2020 Outlook - "Tulsa had a summer of foreign racing in Bled, Slovenia and Henley-on-Thames, UK for the Bled International and Henley Women's Regattas, where Tulsa secured a win at Henley Women's Regatta in the lightweight women's double! After an exciting summer of travel and training the team has showed great progress this past fall, as we have added an outstanding freshman class to our team and we are excited to see how that impacts our competitive edge. We go into 2020 with a goal to further elevate our competitiveness. The focus is to win the 2020 AAC Championships and represent the conference at the NCAA Championships. Our schedule includes competition with 2018 & 2019 NCAA Division II Champions UCO and four very competitive top level regattas (Cardinal Invitational, Sunshine State Invitational, Clemson Invitational, and the Lawless Cup). Our athletes are training hard and looking forward to the opportunities that present themselves in 2020!"
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
2019 Outlook - "2018 saw Tulsa step up its game competitively and we go into 2019 with a goal to further elevate our competitiveness. The focus is to win the 2019 AAC Championships and represent the conference at the NCAA Championships. Our schedule includes competition with 2018 NCAA Division II Champions UCO and four very competitive top level regattas (Cardinal Invitational, Sunshine State Invitational, Lake Natoma Invitational, and the Clemson Invitational). Additionally, after the NCAA Championships Tulsa will be taking a foreign tour to Bled, Slovenia and Henley-on-Thames, UK for the Bled International and Henley Women’s Regattas. Our athletes are training hard and looking forward to the opportunities that present themselves in 2019!"
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
2018 Outlook - "The University of Tulsa had a great season in 2016-17 notching solid results at all of its regattas and finishing with a 2nd place finish at the America Athletic Conference Rowing Championships in Sarasota. TU is looking forward to racing the Cardinal and Clemson invites this season as well as welcoming UCO, Kansas, and Creighton to Catoosa for home races."
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
2017 Outlook - "Tulsa has a very good year in 2016 that culminated with a 2nd place team finish at the AAC Championships and our lightweights placing 6th and 4th in the 4+ and 2x respectively. Those two finishes at the IRA represent Tulsa’s best historic finishes at the IRA. In 2017 Tulsa is looking to up its competitive level and earn an AAC Championship as well as a top finish at the IRA Lightweight National Championships in the 8 and 4+."
Varsity 8 - 2nd at AAC, 2nd at Knecht Cup, 2nd round HWR
Lightweight 8 - 8th at IRAs
2nd Varsity 8 - 2nd at AAC, 3rd at Knecht Cup
Varsity 4 - 2nd at AAC, Knecht Cup Champs, 2nd round HWR
Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes -
2016 Seniors - 11
2016 Outlook - "The University of Tulsa had a good year in 2015 with a second place finish at the AAC Championships. In 2016 Tulsa is looking forward to building on the momentum from 2015 in order to earn its first AAC Championships in our second year in the conference. Our Lightweights have also gotten stronger and are focused on a high finish at the IRA Championships in June.
"Tulsa has a competitive schedule starting with dual races at home vs. Kansas State, MIT, and Creighton. In April Tulsa will once again compete for the Knecht Cup and have home races against inter-conference rival SMU and Big XII competitor Oklahoma. The season wraps up with a very tough conference championship in Gold River, CA. The athletes at Tulsa are working hard and we are looking forward to an excellent season."
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
Varsity 8 - 4th at SDCC, 5th at Knecht Cup, 4th at C-USA
2nd Varsity 8 - 5th at Knecht, 6th at C-USA
Varsity 4 - 2nd at Knecht Cup, 2nd at C-USA
Lightweight 8 - 3rd at SDCC, 8th at IRAs
Lightweight 4 - Knecht Cup Champs
Returning Varsity 8+ Athletes - 6
2015 Seniors - 6
2015 Outlook - "University of Tulsa had a breakout year in 2014. We started the year with a wins against C-USA teams Texas and Kansas State, had a strong showing at major mid-season regattas such as San Diego CC and Knecht Cup, and finished with our highest conference finish ever at 4th in the C-USA. The 2014 C-USA Championships marked Tulsa’s last year in the C-USA.
"2015 is Tulsa Rowing’s 20th anniversary year as a varsity sport. This spring we also move to a very competitive American Athletic Conference. Tulsa is working to improve its performance at the Knecht Cup from 2014. We also want to perform well in our dual regattas against SMU, OU, and Creighton in order to give us the racing acumen to earn our first AAC Championship. We have the goal of being more competitive in the IRA Lightweight Championships. We’d like to improve on our 8th place finish and send some of our senior athletes out with their best racing ever. Tulsa is excited and working hard for 2015."
-Head Coach Kevin Harris
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
This week's interview is with senior Jenny Casson from Tulsa. Casson decided to try and row lightweight last summer and ended up making the Canadian U23 Lightweight Women's 2x that raced to a 7th place finish at the 2016 World Championships. more