COUGAR ROWING HOSTS GONZAGA: Washington State hosts Gonzaga in the battle for the 28th Fawley Cup at Pullman, Wash., Sunday, April 28...the teams will race over a 2,000-meter course at Wawawai Landing on the Snake River with racing scheduled to begin at 9 a.m...the racing will begin with the third varsity eight and novice eight race in which WSU will race a third varsity eight and novice eight crew...at 9:15 a.m. the varsity eight crews will take the water, followed by the second varsity eights at 9:30 a.m., the varsity fours at 9:45 a.m. and the second varsity four crews at 10 a.m., as WSU will race both an A and B boat in the final race.

ABOUT THE 28TH FAWLEY CUP:  Washington State and Gonzaga's varsity eights meet each spring to compete for the Fawley Cup...the Fawley Cup has been awarded each year since 1991, with the exception of a canceled regatta in 2008...WSU has won 24 of the 27 Fawley Cup races since its inception.

LAST SEASON AGAINST GONZAGA: WSU won its 24th Fawley Cup at Silver Lake at Spokane, as the varsity eight crossed at 6:24.070...Gonzaga followed at 6:29.660...the Cougars' second varsity eight 
powered through the line at 6:41.100, a full 10 seconds ahead of Gonzaga's 6:51.960 finish...WSU's varsity four continued the streak and clocked a time of 7:16.730 while Gonzaga's varsity four followed with a time of 7:21.520 to sweep the regatta.

WSU HEAD COACH JANE LARIVIERE ON THE FAWLEY CUP: "We just want to make sure we take every opportunity to execute our plan in a competitive environment before we have to do it when it counts at Pac-12's."

COUGARS RECEIVING VOTES IN USROWING/CRCA PRESEASON POLL: WSU is receiving three votes in this week's USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Division I Coaches Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells, released April 24...prior to this week, Washington State was receiving one vote in the poll...five of the seven Pac-12 rowing teams are ranked in the top-20 poll, Washington-first, Stanford-second, California-third, USC-11th, and Oregon State-18th…UCLA (28) and WSU (3) are receiving votes.

COACHING STAFF: Jane LaRiviere is in her 17th year as head coach of the WSU women's rowing program...as a team, the Cougars have raced in 12 NCAA Championships under LaRiviere...she is joined by associate head coach Karl Huhta, assistant/novice coach Brandon Campbell, assistant coach Dave Kempsell, coordinator of operations Amy VanBuskirk, and graduate assistant Olivia Hecimovich...Huhta is in his fifth year with the Cougars, and second year as associate head coach...Campbell is entering his fourth year...Kempsell comes in for his second year, his first as an assistant coach with the Cougars after serving as the graduate assistant last year.

DIRECTIONS TO WAWAWAI LANDING: From Highway 195 (North or South), turn west on Wawawai Road at the blinking yellow light...travel on Wawawai Road for 10 miles, the road will end at a stop sign...turn right and drive six miles down into the canyon...go past the county park on the right and over the railroad tracks...the boathouse is a cinder block building on the right...park on the side of the road or in the parking lot south of the boathouse.

NEXT FOR THE COUGARS: The Cougars have three weeks to prepare before heading to Gold River, Calif., Sunday, May 19 for the 2019 Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma.