COLTON, Wash. (April 5, 2025) – The Washington State women's rowing team won the 1V4 race Saturday afternoon as they hosted Oregon State for the 25th Winchell Cup.

Despite a 2 hour and 45 minute delay due to water conditions and adjusting the course to race in the reverse direction, the regatta was completed and followed up with a senior day celebration to honor the team's nine seniors.

"I'm glad that we got racing off," said Head Coach Jane LaRiviere. "I want to thank Oregon State for being patient with the delay. Kudos to them, and we're ready to get back at it on Monday as we get ready to take on Gonzaga next weekend."

The Cougars bested the Beavers in the 1V4, racing in a time of 7:18.05, four seconds ahead of second-place OSU.

WSU raced close the rest of the day, placing second in the 1V8 in 6:22.86 behind OSU (6:14.44), and second in the 2V8 (6:41.05).

The day opened with OSU winning the 3V8+/4V8+ race in 6:55.62. The WSU 3V8 placed second in 7:06.90 and the WSU 4V8 was third in 7:45.40.

Then it was the 2V4+, which was also won by OSU in 7:27.53, followed by WSU with a time of 7:32.76.

The 3V4+ and 4V4+ races wrapped things up for the day, with OSU winning both. WSU finished second in the 3V4 in 7:43.20, and then in the final race of the day the Cougar 4V4 placed second in 7:59.53 followed by the 5V4 in third (8:26.77).

2025 Winchell Cup Results
3V8+/4V8+
1) Oregon State 3V8 – 6:55.62
2) Washington State 3V8 – 7:06.90 (Natalie Spring, Kate Schroeder, Olivia Sloma, Abby Cady, Josie Walters, Ava Jared, Sophia Lim, Bella Padilla; Coxswain: Ainsley Conn)
3) Washington State 4V8 – 7:45.40 (Riley Lyons, Ayden Francik, Violet Baerman, Anna Otto, Hailey Bronec, Kennedy Cardona, Wendy Kissinger, Sofiya Freimuth; Coxswain: Keira Johnson)

2V4+
1) Oregon State – 7:27.53
2) Washington State – 7:32.76 (Tannith Johnson, Daniella Vicente, Lis Ana Johansen, Savannah Sennott; Coxswain: Tiger Lily Brim)

2V8+
1) Oregon State – 6:27.79
2) Washington State – 6:41.05 (Poppy Montgomery, Sam Eden, Isabella Jachymek, Elle Kadir, Fiona Elliott, Lucy Munro, Megan Van Leeuwen, Jaeve Proberts; Coxswain: Sara Torres)

1V4+
1) Washington State – 7:18.05 (Emery Town, Hannah Elliott, Jess Horrigan, Isabelle Delavoye; Coxswain: Phoebe Nagy)
2) Oregon State – 7:22.12

1V8+
1) Oregon State – 6:14.44
2) Washington State – 6:22.86 (Talbot, Jess Schneider, Izabela Janecek, Freddy Todhunter, Siena Snow, Harriet Thompson, Amy Patten, Saskia Steltman; Coxswain: Vera Lichvarcik)

3V4+
1) Oregon State – 7:35.68
2) Washington State – 7:43.20 (Ava Jared, Natalie Spring, Abby Cady, Olivia Sloma; Coxswain: Avary Wagner)

4V4+
1) Oregon State 4V4 – 7:44.06
2) Washington State 4V4 – 7:59.53 (Kate Schroeder, Josie Walters, Bella Padilla, Sophia Lim; Coxswain: Hailey Littlefield)
3) Washington State 5V4 – 8:26.77 (Elle Donahue, Lauren Sage, Jennifer Rogg, Sheerah Colt; Coxswain: Kaely Miller)


About The Winchell Cup and Crawford Perpetual Plate
 The Winchell Cup has been given annually since 2001 to the overall winner of the dual regatta between WSU and OSU. It is named after Washington State novice rowing coach Jodi Winchell. The Crawford Perpetual Plate has been presented to the winner of the WSU/OSU first varsity eight race since 2003 and is named after former Cougar varsity rowing coach Tammy Crawford.

UP NEXT
The Cougars will continue their spring season next weekend, staying close to home for the Fawley Cup against Gonzaga, Saturday, April 12 in Spokane, Wash.

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