SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 30, 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.
The Cougars started strong in the women's collegiate varsity eight as the 1V8 placed fourth with a time of 6:36.75 behind only No. 1 Texas (6:19.31), No. 5 Washington (6:20.14) and No. 8 California-Berkeley (6:24.99). WSU finished ahead of No. 23 Southern California (6:38.75) and No. 20 Notre Dame (6:41.95) by several seconds.
WSU next placed seventh in the women's collegiate varsity four in a time of 7:41.30. Washington won the event in 7:06.15, followed by Texas (7:07.21) in second and California-Berkeley (7:21.32) inf third.
Wazzu also placed seventh in the women's collegiate 2V 8+ in 6:57.77 with Texas (6:29.74), Washington (6:31.34) and California-Berkeley (6:36.34) finishing 1-2-3.
In their final event of the weekend, the women's collegiate B 4+, the Cougars came in sixth place with a time of 7:59.67 ahead of Notre Dame (8:01.57) and San Diego (8:14.68). Leading the pack was Washington with boats in first (7:27.54) and second (7:31.24), and UCLA in third (7:44.66).
San Diego Crew Classic Results
Women's Collegiate Varsity 8+
1) Texas – 6:19.32
2) Washington – 6:20.14
3) California-Berkeley – 6:24.99
4) Washington State – 6:36.75 (Elsie Talbot, Jess Schneider, Izabela Janecek, Freddie Todhunter, Siena Snow, Harriet Thompson, Amy Patten, Saskia Steltman; Coxswain: Vera Lichvarcik)
5) Southern California – 6:38.75
6) Notre Dame – 6:41.95
7) UCLA – 6:44.92
8) Sacramento State – 6:48.74
9) California-San Diego – 6:49.48
10) San Diego – 6:52.67
11) Santa Clara – 7:26.53
Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+
1) Washington – 7:06.15
2) Texas – 7:07.21
3) California-Berkeley – 7:21.32
4) UCLA – 7:32.02
5) Notre Dame – 7:35.69
6) Southern California – 7:35.88
7) Washington State – 7:41.30 (Emery Town, Hannah Elliott, Jess Horrigan, Makayla Tuley; Coxswain: Sara Torres)
8) California-San Diego – 7:56.16
Women's Collegiate 2V 8+
1) Texas – 6:29.74
2) Washington – 6:31.34
3) California-Berkeley – 6:36.34
4) Southern California – 6:45.65
5) UCLA – 6:49.48
6) Notre Dame – 6:55.29
7) Washington State – 6:57.77 (Tannith Johnsen, Elle Kadir, Isabella Jachymek, Lucy Munro, Fiona Elliott, Jaeve Proberts, Megan Van Leeuwen, Sam Eden; Coxswain: Phoebe Nagy)
8) San Diego – 7:03.74
Women's Collegiate B 4+
1) Washington – 7:27.54
2) Washington – 7:31.24
3) UCLA – 7:44.66
4) Notre Dame – 7:52.51
5) UCLA – 7:54.53
6) Washington State – 7:59.67 (Poppy Montgomery, Daniella Vicente, Lis Ana Johansen, Isabelle Delavoye; Coxswain: Tiger Lily Brim)
7) Notre Dame – 8:01.57
8) San Diego – 8:14.68
UP NEXT
The Cougars return 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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