Liane Lopez Season 2020-21

PositionRower

Height5-5

ClassFreshman

HometownPittstown, N.J.

Career Honors

2024 All-ACC Academic Team
ACC Crew of the Week (1v8 – April 2, 2024)
Competed with the 1v8 boat for the entirety of the season
Turned in a time of 6:35.5 at the Lake Dexter Invite against No. 20 Oregon State and Washington State March 23
Helped the Canes to a first place time in the second heat of the 1v8 at the Sunshine State Invite with a mark of 7:06.34
Brought Miami to a first place time and big points at the finals of the Sunshine State Invite with a time of 6:3369, defeating Iowa, Tulsa, UCF, Boston College, Michigan State, UNC and Drexel
Crossed the line first at the Lake Natoma Invite in the morning session (6:43.1), defeating Sacramento State (6:46.8) and LMU (6:50.3)
Defeated UCLA in the afternoon session at the Lake Natoma Invite in Sacramento, posting a mark of 6:52.7
Posted a top-three time on the first day of the Lake Wheeler Invite, finishing in 6:51.613 to defeat Boston College, Tulsa and Kansas
Closed Lake Wheeler with a top-three mark of 6:42.570, defeating Alabama, Iowa and Boston
Set a program record with a mark of 6:34.427 in the first varsity eight grand final at the ACC Championships

Member of All-ACC Academic Team
Competed in the 1v8 for the entirety of the season
Rowed 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 1v8 to a first-place showing against Stetson, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:34.2
Participated in Miami’s scrimmage against Rochester as a member of the V8 – A Boat
Placed first in the 1v8 in a quad-race against Jacksonville, UCF and UConn with a time of 6:52.70
Propelled the 1v8 to a second-place finish in the Grand Final of the Sunshine State Invite, finishing in a time of 6:31.15
Competed in the 1v8 at the Michigan State Invite, finishing first in both heat races, highlighted by a 6:36.10 time in heat two
Rowed the 1v8 to its fastest 2,000-meter time of the season at the Lake Wheeler Invite, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:27.971 in heat two of the first round
Placed fourth in the ACC Championship 1v8 Grand Final with a time of 6:34.211

Rowed in the 1v8 for the entire season
Helped Miami to a first-place finish (7:09.100) against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/25)
Placed second in the petite finals of the Sunshine State Invite (6:40.77)
Finished second in a dual with UCF, crossing the finish line in a time of 6:50.80…Rowed the 1v8 to a second-place showing (6:42.638) and two third-place finishes at the Lake Wheeler Invite
Propelled the 1v8 to a third-place finish (6:53.694) in the heat race at the ACC Championship to earn a spot in the grand final
Finished fourth in the ACC Championship 1v8 grand final in a time of 6:32.179

Took home first place (7:07.60) as a member of the 2v8 at a tri-race against Jacksonville and Stetson (3/26)
Helped the 2v8 to a bronze medal (8:06.68) at the Sunshine State Invite (4/3)…Took home first (6:46.87) in a head-to-head race with UCF as a member of the 2v8 boat (4/16)
Crossed the finish line in fifth place (7:16.370) with the 2v8 in the Grand Final of the Lake Wheeler Invite (4/24)
Recorded a second-place showing (6:56.770) (eighth overall) in the 1v4 Petite Final at the ACC Championship (5/15)
Helped Miami to its best team finish (sixth) at the ACC Championship since 2014

Member of the novice boat at the Rivanna Romp (11/17), finishing fourth with a time of 15:11.80
Spring season cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak.

Attended The Wilberforce School
Rowed for the Princeton National Rowing Association and Mercer Rowing
Member of the 1V8 and sat in the third seat
Attended the Mercer Rowing Youth Championships in 2018…Four-year member of the basketball team
Also competed on the cross country/track team and swimming team
Three-year member of the horseback riding team…Graduated magna Cum Laude

Parents are Raymond and Irmgard Lopez
Runs her own fitness/fishing business, “Fit2Fish”
Walked on to the team as a novice freshman year
Favorite hobbies including fitness and spearfishing
Loves Miami for the amazing weather, the ocean and the fact that it’s a highly academic school
Majoring in exercise physiology with a master’s in accounting
Enjoys weightlifting, scuba diving and wakeboarding
Has her captains license and has worked as a first mate for the past six years
Favorite part of being a student-athlete: Becoming the best version of myself as an athlete, while competing with my best friends. Being a college athlete makes you embrace challenges and surpass the standard. Being average is not an option and achieving greatness is the best feeling in the world.
Favorite achievement: Making UMiami history as someone who started as a novice freshman year

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