CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The Clemson rowing team made quite a splash over the weekend, and one of the four Daniel High School products on the squad played a big part in making that happen.

The Tigers’ Varsity 4+ crew, which features Daniel graduate Allison Colberg, captured the program’s first-ever national championship on Sunday at the NCAA Rowing Championships in Cherry Hill, N.J.

The Varsity 4+ won the Grand Final by 1.76 seconds over Wisconsin to earn 16 team points. Clemson led by more than two seconds at both the halfway mark and the 1,500-meter mark before holding off the Badgers down the stretch. The winning time for the Tigers was 7:26.78.

The winning crew consisted of Kelly Murphy, Lydia Hassell, Callen Erdeky, Colberg and coxswain Meredith Razzolini. The Varsity 4+ was led by assistant coach Andrew Carter.

“It's been a wonderful experience to bring our entire team and compete with the best in the nation,” Clemson head coach Richard Ruggieri said. “It's amazing to see all three crews make it to the semifinals and ultimately see the four winning a national championship. I believe this is one of the few times when a first-time team has won a national championship.”

Colberg, a junior from Six Mile, is a 2006 graduate of Daniel. Three other Daniel grads also are on the Tigers’ roster. Junior Amanda Chivers and sophomore Corey Geer are members of the Varsity team, and freshman Maria Hill is on the Novice squad.

Overall, Clemson finished with 43 points to finish in 12th place as a team. Stanford won the team title, followed by California, Yale, and Virginia.