REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (SMU) – No. 12 SMU rowing won three of four races against Iowa at the Pac 12 Invite on Sunday from Redwood Shores.
With four races on the docket for Sunday, the Mustangs began the day with a 2.8 second victory over Iowa in the first varsity eight. SMU crossed the line in 6:51.0. The Mustangs topped Iowa in the second varsity eight finishing in 7:04.0, 19.4 seconds ahead of the Hawkeyes. Iowa won the first varsity four race by three seconds as SMU completed the race in 7:57.4. In the final race of the day, The Mustangs won the second varsity four race by 14.7 seconds finishing in 8:13.9.
The Mustangs three victories come a day after competing against No. 4 Stanford and No. 7 Cal. The Mustangs placed second in each Saturday race coming as close as three seconds to the fourth-ranked Cardinal.
SMU returns to the water for the American Athletic Conference Rowing Championship on Sunday, May 14.
1v8
1 SMU 6:51.0
2 Iowa 6:53.8
2v8
1 SMU 7:04.0
2 Iowa 7:23.6
1v4
1 Iowa 7:54.4
2 SMU 7:57.4
2v4
1 SMU 8:13.9
2 Iowa 8:28.6
1v8
Cox:
Sasha Radovanovic
Meg Flanagan
Megan Hewison
Daisy Butterworth
Alice Fahey
Hannah Richardson
Emily Baker
Nicole Campbell
Gracie Condon
2v8
Cox:
Kate Hadley
Sophie Hill
Sydney Suntrup
Victoria Franklin
Amy Salesky
Allison Lea
Sarah Abrams
Claire Murphy
Grace Knudson
1v4
Cox:
Alexandra Taylor
Jaime Maybery
Elena Muir
Laura Purvis
Anne Ensley
2v4
Cox:
Josephine Wilson
Channing Taner
Sarah Wood
Ellie Lewis
Lauren Bilafer