CLEMSON, S.C. (SMU) – SMU rowing finished in eighth at the program's first ACC Rowing Championship at Lake Hartwell.

Coming into the day, the Mustangs qualified for one grand final and four petite finals on Friday. They would score 50 points on the day. They finished level with Notre Dame for the eighth spot but took eighth outright due to winning the tiebreaker.
 
In the 3v8 petite final, the Mustangs finished in second with a time of 6:43.282, 4.807 behind first place Duke. The Mustangs topped Clemson, Miami, Boston College and Louisville in the race. In the 2v4 petite final, the Mustang finished in sixth with a time of 7:57.854.
 
Competing in the 1v4 petite final, the Mustangs finished in third with a time of 7:20.656, 7.180 behind first place Virginia. The Mustangs finished in front of Boston College, Miami and Louisville.
 
The Mustangs finished in fifth of the grand final in the 2v8, their best overall finish. They crossed the line in 6:28.780, 20.230 behind first place Stanford.
 
In the final SMU race of the weekend, the Mustangs finished in fourth of the petite final of the 1v8. They crossed the line in 6:24.965, ahead of Notre Dame and Boston College.
 
Paige Horton was named third-team All-ACC. The senior rowed with the 1v8s during the weekend.
 
Team Scores
1. Stanford – 132
2. Virginia – 106
3. Syracuse – 104
4. California – 102
5. Duke – 89
6. North Carolina – 68
7. Clemson – 67
8. SMU – 50*
9. Notre Dame – 50
10. Louisville – 39
11. Miami – 34
12. Boston College – 17
* - SMU won the tiebreaker over Notre Dame based on highest team score among NCAA scoring races (V8, 2V8 & V4).
 
DAY TWO RESULTS
3v8
1 Duke 6:38.475
2 SMU 6:43.282
3 Clemson 6:47.045
4 Miami 6:48.725
5 Boston College 6:52.342
6 Louisville 6:59.909
 
2v4
1 Clemson 7:25.254
2 Miami 7:28.684
3 Louisville 7:29.904
4 Notre Dame 7:32.654
5 Boston College 7:38.001
6 SMU 7:57.854
 
1v4
1 Virginia 7:13.476
2 Notre Dame 7:20.436
3 SMU 7:20.656
4 Boston College 7:21.059
5 Miami 7:30.646
6 Louisville 7:31.526
 
2v8 GRAND FINAL
1 Stanford 6:08.550
2 Virginia 6:14.900
3 Syracuse 6:21.327
4 Duke 6:23.517
5 SMU 6:28.780
6 Cal 6:29.873
 
1v8
1 North Carolina 6:19.438
2 Louisville 6:21.818
3 Miami 6:22.325
4 SMU 6:24.965
5 Notre Dame 6:27.878
6 Boston College 6:30.135
 
First Varsity Eight: 
Cox: Emma Mehner
8 Izie Murray
7 Freya Weiser
6 Agne Kubaityte
5 Avery Bethel
4 Lauren Bilafer
3 Roxy Welford
2 Paige Horton
bow Grace Knudson

Second Varsity Eight: 
Cox: Josephine Wilson
8 Talei Dunn
7 Dillan Delugo
6 Tabitha Hall
5 Sophia Dooley
4 Sydney Stuelpe
3 Jill Zwart
2 Claire Murphy
Bow Anna Fina
 
First Varsity Four
4 Saylor Kercher
3 Jaime Maybery
2 Haley Schwenn
Bow Annabelle New 
Cox: Francesca La Marca

Second Varsity Four: 
4 Emerson Schueller 
3 Annabelle Najarian
2 Natalie Dias 
Bow Emma Wynne McDade
Cox: Ashlyn Wilshire
 
Third Varsity 8:
Cox: Sophie Swords
8 Autumn Phillips
7 Ava Ha 
6 Emily Galan 
5 Caroline Rader 
4 Emory Oakes
3 Hannah Stevens
2 Shannon Strasmann 
Bow Nora Thompson