No. 4 Texas rowing wins Longhorn Invite championship

By Steve Lansdale

AUSTIN, Texas — The No. 4 University of Texas rowing team picked up three A final wins to claim the 2019 Longhorn Invite title.

“Our team had a good day, and this was certainly a step in the right direction as our first eight had two really solid races,” head coach Dave O’Neill said. “We went through quite a few lineups this week, and I’m very pleased where we ended up. We have a good mix of experience and youthful energy in that group, and they’re becoming a better crew everyday.”

The original racing schedule was [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level2)]altered because of weather that brought high winds, but all of the races eventually were completed. O’Neill was grateful to all teams in the Invite for having the flexibility to accommodate Mother Nature’s demands.

“Big thanks to the visiting teams and coaches for their cooperation when the weather was working against us,” O’Neill said. “The priority is always to have good, fair racing, and I think we accomplished that. All the crews raced really well, and the depth of the program is starting to show. There are plenty of areas where we can improve, but overall this was a very good day.”

The First Eight and the First Four both took first place in their races, while the Second Eight placed second, just behind the University of Virginia.

The Second Four also crossed the line behind Virginia by less than two seconds, but beat Oregon State by 10 seconds and Indiana by almost 11 seconds.

The Third, White and Orange Eights finished first, second, and third respectively, over Oregon State.

Up next, Texas will travel to Columbus, Ohio to take on No. 6 Ohio State. The Buckeyes have won nine Big 10 Conference championships, including six consecutively. Texas edged Ohio State at the 2018 NCAA Championships, taking third place overall with 115 points; Ohio State finished sixth, with 101.
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