IRVING, Texas – Texas senior Gia Doonan and UT head coach Dave O'Neill took home two of the three Big 12 rowing postseason awards announced Monday. Doonan becomes the first league rower honored as a two-time Big 12 Conference Rower of the Year (2015 & 17), while O'Neill earns his third consecutive selection as the league's Coach of the Year.
Doonan, a first-team All-American the last two seasons, helped the Texas varsity eight boat win all six of its regattas heading into this weekend's NCAA Championships. The Marion, Massachusetts, native helped the Longhorns' V8+ to its third consecutive Big 12 title (May 14).