Loran Graves Season 2025-26

PositionCoxswain

ClassSenior

HometownNewport Beach, Calif.

Career Honors

ACC Crew of the Week (1v8 – April 2, 2024)
2025 All-ACC Academic Team
Named a Top 10 Coxswain All Division I Rowing selection by For Stars Network (No. 7)
2026 All-ACC Academic Team

Was part of the 3V8 crew which posted a time of 6:56.1 to earn a win over Notre Dame, No. 25 Oklahoma and Wisconsin at the season-opening Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite
Helped Miami place second in the Benderson Cup standings in the 19-team field at the Sarasota 2K Invitational
Was part of the 3V8 “A” crew that posted a second-place finish and a time of 7:11.22 to best No. 15 Dartmouth, Iowa, SMU and Kansas in the Sarasota 2K Invite 3V8 Grand Final
Helped the 15^th-ranked Hurricanes post a third-place finish at the Orlando Invitational ahead of No. 13 Alabama, No. 19 Pennsylvania, No. 24 Oklahoma, Clemson and SMU
Rowed with the 3V8 which crossed the finish line with a time of 6:52.30 in the Grand Final of the Orlando Invite
Helped set a new Miami 3V8 record and post a second-place finish ahead of SMU, No. 25 Oklahoma, and West Virginia with a time of 6:44.69 during the first day of racing at the Lake Wheeler Invitational. That time broke the previous 3V8 program record of 6:48.70 set at the 2025 ACC Championships
Helped No. 14 Miami total 77 points and post a fifth-place finish at the ACC Championships
Earned a spot in the 3V8 Grand Final of the conference championship regatta by crossing the finish line ahead of Louisville, No. 13 Duke, and SMU with a time of 6:47.73
Posted a time of 6:59.56 in the ACC Championship 3V8 Grand Final

Competed as the coxswain with the 1v8 for the entirety of the season
Started the season off at the Lake Dexter Invite, finishing in 6:35.5
Won the first heat of the Sunshine State Invite, defeating Tulsa, Boston College and Michigan State among others
Came up big by winning the 1v8 to help Miami to a team win at the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in 6:33.69
Defeated Sac State and LMU to win the morning session of the Lake Natoma Invite
Topped UCLA in the afternoon session of the Lake Natoma Invite with a mark of 6:52.7
Took a top three time in the first race of Lake Wheeler Invite and followed that up with a 6:42.570 and third place time at Lake Wheeler
Went third in the first heat of the 1v8 at the ACC Championships
Set a program record with a time of 6:23.427 in the grand final at the ACC Championships

Competed in the 2v8 for the entirety of the season
Coxed the V8 – B Boat to a second-place finish at the Head of the Indian Creek in a time of 13:53.59
Competed in the V4 – A boat at the Head of the Black Warrior River, finishing ninth in a time of 18:43.50
Helped the 2v8 to a first-place showing against Stetson, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:51.5
Participated in Miami’s scrimmage against Rochester as a member of the V8 – B Boat
Placed first in the 2v8 in a quad-race against Jacksonville, UCF and UConn with a time of 7:05.40\
Propelled the 2v8 to a second-place finish in the Grand Final of the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in a time of 6:36.33
Competed in the 2v8 at the Michigan State Invite, finishing first in both heat races, highlighted by a 6:43.84 time in heat one
Coxed the 2v8 to its second-fastest 2,000-meter time of the season at the Lake Wheeler Invite, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:36.440 in heat two of the first round
Placed fifth in the ACC Championship 2v8 Grand Final with a time of 6:54:837

Graduated from Newport Harbor High School
Rowed as the Coxswain for the Newport Aquatic Center on the 2V8 on the Men’s Varsity team
Used to row on the Women’s team as a Lightweight rower
Placed 5th at Nationals in A Final
Principals honor roll student

Daughter of Jennifer and Terry Graves
Has one sibling, Taryn
Intends to major in Public Relations
Enjoys reading and going to the beach
Chose Miami for the Rowing team’s atmosphere, location, and that Miami cares about athletics and academics

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