Oct. 9, 2016

RESULTS

WACO, Texas (SMU)— The SMU rowing team posted a commanding first place finish in the Open 2x and Novice 8+ on Saturday at the 2016 Head of the Brazos regatta in Waco, Texas.

Senior Savannah Moody and junior Lauren Vanek took first in the Open 2x (19:23.02) for the Mustangs, Greater Houston was the closest competitor, crossing the finish line 1:16.00 later.

SMU had six boats compete in the Open 1x this weekend. The Ponies grabbed fourth through ninth place finishes with Hannah Dart (23:05.56), Ashley Wagner (23:33.30), Paige Papesch (24:29.92), Moyra Tran (24:30.07), Caroline Snyder (25:11.78) and Danielle Tatro (26:40.78).

In Open 4+ action, the Mustangs finished in seventh (20:28.21), eighth (20:36.14), and 12th (21:36.14) place.

SMU had one boat in the Open 8+, coxswained by senior Molly O'Connell, finishing in fifth place with a time of 17:40.23.

Two Mustang boats competed in the Novice 8+. The first finishing with a time of 20:45.40, earning the Ponies another first place finish. The second finished at 22:46.72, earning fifth place.

"I'm pleased with the improvements our team made from last week," head coach Doug Wright said. "Our goal is to get a little better every day so that between competitions we see marked increases in power, endurance and technical capacity. We saw that in Saturday's races. I'm really fired up about our team's energy and drive to win."

Next, the Mustangs head to Oklahoma to take on the University of Tulsa Nov. 4-5.

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