emily Bell, Madlen Markova, Darya Vyrupayeva, Robine Van Doorn, Anna Shaw and Isabella Musollino. SMU was second in 6:42.217, ahead of third place Sacramento State in 6:48.320.

SMU’s crew of Jamie Mayberry, Ava Ha, Claire Murphy, Sophia Dooley, Sarah Wood, Anna Fina, Annabelle New, Sydney Stuelpe and coxswain Ashlyn Wilshire. won the Second Varsity 8 race in 6:48.146, ahead of Tulsa (6:52.547) and Sacramento State (7:00.763).

The Mustangs won the Varsity 4 race in 7:34.494 with a crew of Paige Horton, Avery Bethel, Macey Adley, Ellie Lewis and coxswain Francesca La Marca. Sacramento State just edged Tulsa for second place with a time of 7:41.148 to 7:41.843).

The SMU Second Varsity 4 crew of Sarah Kelly, Saylor Kercher, Muriel Mercer, Issy Batrouney and coxswain Erin Kang opened the racing in the morning with a win in 7:47.564, ahead of Tulsa (7:50.408) and Temple (8:04.550).

Tulsa’s coaching staff, led by head coach Brandon Campbell, was named The American’s Coaching Staff of the Year.

With the conference title, SMU automatically qualifies for the 2024 NCAA Championship, to be held May 31-June 2 at East Fork/Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio. The selection show for the national regatta takes place Tuesday, May 21 at 5 p.m. Eastern on NCAA.com.

2024 American Women’s Rowing Championship Results

1.		SMU		132
2.		Tulsa		128
3.		Sacramento State		100
4.		Temple		72
5.		Old Dominion		48

Coaching Staff of the Year

Tulsa

All-Conference First Team

Sofia Bespalova, Old Dominion

Sydnie Bain, Sacramento State

Emily Baker, SMU

Lauren Bilafer, SMU

Anne Ensley, SMU

Grace Knudson, SMU

Sarah Wood, SMU

Alex Catalano, Temple

Kristina Harris, Tulsa

Johanna Kristof, Tulsa

Darya Vyrupayeva, Tulsa

All-Conference Second Team

Nicole Knight, Old Dominion

Emma Goldsmith, Sacramento State

Jessica Johnson, Sacramento State

Daria Okhremtchuk, Sacramento State

Macey Adley, SMU

Claire Murphy, SMU

Carly Wright, SMU

Amarna Milne, Temple

Niamh Kiely, Temple

Bella Musollino, Tulsa

Anna Shaw, Tulsa

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