SARASOTA, FLORIDA â The NCAA 2021 Division I Womenâs Rowing Championships concluded in true Floridian style, with the team championship on the line, all coming down to the Grand Final of the I Eights. Due to inclement weather the awards ceremony was not held with fans in suspense of who would be crowned the national champion.
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Trophies will be sent to the top three teams in each event, with the team awards going to the top four finishers. In the Fours event, in third place with a time of 7:07.1, was Texas. In second place, with a time of 7:03.2 was Stanford, and with a time of 7:02.1, was Washington. In the II Eights event, in third place were the Texas Longhorns, with a final time of 6:29; the Stanford Cardinal claimed second with a time of 6:24.4; and in first place, with a time of 6:23.2, were the Washington Huskies. In the I Eights event, in third place was Washington, with a time of 6:21.7. In second place, with a time of 6:18.8, was Stanford, and with a time of 6:17.3 is Texas.
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Lastly, the top four teams would have been recognized. In fourth place with 108 points were the Michigan Wolverines, but there was a three-way tie with 126 points between Stanford, Texas and Washington. Ties are broken based on the finish of the I Eights. Therefore, in third place were the Huskies, the national runners-up were the Cardinal and the 2021 national champions were the Longhorns.
