OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - SMU completed the second day of the Cardinal Invitational against No. 3 Michigan and (RV) Louisville on Sunday. The Mustangs held tight with Michigan and swept Louisville in all races. The 20^th ranked Mustangs finished the invitational with three sweeps over No. 12 Wisconsin, (RV) Notre Dame, and (RV) Louisville.

In the first race of the day, SMU posted a time of 6:24.9 in the V8. The Mustangs held tight with Michigan the whole race, only finishing two seconds behind the Wolverines. SMU also beat out host Louisville by 22 seconds.

SMU beat Louisville in the V4a competition by 13 seconds. The 2V8 race was next and SMU trailed first place by just two seconds, but secured the second spot in the three-team race by 18 seconds. SMU and Louisville were the only two boats in the V4b. The Mustangs took the race at the 7:25.6 mark ahead of the Cardinals by 30 seconds.

Cardinal Invite vs. Alabama, Wisconsin

1V8+

Cox: Colleen Gillis

8: Madison van Meel

7: Jasmine Brake

6: Colombe de Rouvroy

5: Juliet Traylor

4: Amy Salesky

3: Peyton Matthews

2: Daisy Butterworth

1: Megan Hewison

2V8+

Cox: Sasha Radovanovic

8: Sophie Hill

7: Victoria Franklin

6: Lauren Poland

5: Megan Scott

4: Sara Wood

3: Anne Ensley

2: Sydney Suntrup

1: Trevor Rose

Cardinal Invite vs. Michigan, Louisville

1V8+

Cox: Colleen Gillis

8: Lauren Poland

7: Jasmine Brake

6: Colombe de Rouvroy

5: Juliet Traylor

4: Madison van Meel

3: Peyton Matthews

2: Daisy Butterworth

1: Megan Hewison

2V8+

Cox: Sasha Radovanovic

8: Sophie Hill

7: Victoria Franklin

6: Amy Salesky

5: Megan Scott

4: Sara Wood

3: Anne Ensley

2: Sydney Suntrup

1: Trevor Rose

1V4+

Cox: Hallie Wilson

4: Emily Baker

3: Erin Pierce

2: Gracie Condon

1: Allison Lea

2V4+

Cox: Addison Iliria

4: Laura Purvis

3: Bailey Peterson

2: Sarah Abrams

1: Madison Stafford

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SMU will compete at the Sunshine State Invitational hosted by UCF April 2-3 in Sarasota, Florida.