05/11/2026
2026 Senior Spotlight🎓
Up next is Francesca (Frankee) LaMarca!
“SMU Rowing has given me a family that I never knew I needed. I walked on to this team freshman year with no idea what to expect. I have grown so much emotionally, mentally, and as a teammate as the years have gone by. If you told me as a freshman that I would be able to keep up with my course load, early morning practices, double days, and team standards for a whole 4 years I would have said you’re insane.
But I wouldn’t have changed a thing. My confidence in myself and skills as a coxswain have grown exponentially through valuable time spent in fours my first 3 years and learning while actively in the deep end. I am so grateful to have been surrounded by such a loving, hardworking, strong, and supportive group of girls. I am so excited to see what this 8 can do at conference and feel blessed to be given the opportunity to race my last 2k with this boat! SMU LOVE 🫶🏻”
Frankee has earned a Bachelors of Art in Computer Science, a Bachelors of Science in Data Science and a minor in Mathematics. Upon graduation, she will be spending time with family and friends, traveling, and determining what her next steps look like career wise in data analytics or software engineering!
Best of luck!
