WSU Rowing Fall Season to Commence at Head of the Pend Oreille: Looking to return to the National Championships for the sixth time in seven years, Washington State University women's rowing will open the fall season by traveling to Priest River, Idaho to participate in the Head of the Pend Oreille Regatta Saturday, Sept. 26.
The 2015 Head of the Pend Oreille: The WSU boats will compete in the five kilometer race, open to all classes of rowers...Washington State will face crews from Gonzaga University, Coeur d'Alene Rowing Association Masters and Juniors, Palouse Rowing Association, Spokane River Rowing Association, and Nelson Rowing Club...the Washington State men's and light weight women's teams will also attend...the regatta features sweep and sculling rowing...racing will begin at 10 a.m...there will be multiple fl ights followed by an awards ceremony.
Fifth Annual Head of the Pend Oreille Regatta: The fifth annual Head of the Pend Oreille Regatta, hosted by the Priest River Yacht Club will take place on the Pend Oreille River in Priest River, Idaho...the regatta will start at Thames Shore and finish at Bonner Park West...the Head of the Pend Oreille is the only rowing competition in the state of Idaho...it is a time-trial competition, in which teams will race the clock...a special “Meet the Rowers” BBQ will be held at the Priest River Yacht Club Friday, Sept. 25 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m...WSU and Gonzaga will participate in a row-by at 5:30 p.m. for up-close rowing observation...at 6:30 the Priest River Honor Guard retires the colors...for more information about the Head of the Pend Oreille, email headrace@netw.com.
WSU Head Coach Jane LaRiviere on the Head of the Pend Oreille: “The team is really excited to just get out and race. It's a lot of fun. We get a lot of family and friends that come watch. We also get an opportunity to row in boats that we don't normally race in, so we'll race in some singles, some pairs, maybe a double, and then we will have some traditional fours and eights. The community really rallies and we do fun stuff like have breakfast at one of our Cougar alumni restaurants in Priest River, so we always look forward to this event. It's really fun to be part of something bigger that the community gets really excited about.“
Coaching Staff: Jane LaRiviere begins her 14th year as head coach of the WSU women's rowing program...the Cougars have raced in nine NCAA Championships under LaRiviere...she is joined by associate head coach Josh Adam, novice coach Karl Huhta and graduate assistant coach Brandon Campbell...Adam is in his sixth year after coaching his prior two years at Indiana...Huhta is in his second year with the Cougars and first as the novice coach...Campbell enters his first year as an graduate assistant coach.
Next up for the Cougars: WSU will be in action Saturday, Oct. 3 at the Burnaby Lake Small Boat Invitational in Burnaby, British Columbia, beginning at 9 a.m.