SAN DIEGO, Calif. –Washington State rowing's second varsity four captured gold, as the Cougars completed the final day of racing against the best crews in the country, Sunday at the San Diego Crew Classic at Mission Bay.
"Competition was fierce and we have two weeks to get better and that's what we are going to do," said head coach
Jane LaRiviere.
The second varsity four (Coxswain – Jennifer O'Dell,
Emily Weible,
Ony Chigozie,
Isabella Cristelli, Bow –
Ella Cowan de Wolf) finished strong in the Women's Collegiate 4+ B entries final with a time of 8:08.635 to take first place. UCLA followed with a time of 8:19.553 to take second and Oklahoma took third (8:23.073). Tennessee, SDSU, San Diego and UC Santa Barbara finished respectively.
The varsity eight (Coxswain –
Chloe White,
Paige Danielson,
Kamila Ondrackova,
Emma Conaty,
Rosalina Torcivia,
Jessica Norris,
Megan Duthart,
Ivy Elling Quaintance, Bow –
Emma Gribbon) finished with a time of 6:54.318 to earn sixth place. No. 2 California won the Jessop-Whittier Cup while No. 1 Washington, No. 4 Texas, No. 3 Stanford and UCLA followed in that order.
In the battle for the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy, the second varsity eight (Coxswain –
Juliet Perry,
Sara Brevick,
Sophia Rogers,
Nora Hefte,
Sue Yu,
Kateryna Maistrenko,
Taija Thompson,
Leena Kattel, Bow –
Renee Kemp) clocked a time of 7:11.606 to finish sixth. Stanford won the trophy while Washington, California, Texas and UCLA followed.
In the Cougar's first race of the day, the varsity four (Coxswain –
Hannah Welzbacker,
Linnea Davison,
Grace Arnis,
Madeleine Bingham, Bow –
Emma Barrett) captured second place (7:37.239) in the Varsity 4+ Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup Final 2 three seconds behind San Diego State who took first. Loyola Marymount followed close behind to receive third, while San Diego, Gonzaga and Tennessee finished respectively.
WSU will continue its spring season at Clemson, S.C. for the Clemson Invite April 19-20.
RESULTS:
Women's Collegiate Varsity Jessop-Whittier Cup Invitational Grand Final
1.California, 6:33.434
2.Washington, 6:35.132
3.Texas, 6:35.890
4.Stanford, 6:40.040
5.UCLA, 6:50.334
6.Washington State, 6:54.318
WSU VARSITY EIGHT
Coxswain –
Chloe White
Paige Danielson
Kamila Ondrackova
Emma Conaty
Rosalina Torcivia
Jessica Norris
Megan Duthart
Ivy Elling Quaintance
Bow –
Emma Gribbon
Women's Collegiate 2V Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy Grand Final
1.Stanford, 6:39.198
2.Washington, 6:41.980
3.California, 6:44.386
4.Texas, 6:49.186
5.UCLA, 6:58.214
6.Washington State, 7:11.606
WSU SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
Coxswain –
Juliet Perry
Sara Brevick
Sophia Rogers
Nora Hefte
Sue Yu
Kateryna Maistrenko
Taija Thompson
Leena Kattel
Bow –
Renee Kemp
Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+ Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup Final 2
1.SDSU, 7:34.301
2.Washington State, 7:37.239
3.Loyola Marymount, 7:37.465
4.San Diego, 7:41.599
5.Gonzaga, 7:43.233
6.Tennessee, 7:45.005
WSU VARSITY FOUR
Coxswain –
Hannah Welzbacker
Linnea Davison
Grace Arnis
Madeleine Bingham
Bow –
Emma Barrett
Women's Collegiate 4+ B Entries Only Final
1.Washington State, 8:08.6356
2.UCLA, 8:19.553
3.Oklahoma, 8:23.073
4.Tennessee, 8:27.961
5.SDSU, 8:31.209
6.San Diego, 8:59.731
7.UC Santa Barbara, 9:20.289
WSU SECOND VARSITY FOUR
Coxswain – Jennifer O'Dell
Emily Weible
Ony Chigozie
Isabella Cristelli
Bow –
Ella Cowan de Wolf
LINEUPS:
WSU VARSITY EIGHT
Coxswain –
Chloe White
Paige Danielson
Kamila Ondrackova
Emma Conaty
Rosalina Torcivia
Jessica Norris
Megan Duthart
Ivy Elling Quaintance
Bow –
Emma Gribbon
WSU SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
Coxswain –
Juliet Perry
Sara Brevick
Sophia Rogers
Nora Hefte
Sue Yu
Kateryna Maistrenko
Taija Thompson
Leena Kattel
Bow –
Renee Kemp
WSU VARSITY FOUR
Coxswain –
Hannah Welzbacker
Linnea Davison
Grace Arnis
Madeleine Bingham
Bow –
Emma Barrett
WSU SECOND VARSITY FOUR
Coxswain – Jennifer O'Dell
Emily Weible
Ony Chigozie
Isabella Cristelli
Bow –
Ella Cowan de Wolf
