Cougar Rowing Travels to Seattle: After returning from San Diego, the No. 14 Washington State University women's rowing team travels to Seattle to face cross-state rival No. 8 Washington, in the Cougars' third regatta of the spring season, Saturday, April 9 at the Montlake Cut.
The 2015 Washington Dual: Boats will compete in a two-kilometer race that takes place on the Montlake Cut...the women's third varsity eight beings the day for the Cougars, starting at 9:45 a.m…the women's varsity four race will start at 10:35 a.m., followed by the women's second varsity eight at 11:05 a.m…the Cougars' final race of the day features the women's varsity eight slated to begin at 11:35 a.m…there will be a trophy presentation for the women's varsity eight winner when racing is concluded.
Last Season Against Washington: Last year at Wawawai Landing, the two teams squared off in dual action…Washington State raced closely with cross-state rival Washington, however, was edged in all four races…in the varsity eight flight, Washington crossed the finish line at 6:21.1, just two seconds ahead of the Cougars…in the varsity four heat, Washington State A finished at 7:22.37, just four seconds behind Washington A which crossed the line first at 7:18.03, while Washington B completed the race in 7:28.91 and WSU B in 8:01.71…in the second varsity eight race, Washington State crossed the finish line just four seconds behind Washington (6:34.8), at 6:38.9…the third varsity eight race featured Washington A crossing the finish line first at 6:43.8, followed by Washington B in 6:52.1 and Washington State at 7:01.0.
WSU Head Coach Jane LaRiviere on the Washington Dual: “We are keeping our normal routine after returning from San Diego. We always enjoy a lot of support from the fans in Seattle. It is a great place to race, it is kind of a life experience. You start on Lake Union then go to Lake Washington through the Montlake Cut, it is pretty cool. Both are beautiful, the Snake River is this gorgeous wild open place, and the Montlake Cut is opposite of that in a downtown setting. There will be a lot of support and a lot of people who are really excited to cheer on the Cougs.”
Cougars Ranked 11th in USRowing/CRCA Poll: WSU is currently ranked 14th in the nation in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Division I Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells...Washington State checks in at No. 14 after coming in at ninth in the preseason poll...WSU is ranked for the 82nd-consecutive week, dating back to March 11, 2008...five Pac-12 women's rowing teams are ranked in the top-20 poll: California-second, Stanford-seventh, Washington-eighth, USC-11th, and WSU-14th...California received two first-place votes.
Coaching Staff: Jane LaRiviere is in her 14th year as head coach of the WSU women's rowing program...LaRiviere led the Cougars to their 10th NCAA Championship appearance in program history last season and fifth in six years...she is joined by associate head coach Josh Adam, assistant/novice coach Karl Huhta, coordinator of operations Sam Hoeper and graduate assistant Brandon Campbell...Adam is in his sixth year after coaching his prior two years at Indiana...Huhta is in his second year at WSU and fourth year overall, he spent last season as the coordinator of operations after being a volunteer coach in 2009-10…Hoeper enters her first season as the coordinator of operations after rowing at Washington State from 2010-13…Campbell enters his first season as a graduate assistant after graduating from Brock University in 2015…the coaching staff was named the CRCA West Regional Staff of the Year in 2015.
Next up for the Cougars: The Washington State women's rowing team will next travel to Clemson, S.C. for the Clemson Invite Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17.