Cougars Finish Third at WCC Championships

Saturday, May 17

Gold River, Calif.

8:00 a.m.

Washington State University

WCC Championships

Photo by: West Coast Conference

May 17, 2025 | Rowing

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

GOLD RIVER, Calif. (May 17, 2025) – Washington State women's rowing capped off the 2025 WCC Championships with top-3 finishes in each of the four Grand Finals races Sunday morning to finish third overall among the nine competing teams.

"The Cougs fought hard today, I'm proud of how far they have come this year," said Head Coach Jane LaRiviere. "Congratulations to Oregon State and Gonzaga, they were the stronger teams."

Oregon State won the 2025 WCC Championships with a total of 54 points, followed by Gonzaga in second (47) and WSU in third (43).

The Cougs started the day with the V4 races, placing second in both the 1V4 and 2V4. WSU finished with a time of 7:40.79 in the 1V4 to place second behind only Oregon State (7:36.63) while Gonzaga finished in third (7:43.75). The top three places were the same in the 2V4 with Oregon State in first (7:51.97), WSU in second (7:58.19) and Gonzaga in third (8:08.43).

Wazzu rounded out the day with third place finishes in the 1V8 and 2V8. The Cougar 1V8 crossed in a time of 6:47.82 behind Oregon State (6:36.16) and Gonzaga (6:45.78) while the team's 2V8 shell finished in 6:58.78 behind first-place Oregon State (6:46.16) and second-place Gonzaga (6:55.69).

2025 WCC CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS RESULTS
1V8+
1) Oregon State - 6:36.16
2) Gonzaga - 6:45.78
3) Washington State – 6:47.82 (Elsie Talbot, Jess Schneider, Izabela Janecek, Freddy Todhunter, Jaeve Proberts, Harriet Thompson, Siena Snow, Saskia Steltman; Coxswain: Vera Lichvarcik)
4) Sacramento State - 6:58.18
5) Saint Mary's - 7:02.44
6) San Diego - 7:04.38

1V4+ Grand Final
1) Oregon State - 7:36.63
2) Washington State - 7:40.79 (Emery Town, Hannah Elliott, Jess Horrigan, Elle Kadir; Coxswain: Phoebe Nagy)
3) Gonzaga - 7:43.75
4) San Diego - 7:58.02
5) Sacramento State – 8:08.82
6) Saint Mary's – 8:16.72

2V8+ Grand Final
1) Oregon State - 6:46.16
2) Gonzaga – 6:55.69
3) Washington State - 6:58.78 (Isabella Jachymek, Sam Eden, Lis Ana Johansen, Amy Patten, Fiona Elliott, Lucy Munro, Megan Van Leeuwen, Isabelle Delavoye; Coxswain: Sara Torres)
4) San Diego – 7:03.25
5) Sacramento State - 7:13.90
6) Saint Mary's - 7:17.08

2V4+ Grand Final
1) Oregon State - 7:51.97
2) Washington State - 7:58.18 (Poppy Montgomery, Daniella Vicente, Tannith Johnson, Abby Cady; Coxswain: Tiger Lily Brim)
3) Gonzaga – 8:08.43
4) San Diego – 8:19.64
5) Portland – 8:32.25
6) Saint Mary's - 8:34.00

FINAL TEAM POINT TOTALS
1 - Oregon State – 54
2 – Gonzaga – 47
3 – Washington State – 43
4 – Sacramento State – 33
5 – San Diego – 30
6 – Saint Mary's – 27
T7 – Creighton – 14
T7 – Portland – 14
9 – Santa Clara – 8

Up Next
The Cougars will wait for the NCAA to announce boat selections on Tuesday, May 20 for the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships which will take place in Windsor, N.J., Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1.

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