WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – No. 4 Texas advanced its varsity eight and its four boat to the championship final (grand final) and qualified its second varsity eight boat for the consolation final Saturday on day two at the 2017 NCAA Division I Rowing Championships.
Texas had qualified all three boats – the I Eight (varsity eight), II Eight (second varsity eight) and Four – for Saturday's A-B semifinals, and all three boats remained in national title contention through day one. The Longhorns needed top-three finishes from each boat in their respective A-B semifinal to reach Sunday's championship final (grand final).