IRVING, Texas – SMU’s Second Varsity 8 has been named the 2022 American Athletic Conference Boat of the Year, while Tulsa’s Anna Shaw has been selected as The American’s Newcomer of the Year.
The honors were voted on by the league’s head coaches.
SMU’s 2V8 helped the Mustangs win their second-straight American Athletic Conference Championship by winnings its race in a time of 6:41.584, almost 13 seconds ahead of second-place UCF (6:54.387) on May 15 at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The SMU crew consisted of coxswain Addison Iliria, Sophie Hill, Sydney Suntrup, Victoria Franklin, Amy Salesky, Gracie Condon, Claire Murphy, Sarah Abrams and Anne Ensley.