The defending national champion and six-time defending Big 12 Conference champion Longhorns return four student-athletes who earned CRCA All-American recognition following last year's title run. The Longhorns opened the morning with a 1-2 finish in the 3V8 from the Texas A (6:29.593) and Texas B (6:38.246) boats, respectively, with Virginia (6:41.563) placing third. The tightest race if the day occurred in the Second Varsity Four with Texas collecting the victory with a time of 7:08.335, out-sprinting Ohio State (7:08.725) over the final 100 meters to win by less than half a second. In the Varsity Four, Texas (7:01.229) topped Ohio State (7:07.206) by nearly six seconds to also keep its unbeaten string intact.
The Texas Second Eight also tallied a convincing victory, posting a time of 6:21.431 to SMU's 6:29 672 and Ohio State's 6:30.891, to remain unbeaten on the year. Texas' effort was highlighted by the First Eight's dominating victory, winning by 12 seconds after crossing the line at 6:10.269, followed by Ohio State in 6:22.353 and SMU in 6:22.441. 16 SMU, as well as a strong UCLA squad, the Texas I Eight, II Eight, I Four, II Four and III Eight A all came away with impressive victories, while the Texas III Eight B added a second-place result. In a field that included ranked squads No. The Longhorns' First Varsity Eight improved its winning streak to 15-straight races dating back to the start of last season, while the Second Varsity Eight and Varsity Four remain unbeaten this season through seven races per event. 1 Texas Rowing closed out the regular-season schedule with a sweep of five races at the Longhorn Invite at Walter. While all seven participating schools are eligible to win the NCAA automatic-qualifying bid, only Texas, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and West Virginia can win the Big 12 team title. In January 2014, the Big 12 Conference announced invitations to Alabama and Tennessee to compete at the Big 12 Championships beginning in 2015. The championship grew to five schools with the league's addition of West Virginia in 2013. The Big 12 Championship began as a three-team regatta in 2009 (Texas, Kansas and Kansas State) before expanding to four teams with the addition of Oklahoma in 2010. In all, Texas has swept the regatta eight times and is the only program to sweep the Big 12 Championship. The Longhorns swept all six grand finals races at the last six Big 12 Championships. Texas has won six-straight and 10 of the 12 Big 12 Championship regattas. 20 Tennessee, RV Alabama, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, West Virginia
Long Lake, Austin, Texas (Free Admission) The championship regatta will include Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and West Virginia and conference affiliates No. Texas is the six-time defending Big 12 Conference champion and has won 10 of the 12 Big 12 Conference Championships, placing runner-up in 2013 and fourth in 2014. 1 Rowing will host the Big 12 Championship on Sunday, May 15 at Walter E.
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