SARASOTA-BRADENTON, Fla. – Former Washington State rowers Nicole Hare and Lisa Roman placed second for the silver medal as part of their native-Canada's women's eight crew, Sunday, at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

Both members of the 2016 Canadian Olympic team, Hare (Calgary, Alberta) and Roman (Langley, B.C.) were joined in the eight by fellow Olympians, Susanne Grainger, Hillary Janssens, Jennifer Martins and Christine Roper, as well as Paralympic bronze-medalist, Kristen Kit as coxswain. Kristin Bauder and Rebecca Zimmerman are also members of the eight crew.  

The Canadians started the race near the middle of the pack, holding fourth through the first 1,000 meters of the race behind Romania, New Zealand and Great Britain. By the 1,500-mark, Canada had passed Great Britain to move into third and medal contention. In a gutsy final 500m, the Canadians passed New Zealand to finish second and clock in at 6:07.09, just over half a second behind gold medal winter, Romania, in first at 6:06.40. New Zealand captured the bronze with a time of 6:07.27. The United States finished fourth, followed by Great Britain in fifth and the Netherlands in sixth. 

Hare and Roman were both members of Canada's women's four as well, placing third in the 'B' Final Saturday to finish ninth overall. Australia won the gold, followed by Poland with the silver and Russia with the bronze. 

Hare's former teammate, Ieva Adomaviciute  (Kaunas, Lithuania) also competed Sunday, for her native-Lithuania, finishing fourth in the 'A' Final and overall in the women's double sculls. Joined by Milda Valciukaite, the Lithuanian duo notched a time 6.51.30, less than two seconds behind bronze-medal winner, Australia at 6:49.76. New Zealand captured gold, as the U.S. took home the silver medal.

Adomaviciute competed with the Cougar rowing team for four seasons, redshirting her senior season (2015-16) to train and compete with the Lithuanian national team. She is a two-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Division I All-American and First Team All-Region 5 honoree (2013, 2017), as well as a 2017 Pac-12 All-Conference honoree. In 2013, Adomaviciute was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year. Last year, she captured gold in the single sculls at the Under-23 World Rowing Championships. 

Hare was a member of the Cougar varsity rowing team for four seasons, rowing in the varsity boat all four years (2013-17). She was a three-time CRCA All-Region 5 honoree, picking up first team honors in 2014 and second team in 2015 and 2017. In both 2014 and 2015, Hare was named CRCA Division I All-America Second Team. She is returning to duty for the Canadian national team, having competed in the women's pair at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She won gold at the 2016 World Rowing Championships Under-23 Championships in the women's pair. 

A transfer from University of the Fraser Valley, Roman competed with the Cougar varsity rowing team for three seasons, competing in the varsity boat all three years (2010-12). Roman was named CRCA Division I Second Team All-America in 2012, as well as first team all-Region 5. She has competed with the Canadian women's eight since 2011, having won gold at the World Rowing Cup III in 2015. She's an Olympian having helped guide the women's eight to a fifth-place finish at the 2016 Rio Olympics. 

For more detailed results, along with full race videos, please visit: http://www.worldrowing.com/.