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2022-23 Rowing Roster

Victoria Franklin

  • Height 5-11
  • Class GS
  • Hometown Brisbane, Australia
  • Highschool St. Margaret's Anglican Girls School

Biography

2022-23 (Gr.) – Competed with the second varsity eight in three of four events on the season and competed with the first varsity eight once … at the Big 10 Invite with the 1v8, finished in first place competing against Duke, Rutgers and Indiana …  At the Pac 12 Challenge with 2v8, beat Iowa head-to-head … at the AAC Championship with the 2v8, won the second varsity eight title by 10 seconds to three-peat as conference champions … at the NCAA Championship with the 2v8, finished in third in the opening race to qualify for the A/B semifinals … finished in sixth in the semis to move on to the petite finals … in the petite final, finished in fifth, good for an 11th place national finish … as a team the Mustangs placed in ninth …

2020-21 (Jr.): American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team...Competed in the V8+ boat that finished 13th overall in its class at the program's first trip to the NCAA Championships...A part of the AAC V8+ Boat of the Year...A part of the AAC V8+ Boat of the Week (Apr. 27)...Finished first in V8+ at conference championship and won the AAC Championship...Finished second ahead of Notre Dame in the 2V8+ at the Cardinal Invitational...Finished second in V8+ boat in the A-Finals at the Longhorn Invitational...Beat No. 8 Iowa as a member of the 2V8+...Named CRCA Scholar Student-Athlete...Winner of the 2021 Pony Awards Perseverance Award.

2019-20 (So.): Posted a second-place finish in the 2V8+ at Alabama in the only event of the spring season. (Canceled after first event)

2018-19 (Fr.): Finished second in the 2V8+ at the AAC Championships…Finished second at Alabama…Competed in the 1V8+ and 2V8+ against Creighton, posting three wins in four races…Also raced in the 2V8+ at the Cooper Sprints in New Jersey and the Sunshine State Invite.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19FR

    5'11"
  • 2019-20SO

    5'11"
  • 2020-21JR

    5'11"
  • 2021-22SR

    5'11"
  • 2022-23GS

    5'11"