Tulsa Finishes Third in The American Championship; Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ Earn Bronze Medals

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American Athletic Conference Championship

Tulsa Finishes Third in The American Championship; Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ Earn Bronze Medals

5/15/2022 12:07:00 PM | Rowing

The Tulsa rowing team recorded a third-place team finish, while the Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ boats earned bronze medals in the American Athletic Conference Championship at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., on Sunday. For their efforts, Chloe Henderson was named to The American all-conference first team, while Karen Undset and Becky Coleman picked up second-team accolades.

"This team really trusted each other and recent changes to put out strong performances in each event," Interim Head Coach Olivia Staff said. "It was a full team effort to finish third. We are proud of all they have come through this season to perform at conference and secure two medals. It has been amazing to see these athletes' hard work pay off and we are looking forward to the how this conference experience will further our teams' depth and speed in the upcoming years."

"For the 2V4, it was the rowers first conference race with an experienced coxswain giving them invaluable experience moving into next year. For the 1V4, they've had changes to the lineup all season and they we're able to come together for a third-place finish; helping secure points for our team. The 2V8 raced more consistently than they have all season with an exciting sprint in the last 250 meters to be two seconds from fourth place. The 1V8 had a competitive first thousand with UCF and were able to maintain connection with UCF for a close third-place finish."

Chloe Henderson, Ermioni Lamprianidou, Becky Coleman, Johanna Kristof, Anna Shaw, Karen Undset, Millie Brice, Bass Andre and Sarolta Papp turned in a time of 6:47.666 in the Varsity 8+ race, trailing top finisher SMU (6:36.063) and UCF (6:44.287).

In the Varsity 4+, Paloma Probart, Ivanina Petrova, Kristina Harris, Robine Van Doorn and Helena Gutzmer recorded a third-place time of 7:45.253, also behind SMU (7:27.299) and UCF (7:36.436).

TU's 2^nd Varsity 4+ finished the race in a time of 8:32.747 for fourth place, while the 2^nd Varsity 8+ was fifth with a time of 7:12.729.

SMU claimed the team championship and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship for the second-straight year, while UCF finished second. Tulsa, Temple, Sacramento State and Old Dominion finish out the team marks.

Championship Standings
1. SMU – 168
2. UCF – 144
3. Tulsa – 104
4. Temple – 104
5. Sacramento State – 75
6. Old Dominion – 52
*tiebreaker determined by Varsity 8+ finish

Tulsa's All-Conference Honors
Chloe Henderson, First Team
Karen Undset, Second Team
Becky Coleman, Second Team

Varsity 8+
1. SMU – 6:36.063
2. UCF – 6:44.287
3. Tulsa – 6:47.666
4. Temple – 6:54.852
5. Sacramento State – 6:57.551
6. Old Dominion – 7:04.676

Varsity 8+
Chloe Henderson
Ermioni Lamprianidou
Becky Coleman
Johanna Kristof
Anna Shaw
Karen Undset
Millie Brice
Bass Andre
Sarolta Papp

2^nd Varsity 8+
1. SMU – 6:41.584
2. UCF – 6:54.387
3. Temple – 7:00.381
4. Sacramento State – 7:10.371
5. Tulsa – 7:12.729
6. Old Dominion – 8:38.749

2^nd Varsity 8+
Isabella Musollino
Katherine Stenning
Kelsey Viane
Chloe Wild
Anastasiia Ustiuzhanina
Kyra VanderWeele
Ashley Johnson
Julianna Lynch
Taylor Hopkins

Varsity 4+
1. SMU – 7:27.299
2. UCF – 7:36.436
3. Tulsa – 7:45.253
4. Temple – 8:04.234
5. Old Dominion – 8:15.433
6. Sacramento State – 8:46.655

Varsity 4+
Paloma Probart
Ivanina Petrova
Kristina Harris
Robine Van Doorn
Helena Gutzmer

2^nd Varsity 4+
1. SMU – 7:33.157
2. UCF – 7:48.987
3. Temple – 8:18.049
4. Tulsa – 8:32.747

2^nd Varsity 4+
Mary Madeleine Birthisel
Vanja Bogdanovic
Molly Morris
Kathy Childress
Alexis Ragsdale