SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 29, 2025) – The Washington State women's rowing team advanced to Sunday's finals in all four events they raced in, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the Varsity 8+ race Saturday morning at the San Diego Crew Classic.
"It was a Solid day of racing," said Head Coach
Jane LaRiviere." Great to get out there and test ourselves. We learned a lot and we will implement those things tomorrow."
The Cougars opened the day in the first heat of the women's collegiate varsity eight as the 1V8 raced with some of the top boats in the nation. WSU placed third in the heat in a time of 6:30.23 behind the number one ranked team in the nation, Texas (6:14.74) and only a half second behind No. 23 Southern California (6:29.75).
The Cougar 1V8 placed fifth overall in the event, finishing ahead of No. 20 Notre Dame (6:36.98), easily sliding into the top eight to qualify for Sunday's final at 9:30 a.m.
In the women's collegiate Varsity 4+, the Cougars pushed off in the second heat, placing fourth in 7:40.83 before later also placing fourth in the first heat of the 2V 8+ (7:00.74), finishing seventh overall in each event.
The Cougs wrapped up their day in the opening heat of the Women's Collegiate B 4+ where they placed fourth in 7:50.07 and placed seventh overall on the day.
Washington State looks ahead to Sunday for finals racing, starting with the Varsity 8+ race at 9:30 a.m., then followed by the Varsity 4+ at 10:14 a.m., the 2V 8+ at 10:22 a.m. and the B 4+ at 11:50 a.m.
San Diego Crew Classic Results
Women's Collegiate Varsity 8+
1) Washington – 6:14.38
2) Texas – 6:14.74
3) California-Berkeley – 6:20.21
4) Southern California – 6:29.75
5) Washington State – 6:30.23 (Elsie Talbot, Jess Schneider, Izabela Janecek, Freddie Todhunter, Siena Snow, Harriet Thompson, Amy Patten, Saskia Steltman; Coxswain: Vera Lichvarcik)
6) UCLA – 6:36.35
7) Notre Dame – 6:36.98
8) Sacramento State – 6:39.18
9) California-San Diego – 6:40.69
10) San Diego – 6:42.35
11) Santa Clara – 7:25.07
Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+
1) Washington – 7:13.68
2) Texas – 7:15.18
3) California-Berkeley – 7:23.23
4) UCLA – 7:35.17
5) Southern California – 7:35.24
6) Washington State – 7:40.83 (Emery Town, Hannah Elliott, Jess Horrigan, Makayla Tuley; Coxswain: Sara Torres)
7) Notre Dame – 7:43.90
8) California-San Diego – 7:55.65
9) San Diego – 7:57.97
10) Sacramento State – DNF
Women's Collegiate 2V 8+
1) Washington – 6:27.66
2) California-Berkeley – 6:32.25
3) Texas – 6:35.18
4) UCLA – 6:43.61
5) Southern California – 6:48.83
6) Notre Dame – 6:49.93
7) San Diego – 6:55.37
8) Washington State – 7:00.74 (Tannith Johnsen, Elle Kadir, Isabella Jachymek, Lucy Munro, Fiona Elliott, Jaeve Proberts, Megan Van Leeuwen, Sam Eden; Coxswain: Phoebe Nagy)
9) Sacramento State – 7:06.38
10) California-San Diego – 7:06.63
Women's Collegiate B 4+
1) Washington – 7:23.02
2) Washington – 7:27.08
3) Notre Dame – 7:38.47
4) UCLA – 7:39.08
5) UCLA – 7:45.06
6) Notre Dame – 7:48.99
7) Washington State – 7:50.07 (Poppy Montgomery, Daniella Vicente, Lis Ana Johansen, Isabelle Delavoye; Coxswain: Tiger Lily Brim)
8) California-San Diego – 7:57.69
9) San Diego – 7:59.33
10) San Diego – 8:03.48
11) Sacramento State – 8:09.13
UP NEXT
The Cougars are back in the water for finals tomorrow before returning home to host Oregon State next Saturday, April 5 for this year's edition of the Winchell Cup on the Snake River at Wawawai Landing. The event is tentatively scheduled to start at 9 a.m. but is subject to change due to weather and wind forecasts.
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