Saturday, May 13
Sarasota, Florida
11 AM
SMU
vs
American Athletic Conference
SMU Set For American Athletic Conference Championships
May 12 | Rowing
| 2017 American Athletic Conference Championships | |
| Date & Start Time | Saturday, May 13 at 11:00 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT |
| Location | Nathan Benderson Park - Sarasota, Florida |
| Championship Central | Championship Central |
| Live Coverage | American Digital Network |
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| @SMUMustangs | @SMURowing | @American_Rowing | |
May 12, 2017
This Week In SMU Rowing…
SMU competes in the American Athletic Conference Championships Saturday May 13 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. Action is set to kick off Friday at 11:00 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT.
The Last Time Out…
The SMU rowing team's 1V8+ boat competed hard in a close fought race with Alabama Friday April 21 at White Rock Lake finishing just three seconds after the Crimson Tide.
SMU's 1V8+ boat crossed the finish line at 6:47.4 while Alabama's 1V8+ boat finished at 6:43.4. SMU's 2V8+ boat finished at 7:16.2 while the Tide's 2V8+ boat crossed the finish line at 6:58.4. Alabama's 3V8+ boat finished with a time of 7:01.0.
In V4 action, SMU's first boat finished at 8:15.6, while Alabama's 1V4 boat finished at 7:26.6. SMU's 2V4+ boat, made of crossed the line at 8:47.2. Alabama's 2V4+ crew finished at 7:35.7 and the 3V4+ boat crossed at 7:41.5.
Mustangs' Fall Season…
At the Head of the Brazos in Waco, Texas, SMU posted a commanding first place finish in the Open 2x and Novice 8+. Senior Savannah Moody and junior Lauren Vanek took first in the Open 2x (19:23.02) for the Mustangs, crossing the finish line 1:16.00 before the next competitor. 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.
The SMU rowing team posted several top-three finishes at the 2016 Tulsa Fall Invitational. Varsity 8+ clocked in at 14:32.0 for a third place finish and was followed by an eighth place Mustang crew that finished 15:34.2. In Novice 4+, the Ponies earned a first place finish with a time of 17:24.1, beating three Kansas Jayhawk boats. The second Novice 4 boat finished fifth with a time of 20:30.5. The Mustangs grabbed another first place finish in the Varsity 2x with a time of 16:30.4. SMU also earned third place (17:43.7), fourth place (18:07.2) and fifth place (20:04.3) finishes.
SMU Rowing On Social Media…
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