2014 Outlook "The University of Tulsa Women’s Rowing Team is looking forward to a strong season in 2014. It’s a team that is top heavy with freshmen and sophomore rowers but the development is good and we’re excited about racing. We have a challenging schedule including the San Diego Crew Classic, Longhorn Invitational, and the UCF Invitational. Tulsa should finish off the season well in this last year in the Conference USA Championships in May. Last year our lightweights had a strong year culminating with three of our women earning spots on the US under 23 National Team. We look to build off that experience with our best rowers and have a strong return to the IRA Women’s Lightweight Championships in May 2014."
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
Varsity 8 - 2nd at SDCC Cal Cup, 2nd at SIRA, 5th at C-USA
2nd Varsity 8 - 2nd at SIRA, 5th at C-USA
Novice 8 - 6th at SDCC, 3rd at SIRA
Varsity 4 - 2nd at SIRA, 3rd at C-USA, Dual win over Harvard
Lightweight 4 - SIRA Champs, 6th at IRA
Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 8
2012 Seniors - 14
2012 Outlook “It’s going to be a great year for the Golden Hurricane. Tulsa looks to build upon 2011’s momentum as a strong group of seniors provides leadership for the team. 2012 will mark Tulsa’s most challenging schedule to date as TU travels twice to the West Coast in a three week period. While there, Tulsa will race in a combined 9 teams who finished in the Top 20 in 2011. In addition to the West Coast racing, TU faces big challenges from regional rivals and the teams who compete at the C-USA Championships in May. When the Varsity Lightweight 8 races are added into that mix, it all adds up to a schedule with lots of opportunity to show speed for the Golden Hurricane.
"TU opens in early March at the OU Invite in Oklahoma City. After that the Golden Hurricane seek to better their 2nd Place Varsity 8 finish in last year’s Cal Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic. The TU Lightweights will also get to race #1 Stanford, MIT, and top collegiate Canadian Crews in the Lightweight 8. Two week’s later TU heads to the Lake Natoma Invite sponsored by Cal and CSUS. Tulsa will host SMU at home and the split the team for the end of the season. The Openweight rowers will head to the C-USA Conference Championship and push to better its 5th place finish from 2011. The Lightweight 8 will seek other lightweights by traveling to the Dad Vail Regatta in order to win and earn a bid for June’s IRA Championships.
"University of Tulsa rowers are pushing hard for a successful season. The trend lines are good and the team is working hard while having fun. 2012 should be a season to make the Golden Hurricane Nation proud!”
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
Varsity 8: 2nd at USRA Collegiate, Finalist at SDCC Cal Cup
Lightweight 8: 2nd at SDCC, SIRA Champs
Varsity 4: 2nd at SIRA
Varsity 4x: USRA Collegiate Champs
Varsity 1x: USRA Collegiate Champ
Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 5
2011 Seniors - 6
2011 Outlook “2010 was a very good year for Tulsa as we re-established our speed. This year we are ratcheting up our competitive level once again as we go coast to coast for racing. In March, we will race head to head with Harvard, Boston University, MIT, Oklahoma, Kansas, SMU, University of San Diego, and Drake. We return to the San Diego Crew Classic and are excited to defend our team championship at the Southern IRA. Our Lightweight Team is as feisty as ever. Focusing on the Lightweight 4+, they are committed to qualifying for the IRA. This year will mark the 2nd ever Conference USA Championship and our women are working harder than ever to move up the rankings at that competition. We will finish our main season this year at the USRA Collegiate Regatta where the team will take some quality sculling strokes and look defend our wins in the 1x and 4x while improving our finishes in the Varsity 8+, Varsity 4+ and Lightweight events. The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are as focused as I have ever seen and working hard for top speed. It’s going to be a really great season!”
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
Varsity 4+: 1st at Knecht Cup, 2nd at SIRA, 4th at Dad Vail
Novice 8: 1st at Knecht Cup, 4th at SIRA
Novice 4: 2nd at Knecht Cup, 1st at SIRA, 3rd at Dad Vail
Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 4
2010 Seniors - 6
2010 Outlook "Tulsa Rowing is young, enthusiastic, and going faster! With 33 of our 45 women in either our sophomore or freshman classes, it’s going to be a season of first for many of our athletes. We are looking forward to returning to the San Diego Crew Classic for the first time since 2002 and the Central/South Regatta for the first time since 2003. Our Lightweight 8 will be looking to better last year’s finish by qualifying for the IRA and pushing for the final in our second year of sponsoring the lightweight 8.
"This year will also be a first for Tulsa as we have our inaugural Conference USA Rowing Championship where we are looking to make a strong statement about our team direction. We’ll finish off the season with sculling at the inaugural US Rowing Collegiate Championships. It should be a great season and a lot of fun to watch!"
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
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