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UCF Varsity 8 Named American Boat of the Year

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The UCF varsity eight was voted the American Athletic Conference Boat of the Year, in voting of the conference’s seven head coaches.

The varsity eight was one of four UCF boats to set a record time at the American Championship on May 13; the boat crossed the line in 6:24.8 to cap a sweep of the championship for the Knights.

In the boat that day was the crew of Mia Cleary (Bow), Viktorija Senkate (2), Marija Medelinskaite (3), Zana Krakic (4), Lauren Aiello (5), Julie Poulsen (6), Claudia DeStefani (7), Ashleigh Boyd (8) and Olivia Hecimovich (Cox).