SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Washington State University women's rowing team excelled at the Head of the American with multiple of top five finishes against top tier Pac-12 schools, Saturday on Lake Natoma.  

From head coach Jane LaRiviere: "We had a lot of fun today in sunny California. It was a good challenge to race two 5k races. The results were pretty solid. The varsity four won, so kudos to them. We have one more week to get better on the water and we aim to take advantage of that." 

In the final race the Cougars competed in at the Head of the American, the varsity four, the WSU squad (Emma Barrett, Abigail Linnenkohl, Samantha Schmidt, Ella Greenslade), finished first overall with a time of 19:42.3 to cap off the day on a positive note. This would also become the third top five finish of the day.

WSU overall sent two eights (five pairs, and a four) to this event. The first pair  (Rosalina Torcivia and Jessica Norris) finished fourth with a time of 20:07.7. The second pair (Kateryna Maistrenko and Caitlin Donaldson) placed 11th with a time of 20:44.9. The fourth pair (Kamila Ondrackova and Isabella Cristelli) finished 13th with a time of 20:49.7. The third pair (Samantha Schmidt and Maddy Pollard) finished 15th with a time of 20:58.1. Finally the fifth pair (Sue Yu and Emma Barrett) finished 16th with a time of 20:59.0.

The Cougars saw one varsity eight (Renee Kemp, Emma Gribbon, Emma Conaty, Caitlin Donaldson, Kateryna Maistrenko, Gabby Hannen, Jessica Norris, Samantha Schmidt, Cox  -Ella Greenslade) impressed by finishing second (17:16.7) against top tear Pac-12 schools. The second varsity eight (Sue Yu, Emma Barrett, Isabella Cristelli, Rosalina Torcivia, Maddy Pollard, Megan Duthart, Abigail Linnenkohl, Kamila Ondrackova, Cox - Chloe White) finished ninth (17:47.7).

Washington State returns to action next, Sunday, Oct. 27 to compete in the Portland Fall Classic, and will be raced at Vancouver Lake in Washington. 

First Pair 
Jessica Norris
Rosalina Torcivia
Second Pair 
Caitlin Donaldson
Kateryna Maistrenko
Third Pair 
Maddy Pollard
Samantha Schmidt
Fourth Pair 
Kamila Ondrackova
Isabella Cristelli
Fifth Pair
Emma Barrett
Sue Yu 

Varsity Eight
Renee Kemp
Emma Gribbon
Emma Conaty
Caitlin Donaldson
Kateryna Maistrenko
Gabby Hannen
Jessica Norris
Samantha Schmidt
Coxswain- Ella Greenslade
 
Second Varsity Eight
Sue Yu
Emma Barrett
Isabella Cristelli
Rosalina Torcivia
Maddy Pollard
Megan Duthart
Abigail Linnenkohl
Kamila Ondrackova
Coxswain- Chloe White

Varsity Four
Sue Yu
Emma Barrett
Abigail Linnenkohl
Samantha Schmidt
Coxswain- Ella Greenslade