Temple ended its season with a sixth-place finish on Saturday at the 2017 American Athletic Conference Rowing Championships in Sarasota, Florida.
Central Florida won all six events and finished first with 217 points, while Tulsa placed second with 189 points. California State University, Sacramento and San Diego State University tied for third with 119 points. Connecticut placed fifth with 118 points, 28 more than Temple. Southern Methodist finished last with 87 points.
Temple’s varsity 8 and second varsity 8 boats each caught a crab — meaning a rower’s oar blade got caught underwater and the boat lost rhythm — and didn’t earn medals.