October 8, 2017

Complete Results

OKLAHOMA CITY (SMU) - SMU rowing opened its 2017-18 season over the weekend at the Head of the Oklahoma, logging a number of solid performances during the two-day event. 
 
"We were fortunate to be able to come up and compete at this race," head coach Kim Cupini said. "Early fall races are always a good learning experience for everyone and it's great to see where we stack up when we get back to work this week."
 
The Mustangs best finish came in the Open 2-, with Alyssa Sands and Lauren Vanek rowing to a sixth-place finish out of 30 entries with a time of 16:49.318.
 
In the night sprints on Saturday, the Mustangs narrowly missed out on taking the Collegiate 4+ A, finishing runner-up by just under four-tenths of a second.  In the Collegiate 8+ B, SMU also finished second. 
 
In the Open 4+, the combination of Emily Fogg (coxswain), Juliet Traylor, Erin Pierce, Emily MacAdam and Laura Bell grabbed a third-place finish (16:27.903).
 
The Mustangs compete in another head-style regatta when they return to action on November 3 at the Tulsa Fall Invitational.

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