SPOKANE, Wash. (October 18, 2025) – The Washington State women's rowing team continued their strong 2026-27 season with three first-place finishes at the Head of the Spokane on Saturday morning.
“It’s great to have another opportunity to race Gonzaga” said Head Coach Jane LaRiviere. “We were able to race the pairs for the first time so that was fun. It was also great to get in our bigger boats and have another run down the track. Thanks to Gonzaga for hosting. Looking forward to getting back to training Monday!”
The morning started with the Women’s Collegiate Pairs and the Cougars taking the top spot with the 2A crossing first (19:53), followed by the 2D coming in fourth (20:59) and the 2C in sixth (20:14). Then came the WSU 2F in tenth (21:05), 2B in eleventh (21:05), 2E in twelfth (21:14), and 2G in 13th (21:16).
WSU’s 1V4 also placed first in the first flight of the Women’s Collegiate Four with a time of 19:24, the Cougar 2V4 finishing in third (19:31), the 2V4 coming in fifth (19:54), and the WSU 4V4 coming in eighth with a time of 21:46.
The second flight started at 10:30 with the Women’s Collegiate Eights, seeing the Cougar 1V8 coming in first (17:49), and the WSU 2V8 coming in third (18:10).
In the second flight of Women’s Collegiate Fours, the WSU 1V4 came in with a time of 20:29 and the 2V4 finished in 20:55.
In the Women’s 4V8 Exhibition, WSU finished with a time of 20:20.
On Sunday, November 1, the Cougs continue the fall portion of their schedule at the Head of the Lake on Lake Union in Seattle, Washington.
Head of the Spokane Results
Flight #1
Women’s Collegiate Pairs
1) Washington State – 19:53 (Harriet Thompson, Freddy Todhunter)
2) Gonzaga 2- A – 20:42
3) Gonzaga 2- B – 20:57
4) Washington State – 20:59 (Colette Coleman, Elsie Talbot)
5) Gonzaga 2- F – 21:00
6) Washington State – 21:01 (Maria Jesus Gomez Guerrero, Lilly Grant)
7) Gonzaga 2- D – 21:01
8) Gonzaga 2- E – 21:04
9) Gonzaga 2- C – 21:04
10) Washington State – 21:05 (Megan van Leeuwen, Isabelle Delavoye)
11) Washington State – 21:05 (Lis Ana Johansen, Lucy Munro)
12) Washington State – 21:14 (Wendy Kissinger, Bella Perez)
13) Washington State – 21:16 (Pasha McPherson, Molly McClintock)
14) Gonzaga 2- G – 21:21
15) Gonzaga 2- H – 21:27
16) Gonzaga 2- I – 21:47
Women’s Collegiate 4+
1) Washington State 1V4 - 19:24 (Josie Walters, Daniella Vicente, Elle Donohue, George Hughes; Coxswain: Phoebe Nagy)
2) Gonzaga 1V4 – 19:32
3) Washington State 3V4 - 19:35 (Poppy Montgomery, Allison Fruehwirth, Ella Steidle, Ava Jared; Coxswain: Avary Wagner)
4) Gonzaga 3V4 – 19:35
5) Washington State 2V4 - 19:54 (Emery Town, Isla Nicholson, Anna Otto, Kate Schroeder; Coxswain: Sara Torres)
6) Gonzaga 2V4 – 19:50
7) Gonzaga 4V4 – 20:22
8) Washington State 4V4 - 21:46 (Kennedy Cardona, Miljana Gluscevic, Grace Law, Elle Kadir; Coxswain: Keira Johnson)
Flight #2
Women’s Collegiate 8+
1) Washington State 1V8 - 17:49 (Maria Jesus Gomez Guerrero, Elsie Talbot, Colette Coleman, Lucy Munro, Lis Ana Johansen, Lilly Grant, Harriet Thompson, Freddy Todhunter; Coxswain: Vera Lichvarcik)
2) Gonzaga 1V8 – 17:51
3) Washington State 2V8 - 18:10 (Wendy Kissinger, Bella Perez, Phoebe Dedlow, Olivia Martin, Pasha McPherson, Molly McClintock, Megan van Leeuwen, Isabelle Delavoye; Coxswain: Eesha Raj)
4) Gonzaga 2V8 – 18:49
5) Gonzaga 3V8 – 19:11
6) Gonzaga 4V8 – 19:50
Women’s Collegiate 4+
1) Washington State 1V4 - 20:29 (Josie Walters, Daniella Vicente, Anna Otto, George Hughes; Coxswain: Phoebe Nagy)
2) Washington State 2V4 - 20:55 (Emery Town, Isla Nicholson, Elle Donohue, Kate Schroeder; Coxswain: Sara Torres)
Women’s 4V8 Exhibition
1) Washington State 4V8 - 20:20 (Kennedy Cardona, Miljana Gluscevic, Grace Law, Elle Kadir, Allison Fruehwirth, Ella Steidle, Ava Jared, Poppy Montgomery; Coxswain: Carlee Iinuma)