Tulsa Rowers Looking to Grab Title at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday

Saturday, May 13

Sarasota, Fla.

10:00 am

Tulsa

The American Athletic Conference Championship

Tulsa Rowers Looking to Grab Title at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday

5/12/2017 8:49:00 AM | Rowing

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Sarasota, Fla. – The Tulsa women's rowing team will look to unseat the two-time defending conference champions, UCF Knights, as the 2017 American Athletic Conference Championship event takes place this Saturday at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Fla. The Golden Hurricane has finished second in each of the last two seasons at The American Championships.

The championship races will begin with the 3^rd Varsity 4+ Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. (CT) and concludes with the Varsity 8+ at 10:50 a.m. (CT).

Championship Schedule
10:00 am        3^rd Varsity 4+
10:10 am        2^nd Varsity 4+
10:20 am        3^rd Varsity 8+
10:30 am        Varsity 4+
10:40 am        2^nd Varsity 8+
10:50 am        Varsity 8+
* All times Central

Due to poor race conditions due to flooding and weather, Tulsa has not raced competitively for more than a month, since racing at the Knecht Cup on April 9. It will be the second time this season that the Hurricane women has raced at Benderson Park, where Tulsa turned in a solid performance at the Sunshine State Invitational.

"It's been a tough season with the flooding on our river, but I think our team has really risen to the occasion in terms of training," said Tulsa head Coach Kevin Harris. "We had solid racing the last time we at Benderson Park, and we're hoping to better our event finishes from the last two years. There are a lot of quality teams in the American Athletic Conference, and there will be tough competition in all the events."

A year ago, the Hurricane finished with a second-place score of 183 points, trailing UCF's 213 total score. Tulsa won the 2^nd Varsity Four and finished second in the Varsity Eight, Varsity Four and the 3^rd Varsity Eight at the 2016 American Championship.

In addition to Tulsa and UCF, other teams competing for the 2017 conference crown and seeking the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship are UConn, SMU, Temple, Sacramento State and San Diego State.

Varsity 8
Boat: Golden Opportunity
Marcia Vidaurri, coxswain
Jennifer Casson
Helen Leigh
Hannah Vissers
Lauren Vander Hoeven
Veronique Ulrich
Maria Gearing
Colleen Giesbrecht
Sophia Camara

2^nd Varsity 8
Boat: Helen Grace
Samantha Barber, coxswain
Amy Pitzel
Julia Herrel
Mikala Burns
Paige Hallam
Madeline Lyons
Skylar Luttjehuizen
Madeline Oleksiak
Sydney Pirkle

3^rd Varsity 8
Boat: Swanstrom
Elizabeth Natho, coxswain
Emily Truss
Lindsay Crute
Elizabeth McCabe
Jasmine Leheta
Nicole Workman
Sarah Palilionis
Abigail Eiggren
Nichole Backus

Varsity 4
Boat: Tucky Seto
Eva Trabucco, coxswain
Alessia Ruggiu
Audrey Brown
Taylah Eder
Elisa Vandersloot

2^nd Varsity 4
Boat: Julia D
Lindsey Smith, coxswain
Daniela Fusco-House
Kristy Covre
Phoebe Mulligan
Lauren Turner

3^rd Varsity 4
Boat: La Susanna
Katie Shin, coxswain
Anna McHenry
Chaselyn Ruffaner-Hanson
Stephanie Call
Bryn Lewis