PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Tulsa’s Varsity 8 claimed the first American Athletic Conference Boat of the Year nod in program history on Thursday following voting by the conference’s head coaches.
The Golden Hurricane crew consisting of Hannah Vissers (Bow), Sophia Camara (2), Paige Hallam (3), Lauren Vander Hoeven (4), Veronique Ulrich (5), Lucy Coleman (6), Eleanor Russell (7), Helen Leigh (Stroke) and Samantha Barber (cox) earned several noteworthy placements during the course of the season, twice earning conference Boat of the Week accolades.
At the Sunshine State Invitational April 6-7, Tulsa placed first and second on back-to-back days in the eight-team field.