Following a first-place finish at Decker Lake, UCF’s 1V4+ was named Big 12 Boat of the Week.
Led by coxswain Sophia Tursi, the boat was the first from UCF to win a race, finishing with 18 seconds of open water, ahead of No. 22 Oklahoma and SMU. The crew of Cate Maloney, Sofia Palacios, Kesha Bruinette and Amber Tulloch crossed the finish line at 7:49.054 at the Longhorn Invitational in Austin, Texas.
This is the third time UCF has been honored with the league’s top boat this season.
UCF 1V4+
- Sophia Tursi, Junior, Coxswain, McLean, Va.
- Cate Maloney, Junior, Port/Starboard, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Sofia Palacios, Freshman, Port/Starboard, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Kesha Bruinette, Freshman, Port/Starboard, London, England
- Amber Tulloch, Sophomore, Port/Starboard, Melbourne England
Big 12 Boat of the Week
March 19: K-State 1V4+
April 2: UCF 1V8+
April 9: UCF 1V8+
April 15: K-State 3V8+
April 23: K-State 2V8+
April 30: UCF 1V4+