No. 15 Cougars Capture Fifth at Pac-12 Rowing Championships

Sunday, May 13

Gold River, CA

9:00 AM

Washington State University

Pac-12 Championships

May 13, 2018 | Rowing

WSU matched or bettered its seed in all five events.

By: Washington State Athletics

GOLD RIVER, Calif. – No. 15 Washington State rowing finished fifth, just one point behind No. 12 USC at the 2018 Pac-12 Rowing Championships, Sunday, at Lake Natoma near Sacramento, Calif.

"I'm very proud of how the entire team performed today, WSU head coach Jane LaRiviere said. "Our novice boat medaled, the varsity four beat their seeding and both the varsity eight and second varsity eight had great races. Now we have to wait to see if it was enough to get invited back to NCAAs."

Washington State finished ahead of its seed in the varsity four and novice eight races, placing fourth and third respectively, while it matched its seeds in the varsity eight (fifth), second varsity eight (fifth) and third varsity eight (fourth) races. For the second-straight season, No. 1 Washington swept all four scoring events to capture the Pac-12 title with 45.5 points, just its second title since 2003. Second-ranked California placed second for the second-straight year with 36 points, just edging out No. 5 Stanford with 35.5 points. No. 12 USC finished just one point ahead of No. 15 WSU with 22 for fourth, as the Cougars placed fifth with 21 points, ahead of UCLA in sixth (11.5 points) and Oregon State in seventh (10 points). Both UCLA and OSU are receiving votes in the latest poll.

The Cougars entered the final event of the day, the varsity eight race, with a two-point lead over USC and seeded fifth in the race behind California, Washington, Stanford and USC. The race showed promise for the Cougars as an upset occurred at the top. Despite California being seeded No. 1 in the event and having defeated both UW and Stanford earlier in the season, the Golden Bears dropped to third with a time of 6:34.533, one second behind second-place Stanford (6:33.453) and four seconds behind gold medalist Washington (6:30.122). USC was able to hold of WSU to finish fourth and clinch fourth overall with a time of 6:46.936, just four seconds ahead of the Cougars ((coxswain-Jenna Mangiagli, stroke- Emily Morrow, Jess Brougham, Lisa Gutfleisch, Lucie Weissova, Kamila Ondrackova, Ivy Elling Quaintance, Kristel Tohu, bow-Paige Danielson), in a time of 6:50. 679. Washington State was six seconds ahead of sixth-place Oregon State, which was two seconds ahead of UCLA.

The WSU second varsity eight crew (coxswain-Ellie Burg, stroke- Emily Thomson, Taija Thompson, Emma Gribbon, Jessica Norris, Rosalina Torcivia, Kateryna Maistrenko, Colombe de Rouvroy, bow-Jasmine Brake) entered the race seeded fifth. The Cougars were less than three seconds behind the Trojans to finish fifth with a time of 7:01.275. Washington won with a time of 6:36.733, as California (6:42.675) and Stanford (6:52.558) rounded out the top three. UCLA finished 7 seconds behind WSU, followed by Oregon State in seventh at 7:21.613.

Despite coming into the varsity four race seeded fifth behind Washington, California, Stanford and UCLA, the Cougars (coxswain-Chloe White, Jenna Kennedy, Sue Yu, Grace Arnis, bow-Sophia Rogers), finished eight seconds ahead of the Bruins in a time of 7:52.925 to finish fourth. Washington won the race at 7:25.156, four seconds ahead of California. Stanford was third, 10 seconds ahead of WSU in at 7:42.019.

WSU's third varsity eight (coxswain-Hannah Welzbacker, stroke- Renee Kemp, Ella Cowan de Wolf, Linnea Davison, Sara Brevick, Codi Swenson, Madeleine Bingham, Emma Barrett, bow-Emily Weible) came in in seeded fourth in the six-boat race. Stanford out-stroked the Cougars by eight seconds as WSU finished true to its seed at fourth with a time of 7:10.471. Washington won at 6:44.975, followed by California in second (6:50.821). UCLA was 13 seconds behind WSU for fifth, ahead of USC in sixth (7:48.114).

The Cougars were one of four teams to compete in the non-scored novice eight race. The Cougars (coxswain-Juliet Perry, stroke-McKenna Menner, Soleil Lakin, Nora Hefte, Isabella Cristelli, Katelyn Ware, Ellie Higgins, Emily Austin, bow-Cassidy Thompson) got off to a good start in the first event of the day, as they placed third with a time of 7:20.390, just edging out UCLA in at 7:20.710. Washington won with a time of 6:53.069, followed by California in second (7:12.480).

The Cougars will await their fate, as the NCAA selection show will take place Tuesday, May 15 at 2 p.m. PT on NCAA.com. The NCAA Championships will be held May 25-27 at Nathan Benderson Park at Sarasota, Fla.

Pac-12 Championship
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Final Results

Women's Team Scores
1. No. 1 Washington, 45.5
2. No. 2 California, 36
3. No. 5 Stanford, 35.5
4. No. 12 USC, 22
5. No. 15 Washington State, 21
6. UCLA, 11.5
7. Oregon State, 10

Varsity Eight
1. Washington, 6:30.122
2. Stanford, 6:33.453
3. Cal, 6:34.533
4. USC, 6:46.936
5. WSU, 6:50.679
6. Oregon State, 6:56.633
7. UCLA, 6:58.625

Varsity Eight Lineup
coxswain-Jenna Mangiagli
stroke- Emily Morrow
7-Jess Brougham
6- Lisa Gutfleisch
5-Lucie Weissova
4- Kamila Ondrackova
3- Ivy Elling Quaintance
2- Kristel Tohu
bow- Paige Danielson

Second Varsity Eight
1. Washington, 6:36.733
2. Cal, 6:42.675
3. Stanford, 6:52.558
4. USC, 6:58.764
5. WSU, 7:01.275
6. UCLA, 7:08.853
7. Oregon State, 7:21.613

Second Varsity Eight Lineup
coxswain- Ellie Burg
stroke- Emily Thomson
7-Taija Thompson
6- Emma Gribbon
5- Jessica Norris
4- Rosalina Torcivia
3- Kateryna Maistrenko
2- Colombe de Rouvroy
bow-Jasmine Brake

Varsity Four
1. Washington, 7:25.156
2. Cal, 7:29.156
3. Stanford, 7:42.019
4. WSU, 7:52.925
5. UCLA, 8:00.136
6. Oregon State, 8:05.422
7. USC, 8:09.533

Varsity Four Lineup
coxswain-Chloe White
4- Jenna Kennedy
3- Sue Yu
2-Grace Arnis
bow-Sophia Rogers

Third Varsity Eight
1. Washington, 6:44.975
2. Cal, 6:50.821
3. Stanford, 7:02.162
4. WSU, 7:10.471
5. UCLA, 7:23.664
6. USC, 7:48.114

Third Varsity Eight
coxswain-Hannah Welzbacker
stroke- Renee Kemp
7-Ella Cowan de Wolf
6-Linnea Davison
5-Sara Brevick
4-Codi Swenson
3-Madeleine Bingham
2-Emma Barrett
bow-Emily Weible

Women's Novice Eight
1. Washington, 6:53.069
2. Cal, 7:12.480
3. WSU, 7:20.390
4. UCLA, 7:20.710

Novice Eight
coxswain-Juliet Perry
stroke-McKenna Menner
7- Soleil Lakin
6-Nora Hefte
5- Isabella Cristelli
4-Katelyn Ware
3- Ellie Higgins
2-Emily Austin
bow-Cassidy Thompson