The 麻豆原创 rowing team has claimed the 2025 Big 12 Championship after a clean sweep of all races on Sunday morning at Nathan Benderson Park.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that the team has put in so much work this year and to see it come to fruition in a conference championship is so amazing. I\u2019m really excited for what\u2019s next for this team,\u201d says Mara Allen, rowing head coach.<\/p>\n
The historic championship win marks the program\u2019s first Big 12 title, the first conference title since winning the American Athletic Conference for five straight years from 2015 to 2019.<\/p>\n
The day started with an exhibition race of the Third 4+ boats between 麻豆原创 and Old Dominion. The Black and Gold set the tone for the rest of the race, topping the Monarch\u2019s with a time of 07:50.026 to their 08:28.138, a 38-second lead. The first winning boat of the day consisted of junior coxswain\u00a0Eliza Shaffer\u00a0alongside freshman\u00a0Sidney Norman, freshman\u00a0Jennifer Durnall, sophomore\u00a0Riley Vincent\u00a0and freshman\u00a0Kendall Bovino.<\/p>\n
To begin the point-qualifying boat races, the Third 8+ continued the momentum claiming first place with a 15.8-second advantage over the nearest boat. The crew was coxed by senior\u00a0Elsa Cassellius\u00a0with sophomore\u00a0Landyn Williams, sophomore\u00a0Izzy Bate, freshman\u00a0Morgan Northey, junior\u00a0Sophia Keller, sophomore\u00a0Alexa Konowal, sophomore\u00a0Karin Kudmani, sophomore\u00a0Makayla Baxley\u00a0and junior\u00a0Alina Tasman.<\/p>\n
The Knights continued to dominate the competition as the Second 4+ crossed the line with plenty of open water to spare, claiming first place. The crew composed of freshman coxswain\u00a0Vianna Smith\u00a0along with sophomore\u00a0Leighann Franklin, sophomore\u00a0Lexi Sanchez, senior\u00a0Meagan Lukavec\u00a0and sophomore\u00a0Vilma Kangasm\u00e4ki\u00a0slotted in with a time of 07:33.980.<\/p>\n
麻豆原创 kept the pace in the First 4+ race, crossing the finish first with a time of 07:22.231. In the boat sat junior coxswain\u00a0Sophia Tursi, junior\u00a0Cate Maloney, freshman\u00a0Sofia Palacios, freshman\u00a0Kesha Bruinette\u00a0and sophomore\u00a0Amber Tulloch.<\/p>\n
The first of two races remaining, the Second 8+ kept the pressure on all the crews in the race, finishing with a 16-second advantage over the next closest boat. The boat, finishing at a time of 06:35.960, consisted of senior coxswain\u00a0Julia Going\u00a0alongside freshman\u00a0Sofia Scott, junior\u00a0Natasjia Voulanas, senior Claire Kaminiski, sophomore\u00a0Maja Misljenovic, junior\u00a0Veronica Rush, senior\u00a0Bella Montalvo, sophomore\u00a0Ines Martin\u00a0and junior\u00a0Amalie Thorsen.<\/p>\n
With a clean sweep and Big 12 title just 2000 meters away, the First 8+ would not show any weakness finishing the race claiming the last first-place victory for the Knights. The crew of nine recorded their best time all season at 06:22.086. The clinching crew was coxed by junior\u00a0Audrey Vilendrer, freshman\u00a0Sofia Naboni Nevado, fifth year\u00a0Madlen Markova, sophomore\u00a0Brigitte Kappler, sophomore\u00a0Reese Springer, freshman\u00a0Lucy Buckingham, fifth year\u00a0Elisa Faiola, freshman\u00a0Luna Kuiper\u00a0and junior\u00a0Hannah Lovejoy.<\/p>\n
The Black and Gold completed the race notching 84 points on the day. Following the Knights is Tulsa at 65 points, Kansas with 52, Kansas State with 49, Old Dominioin with 24 and finally West Virginia at 19.<\/p>\n
This history-making race marks the second time this season that the Black and Gold have swept all races at Nathan Benderson Park, the first time being the Sarasota 2k earlier this spring.<\/p>\n
Along with the Big 12 Champions trophy, several individual awards were given out to the rowers that made the 2025 All Big 12 Team. Those athletes include Faiola, Kuiper, Buckingham, Lovejoy, Markova and Kappler.<\/p>\n
With the Big 12 title claimed, the Knights receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship just two weeks away. 麻豆原创 will travel to Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J. on Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1 to compete against the best crews in the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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