SEATTLE, Wash. (November 1, 2026) – Washington State women's rowing capped its fall head racing schedule Sunday morning with a competitive effort at the Head of the Lake.
"Good rows by all three boats," said Head Coach Jane LaRiviere. "Its a fun race when the weather is good and it was today."
The Cougs opened the morning with their 1V8 shell placing third in the Champ Women’s Colleigate 8+ in a time of 17:55.31. They trailed only Washington’s top boats, who finished in 17:03.46 and 17:07.77 and are a regular in the national rankings.
WSU had a similar finish in the Women’s Collegiate JV 8+ with the team’s 2V8 placing third in 18:15.27 behind Washington’s 17:44.58 and 18:05.78 first and second place finishes.
The day concluded for the Cougars with a second-place finish in the Women’s Collegiate 3V 8+ with a time of 19:40.32.
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The Cougs get back to training over the winter in preparation for their 2026 championship season in the spring.
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Head of the Lake Results
Champ Women’s Collegiate 8+
1) Washington A – 17:03.46
2) Washington B – 17:07.77
3) Washington State A – 17:55.31 (Isabelle Delavoye, Harriet Thompson, Lilly Grant, Lis Ana Johanson, Freddy Todhunter, Colette Coleman, Elsie Talbot, Maria Gomez; Coxswain Eesha Raj)
4) SeattleU A – 21:00.54
Women’s Collegiate JV 8+
1) Washington A – 17:44.58
2) Washington B – 18:05.78
3) Washington State A – 18:15.27 (Molly McClintock, Megan van Leeuwen, Lucy Munro, Phoebe Dedlow, Olivia Martin, Pasha McPherson, Bella Perez, Anna Otto; Coxswain: Vera Lichvarcik)
4) British Columbia A – 19:16.44
5) Victoria A – 19:26.22
Women’s Collegiate 3V 8+
1) Victoria A – 19:24.54
2) Washington State A – 19:40.32 (Kate Schroeder, Wendy Kissinger, Isla Nicholson, Elle Donahue, Daniella Vicente, Josie Walters, Ella Steidle, Emery Town; Coxswain: Phoebe Nagy)
3) Washington A – 19:09.17
4) Washington B – 19:51.36
5) SeattleU A – 22:37.98
6) British Columbia A – 24:10.52
7) Pacific Lutheran A – 24:20.62