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No. 1 Texas Rowing wins 2021 NCAA Championship

SARASOTA, Fla. – With a dramatic victory in the First Varsity Eight grand final of the 2021 NCAA Championship, No. 1 Rowing captured the first national title in program history at Nathan Benderson Park on Sunday.

The Longhorns earned 126 team points, equaling the total of Stanford and Washington and winning the national championship due to their triumph in the First Eight. The Second Varsity and the Varsity Four each finished third in their respective races, earning crucial points for the Longhorns

Heading into the final race of the season, Texas stood in third place in the championship standings with 60 points, trailing No.