GOLD RIVER, Calif. – Gonzaga claimed its 22nd overall West Coast Conference Championship and eighth consecutive Saturday after sweep all three scoring races at Lake Natoma. With the win, the Bulldogs secured the automatic berth to the 2024 NCAA Rowing Championship.
Gonzaga opened the varsity four race with a commanding victory, topping second place San Diego by 26 seconds. The second varsity eight race came down to the last 500 yeards as San Diego clinched the race by one second in front of the Zags. The final race of the day was all Gonzaga again in the varsity eight as the Bulldogs crossed the finish line at 6:38.800, in front of USD by 12 seconds. LMU finished third in the varsity eight (6:52.790) and varsity four (8:02.380).
The Zags finished with 40 points, San Diego placed second with 38, followed by LMU and Saint Mary’s who tied for third with 24 points. Portland rounded out the top five of the championship standings (21 points).
The field for the 2024 NCAA Rowing National Championship will be revealed on Tuesday. The NCAA Championship will be held May 31-June 2 at East Fork/Harsha Lake in Bethel, Ohio, hosted by Marietta College and the Cincinnati USA Sports Commission.
FINAL 2024 WCC CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
PLACE SCHOOL POINTS
1. Gonzaga 40
2. San Diego 38
3. LMU 24
3. Saint Mary’s 24
5. Portland 21
6. Creighton 15
7. Santa Clara 6
WCC CHAMPIONSHIP – WINNING BOAT LINEUPS
Gonzaga Varsity 8
Cox: Lula Macey
Ella Beck
Amanda Triebensee
Camille Ruhlin-Hicks
Isabella Barstow
Hannah Cooney
Molly Hess
Edie BEnson
Katelyn Sierhuis
San Diego Second Varsity 8
Cox: Natanya Ahadian
Madison Dowson
Sophia Bouvard
Jayden Soukoulis
Emily Cary
Annika Goodwyn
Morgan Asher
Bella Kolander
Genevieve Rovetti
Gonzaga Varsity 4
Cox: Ava Beekman
Samantha Claborn
Katherine Hill
Mollie Monson
Maria Ines Marquez
Gonzaga Second Varsity 4
Cox: Annika Morallos
Isabella Loh
Lilly Spillane
Grace Hare
Lillian Rickett
WCC ROWING MAJOR INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
Grace Kaufmann, San Diego
CO-COXSWAIN OF THE YEAR
Lula Macey, Gonzaga
Emma Zavala, San Diego
COACH OF THE YEAR
Andrew Derrick, Gonzaga
ROWER OF THE YEAR
Hannah Cooney, Gonzaga
2024 ROWING WCC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
CREIGHTON: Isabella Fier, Paige Harty
GONZAGA: Hannah Cooney, Amanda Triebensee, Camille Ruhlin-Hicks
LMU: Georgia Guinan, Brittany Steenbergen
PORTLAND: Mia Kilmister, Kate Feustel
SAINT MARY’S: Hathaway Scarpine, Katelyn Robertson
SAN DIEGO: Vivien Goretic, Emma Zavala, Ali O’Dea
SANTA CLARA: Dominique Matthews, Addie Chappell
