Texas Rowing - LIGHT THE TOWER!

[Adam Lane]

48 minutes ago, DirectorsCupUpdates said:

In the works. Literally watched the final race, shared an update, and ran out the door. Will get all the points tabulated sometime today.

Yep!  Same.  What a great race!  Award ceremony was great to see as well.

[Alex Butler]

On 5/30/2026 at 10:00 AM, Buck Travis said:

Rowing is pretty cool. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1P5d91XjYd/

Who rows:

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1AwRF3P4Lv/

I rowed when I lived in Austin at Texas rowing center. Now out in Marble Falls no rowing community or dock 😕

[Alex Butler]

2 hours ago, Horns_90 said:

That was a fun watch...especially the first and last races.

Is there any way to post the races here to watch the replays?!?!

Edited 4 hours ago by Alex Butler

[Adam Lane]

5 minutes ago, Alex Butler said:

Is there any way to post the races here to watch the replays?!?!

NCAA website should have them up shortly, if not already.  They already have day one races posted.

[Alex Butler]

4 minutes ago, Adam Lane said:

NCAA website should have them up shortly, if not already.  They already have day one races posted.

Thanks!!

[HonkEm]

 

[LonghornFan4Ever]

[Bobby Burton]

37 minutes ago, HonkEm said:

 

Thx for posting!

[Alex Butler]

1 hour ago, HonkEm said:

 

Incredible races for the lady longhorns! Crazy fast, wild that they were 39 seconds faster than the gold medal in the V8+!!! Dominant!!

[GoHorns1]

The Texas I Eight and I Four captured individual national titles, while the II Eight finished second as the Longhorns secure their fourth national title in last six years.

GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Texas Rowing matched its school record with 130 total points to win the program's fourth NCAA Championship on Sunday morning at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Ga. Texas took home individual race national titles in the I Eight (66 points) and I Four (22 points) to give the Longhorns seven all-time individual golds, while the II Eight recorded a runner-up finish (42 points). 
 
Texas has won four national titles over the last six years, all under head coach Dave O'Neillin 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2026. That makes the Longhorns just the second program all-time to win four titles in a six-year span, joining Brown from 1999-2004. The four national championships moves Texas into a tie for third-most all-time behind only Brown with seven and Washington with five, and equal with Cal.
 
The Horns have recorded a top-eight result in each of the previous 11 national regattas, including a top-four finish in each of the last nine national championships. It is the second time overall and first since 2024 that Texas has won two events at the same national championship. 
 
The Longhorns' 130 points was well ahead of runner-up Stanford, who tallied 125 points. Tennessee finished third with 119 points followed by fourth-place Virginia (114 points), fifth-place Yale (103 points), sixth-place Princeton (100 points), seventh-place Washington (100 points), eighth-place California (89 points), ninth-place Syracuse (80 points) and 10th-place Brown (77 points) to round out the top 10.
 
Not only did the 130-point total match the UT program record from 2024, but it is also tied for third among all teams since 2013 when the current scoring system was established. It trails only the 132 points scored by Washington in 2017 and 2019, while Cal also scored 130 points in 2018 as part of the tie for third.
 
The First Varsity Eight threw down an unofficial world-record time of 5:47.706 to win gold for the 1V8 and clinch the NCAA Championship for the Longhorns. It is the fourth national title victory by the I Eight in program history and first since 2024. Texas edged out second-place Stanford (5:50.160), third-place Tennessee (5:51.450), fourth-place Virginia (5:52.398), fifth-place Yale (5:53.412) and sixth-place Princeton (6:00.056).
 
The Texas Four started the day with its third all-time gold, which is also its third in the last four years, along with 2023 and 2024. The Longhorns registered a winning time of 6:35.728 to top Tennessee (6:41.292), Washington (6:47.654), Rutgers (6:48.982), Stanford (6:52.518), and Virginia (6:52.692).
 
In between, the Second Eight posted its third all-time runner-up finish (2019, 2024) with a time of 5:54.761. Stanford finished just ahead of Texas in 5:52.905, while Virginia was third (5:58.225), Tennessee was fourth (6:02.917), Princeton was fifth (6:03.119) and Yale was sixth (6:05.691).
 
This marked the second team national championship for The University of Texas during the 2025-26 academic year, as Men's Swimming and Diving won the national title in late March. Texas now owns 70 all-time National Championships, including 66 NCAA crowns. Texas has now won multiple National Championships in each of the last six seasons. During the last six years, the Longhorns have won a total of 15 NCAA team titles by eight different programs. Excluding the COVID-shortened year of 2019-20, Texas has won at least one NCAA Championship in 11-straight seasons.

Lineups

I Eight: Amy Werner (Cox), Imy Grey, Lucy Searle, Ilva Boone, Maya Meschkuleit, Marg Van der Wal, Phoebe Wise, Abby Dawson, Rhiannon Luke

II Eight: Bronwen Holmes (Cox), Katherine Nordheim, Amelia Gleed, Chloe Driver, Savvy Jerome, Nike Utesch, Holly Davis, Paula Becher, Ioanna Asvesta

I Four: Paris West (Cox), Jess Colbran, Allie Alton, Giulia Orefice, Leila Gaston