Lady Vols rowing hosts the first ever SEC Rowing Championship

Lady Vols rowing hosts the first ever SEC Rowing Championship

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — History was written on the waters of Melton Lake Sunday morning as the University of Tennessee rowing team proudly hosted the first ever Southeastern Conference (SEC) Rowing Championship. The Lady Vols placed second overall in the inaugural championship and competed against No. 2 Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, the SECs only official rowing teams. The competition in Oak Ridge featured six 2,000-meter sprint races, with eac…

Texas Rows Into History as SEC's First Conference Champions

By Trevor McGee OAK RIDGE, Tenn.—It all came down to the first varsity eight as Texas pushed through to become the SEC’s first conference champions on Melton Lake. The Longhorns took three of the six races, earning 83 points. Tennessee finished closely behind, winning the other three races and en route to 78 points. Alabama took third place with 35 points, while Oklahoma carried the last tally with 34. “Being the first SEC championship, that ce…

#4 Tennessee Wins Three Gold Medals, Places Second at Inaugural SEC Championship - University of Tennessee Athletics

With the first-ever SEC Rowing Championship on the line, the fourth-ranked Tennessee rowing team won three races and went stroke-for-stroke with No. 2 Texas Sunday at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, eventually placing second.

Sooners Finish Fourth at SEC Championship - University of Oklahoma

NORMAN — Oklahoma Rowing finished fourth at the 2025 SEC Rowing Championship and graduate student Lale Edil received the SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year Award.

Texas wins first-ever SEC Rowing Championship

The Texas Longhorns won the first-ever SEC Rowing Championship early Sunday morning, beating out competitors Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma. The event was held at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, just outside of Knoxville. Before Texas and Oklahoma joined the SEC only Tennessee and Alabama boasted a rowing program, not enough to hold a championship of any sort. The inaugural SEC Rowing Champions. 🏆🤘 @TexasRowing #SECROW x #SECChampionshi…