BURNABY LAKE, British Columbia - The Washington State University women's rowing team competed in its first regatta of the fall season, the Burnaby Lake Small Boat Classic, Saturday under pristine conditions. The Cougars raced one single and seven pairs.
“The regatta itself is an original,” Head Coach Jane LaRiviere said. “It was awesome to have 20 women's pairs in the same event, starting with the four kilometer and finishing with the 250 meter sprint for the top six finishers.”
In the flight of pairs, WSU's A pair (Savannah Davison, Isabella Watt) recorded the second best time at 16:35. WSU's B pair (Jordan Watson, Morgan Cathrea) finished with a time of 17:15, while WSU's C pair (Lucie Weissova, Taija Thompson) crossed the finish line at 17:30.
In the flight of pairs 250m sprint, WSU's A pair (Savannah Davison, Isabella Watt) finished second with a time of 53.79, just off the first place time of 53.62.
“Savanah and Isabella had solid races finishing second to UBC twice,” LaRiviere said. “They raced hard and their efforts paid off.”
In the flight of singles, WSU redshirt-senior Kayla Wakulich finished with a time of 18:22, behind the first place finisher at 17:37. Wakulich then took home second place in the 250m sprint with a time of 1:00, three seconds off the first place boat.
Washington State will next be in action Saturday, Oct. 10 for the Head of the Spokane hosted by Gonzaga in Spokane.