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    IRCA/IRA COACHES POLL – WEEK 5, MAY 8

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    Rowing News
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    Story by IRCA.

    The top spots on the May 8th IRCA/IRA Coaches Poll remain consistent, as Princeton retains the top spot in the Men’s Heavyweight Varsity 8 Poll after concluding an undefeated regular season. Wesleyan is top-ranked among the Men’s D3 1st Varsity 8’s and the Harvard lightweights are first in the Men’s Lightweight 1st Varsity 8 Poll.

    IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight Varsity 8 Poll
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
    1 Princeton University (9) 296 1
    2 University of Washington (3) 291 2
    3 Harvard University 273 3
    4 University of California – Berkeley 266 4
    5 Yale University 250 5
    6 Brown University 243 6
    7 Syracuse University 222 7
    8 Northeastern University 217 T-8
    9 University of Pennsylvania 209 T-8
    10 Dartmouth College 193 10
    11 US Naval Academy 172 11
    12 Boston University 165 13
    13 Stanford University 162 12
    14 Cornell University 146 14
    15 University of Wisconsin 135 15
    16 Drexel University 113 16
    17 Columbia University 102 18
    18 La Salle University 100 17
    19 Georgetown University 84 19
    20 University of California – San Diego 68 21
    21 Oregon State University 67 22
    22 Holy Cross University 53 20
    23 Temple University 36 23
    24 Jacksonville University 21 24
    25 Colgate University 12 25
    Others Receiving Votes: Gonzaga University (2), St. Joseph’s University (2)
    IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight 2nd Varsity 8 Poll
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
    1 University of Washington (10) 298 1
    2 Princeton University (2) 286 2
    3 University of California – Berkeley 279 3
    4 Harvard University 259 4
    5 Yale University 254 5
    6 Northeastern University 232 6
    7 Boston University 226 7
    8 Brown University 217 8
    9 Dartmouth College 212 9
    10 Syracuse University 197 10
    11 University of Pennsylvania 179 11
    12 Cornell University 165 12
    T-13 Columbia University 147 15
    T-13 Stanford University 147 14
    15 US Naval Academy 131 13
    16 Georgetown University 116 16
    17 La Salle University 108 17
    18 University of Wisconsin 106 18
    19 Oregon State University 77 19
    20 Holy Cross University 62 21
    21 St. Joseph’s University 61 20
    22 Temple University 51 23
    23 Drexel University 44 22
    24 Santa Clara University 25 24
    25 Gonzaga University 15 25
    Others Receiving Votes: Jacksonville University (3), University of California – San Diego (1)
    IRCA/IRA Men’s Heavyweight 3rd Varsity 8 Poll
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
    1 University of Washington (12) 300 1
    2 University of California – Berkeley 277 3
    3 Harvard University 267 4
    4 Brown University 260 2
    5 Princeton University 259 6
    6 Yale University 254 5
    7 Dartmouth College 231 7
    8 Syracuse University 215 8
    9 Boston University 202 9
    10 Cornell University 183 12
    11 University of Pennsylvania 179 10
    12 Northeastern University 178 11
    13 US Naval Academy 157 13
    14 University of Wisconsin 140 14
    15 Drexel University 134 15
    16 Georgetown University 116 16
    17 Holy Cross University 114 17
    18 Oregon State University 95 18
    19 Santa Clara University 74 19
    20 Temple University 66 20
    21 St. Joseph’s University 59 21
    22 Gonzaga University 51 22
    23 University of California – San Diego 42 23
    24 Hobart College 25 24
    25 Jacksonville University 12 25
    Others Receiving Votes: Marist College (1)
    IRA Ten Eyck Team Points
    Rank Team Points Previous
    1 University of Washington 283 1
    2 Princeton University 272 2
    3 University of California – Berkeley 262 3
    4 Harvard University 260 4
    5 Yale University 237 5
    6 Brown University 226 6
    7 Syracuse University 201 8
    8 Northeastern University 200 7
    9 Dartmouth College 193 9
    10 Boston University 185 11
    11 University of Pennsylvania 178 10
    12 Cornell University 152 13
    13 US Naval Academy 146 12
    14 University of Wisconsin 111 14
    15 Stanford University 108 15
    16 Georgetown University 93 16
    17 Columbia University 88 18
    18 Drexel University 83 17
    19 La Salle University 67 19
    20 Oregon State University 65 21
    21 Holy Cross University 59 20
    22 Temple University 37 22
    23 University of California – San Diego 31 24
    24 St. Joseph’s University 28 23
    25 Santa Clara University 22 25
    26 Gonzaga University 9 26
    27 Jacksonville University 5 27
    28 Hobart College 3 28
    IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 1st Varsity 8 Poll
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
    1 Wesleyan University (6) 90 1
    2 Trinity College 84 2
    3 Tufts University 78 3
    4 Williams College 72 4
    5 Bates College 66 5
    T-6 Mariette College 56 6
    T-6 US Coast Guard Academy 56 7
    8 Colby College 48 8
    9 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 40 9
    10 Ithaca College 39 10
    11 Milwaukee School of Engineering 27 11
    12 Hamilton College 24 12
    13 St. Lawrence University 19 13
    14 Catholic University of America 11 14
    15 Rochester Institute of Technology 6 NR
    Others Receiving Votes: Union College (2), Skidmore College (1), Washington College (1)
    IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 2nd Varsity 8 Poll
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points Previous
    1 Tufts University (6) 60 2
    2 Williams College 54 1
    3 Wesleyan University 48 3
    4 Bates College 42 4
    5 Trinity College 36 5
    6 Marietta College 30 6
    7 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 24 7
    8 US Coast Guard Academy 16 10
    9 Ithaca College 11 9
    10 Colby College 8 8
    Others Receiving Votes: Rochester Institute of Technology (1)
    IRCA/IRA Men’s D3 Team Points
    Rank Team Points Previous
    1 Wesleyan University 51 1
    2 Tufts University 48 2
    3 Trinity College 45 T-3
    4 Williams College 43.5 T-3
    5 Bates College 37.5 5
    6 Marietta College 31.5 6
    7 US Coast Guard Academy 25.5 8
    8 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 21 9
    9 Colby College 19.5 7
    IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight 1st Varsity 8 Poll
    Rank Team Points Previous
    1 Harvard University (10) 100 1
    2 University of Pennsylvania (1) 87 2
    3 Princeton University 81 3
    4 Cornell University 78 4
    5 Georgetown University 61 5
    6 Dartmouth College 49 6
    7 US Naval Academy 44 7
    8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 42 8
    9 Columbia University 32 9
    10 Yale University 21 10
    11 Mercyhurst University 10 11
    IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight 2nd Varsity 8 Poll
    Rank Team Points Previous
    1 Cornell University 89 1
    2 University of Pennsylvania 83 2
    3 Yale University 73 3
    4 Princeton University 65 4
    5 Harvard University 56 5
    6 Columbia University 51 6
    7 US Naval Academy 43 7
    T-8 Dartmouth College 31 T-8
    T-8 Georgetown University 31 T-8
    10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 18 10
    IRCA/IRA Men’s Lightweight Team Points
    Rank Team Points Previous
    1 University of Pennsylvania 49.5 1
    2 Harvard University 48 2
    3 Cornell University 45 3
    4 Princeton University 43.5 4
    5 Georgetown University 31.5 5
    6 US Naval Academy 30 6
    7 Dartmouth College 28.5 7
    8 Yale University 24 8
    9 Columbia University 22.5 9
    10 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 19.5 10
    11 Mercyhurst University 6 11

    ACRA Poll: May 7

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    Rowing News
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    Story and graphic courtesy of ACRA.
    Men’s ACRA Varsity Eight
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
    1 University of Virginia (7) 105
    2 University of Notre Dame (2) 99
    T – 3 University of California, Los Angeles (2) 84
    T – 3 University of Minnesota 84
    5 Rutgers University 59
    6 University of Michigan 55
    7 Orange Coast College 39
    8 George Washington University 36
    9 Purdue University 28
    10 Bucknell University 15
    Other: Washington State (1)
    Men’s ACRA Freshman/Novice Eight
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
    1 Purdue University (7) 86
    2 Orange Coast College (1) 82
    3 University of Virginia 65
    4 University of Minnesota 60
    5 University of Michigan 50
    6 Bucknell University 46
    7 University of California, Davis 40
    8 University of California, Los Angeles 30
    9 Rutgers University 12
    10 University of Southern California 11
    Others: Northwestern (10), Washington St (6), West Point (3), Florida (1)
    Women’s ACRA Varsity Eight
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
    1 Vanderbilt (6) 86
    2 Clemson University (2) 69
    3 Purdue University 68
    4 University of Rhode Island 60
    5 Bowdoin College 55
    6 University of California, Irvine 40
    7 Northwestern University 33
    8 Orange Coast College 31
    9 Middlebury College 25
    10 University of Vermont 12
    Others: UC Santa Barbara (11), Illinois (4), Wichita St (2)
    Women’s ACRA Frosh/Novice Eight
    Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points
    1 University of California, Santa Barbara (4) 74
    2 Purdue University (4) 73
    3 University of Illinois 48
    4 Orange Coast College 46
    5 Washington University in St. Louis 40
    6 University of Florida 37
    7 Northwestern University 18
    T – 8 University of California, Irvine 17
    T – 8 Vanderbilt University 17
    10 University of Rhode Island 11
    Others: Bowdoin (7), Central Florida (6), West Point (5), Middlebury (4), Georgia (1), Vermont (1)

    Doctor Rowing: What Price Glory?

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    Rowing News
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    Story and photo by Andy Anderson.

    The auctioning of an historic rowing gold medal prompts a reflection on what matters—the token or the memory?

    An email brought to my attention the following notice: “1936 Berlin Olympic Gold Medal Won by ‘Boys in the Boat’ Rower John White to be Auctioned.” The sender attached the full news item and added, “My friend and I are saddened by this news.”

    My first response was also to feel sad. Is the almighty buck the bottom line for everything? This news sat with me for a while as I decided what I wanted to say about it. By coincidence, at about the same time I received this, the internet reposted a story from five years ago. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, had auctioned off four of his six NBA-championship rings and three of his six MVP trophies for $2.8 million in 2019.

    Why was the King of the Skyhook doing so? He put the money into his Skyhook Foundation that “gives kids a better idea of where they can go with their education. It puts them on a path to becoming scientists, technicians, and engineers.

    “Kids all want to become LeBron James or Jay-Z or Beyoncé, and they really don’t have realistic ideas about what they can do with their educational opportunities.

    “When it comes to choosing between storing a championship ring or trophy in a room, or providing kids with an opportunity to change their lives, the choice is pretty simple,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “Sell it all.”

    I felt better immediately about Abdul-Jabbar’s sale. What better reason for parting with a room full of trophies? It got me wondering about other sales of sports memorabilia. What were the motivations? This is the kind of thing for which the internet is superb. In no time at all, I had tracked down numerous cases of auctioned-off Olympic medals.

    Mark Wells, who won a gold medal on the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, sold his for $310,000 to pay for medical treatments related to a rare genetic disease that damaged his spinal cord.

    Mark Pavelich, a member of the same hockey team, sold his for $263,000 so that his daughter could “get a step forward in life.”

    Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland sold her gold medal from Athens for winning the 200-meter butterfly for $80,000 to benefit a Polish charity that helps kids with leukemia.

    “I don’t need the medal to remember,” she said. “I know I’m the Olympic champion. That’s in my heart.”

    I don’t know much about Johnny White, who rowed in the four seat in the famous Husky Clipper. He was 20 years old when they won in Berlin. He graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in metallurgical engineering and later worked for Bethlehem Steel in sales, eventually becoming general manager of sales.

    There’s not much about him in Daniel J. Brown’s best-seller, The Boys in the Boat. White died in 1997 before the book’s 2013 publication. After thinking of reaching out to the family to ask about him and what the medal meant to him, I decided that was not appropriate. It was his medal to do with what he wanted. I’ll do a lot for my readers but I’m not going to be judgmental or scolding. Who knows why the sale is important or necessary?

    I think of my close friend Jim Chapin, who was the six man in Trinity College’s Ladies Plate-winning eight at the 1976 Henley Royal Regatta. After looking at his medal for a few months, he gave it to his coach, Norm Graf. I was shocked at first. Did it mean so little that he gave it away?

    But Jim said because it was so meaningful he wanted to give it to the man who guided them through their season to victory.

    “I have my memories, and Charlie Poole and I both have our names engraved on the trophy as captains. That’s good enough for me. I wanted Coach to have it; it was the culmination of a lifetime of coaching for him, and I wanted to thank him.”

    The on-line auction will begin in May and continue until June 9, the Grey Flannel Auctions representative told me. The opening bid is $10,000. Have they auctioned off other rowing gold medals? Their rep pointed me to basketball and swimming medals that have sold from $60,000 to $250,000–but none for rowing. The upper end seems to be Bob Beamon’s historic world-record 29.2 feet in the long jump at the 1968 Mexico Games. It went for $440,000.

    It would be nice if some tech billionaire bought White’s medal and donated it to the George Pocock Rowing Foundation in Seattle, where it could be seen by scores of people. An artifact like this is inspirational.

    Johnny White didn’t win his medal for me or for us. He won it for himself and for the other eight guys in the boat. If his heirs want to sell it, who are we to say we know better?

    Race Highlights: May 3-5

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    Madeline Davis Tully
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    Photo by Lisa Worthy.

    The junior racing season kicked into high gear with the first events of the USRowing Youth series taking place this past weekend. On the collegiate side, the Princeton heavyweight men completed an undefeated regular season in both the first and second varsity eights, while the Washington men and women came away with wins at Opening Day.

    USRowing Southwest and Central Youth Championships: The USRowing Youth Series kicked off in Sacramento and Oklahoma City this past weekend with the Southwest and Central Youth Championships. Qualifying crews in each of 41 events will advance to the USRowing Youth National Championship, with the top four finishers going from the Southwest region and the top three finishers advancing from the Central region. Both events named additional, non-qualifying event champions, typically in U16 and B-class events. In the Southwest event, Oakland Strokes won the mens youth 8+ while Marin came in first for women. On the sculling side, the Newport Aquatic Center won the women’s youth 4x while Long Beach won the men’s youth 4x. In Oklahoma, Dallas United finished first in the men’s youth 8+ while host team OKC Riversport claimed the top spot in the women’s youth 8+. The Rowing Club of the Woodlands finished first in the women’s youth 4x while the Texas Rowing Center claimed the gold on the men’s side. Racing was live streamed on Overnght and results were posted online, however team points total were not included.

    Windermere Cup/Opening Day: The Washington men and women both came away with the win against the Italian National Team and the University of Wisconsin in the Windermere Cup at Opening Day in Seattle on Saturday. The #2 Husky men handled the Italians and Badgers easily, winning by roughly two lengths of open water over Italy, while the #8 women had a slightly tighter race, still coming away with the win by about a third-of-a-length of open water ahead of Italy. In other races at the regatta, the Western Washington women won the Collegiate Open 8+ while Brentwood and Victoria City won the men’s and women’s junior eights respectively. Local club Sammamish won the women’s 40+, 50+, and 60+ masters eights as well as the men’s 30+ masters eight.

    Content Cup: The #1 Princeton heavyweight men have concluded the regular season undefeated in both the varsity and second varsity eights with wins over #6 Brown on Saturday, May 3rd. This is the first undefeated season for the top boat since 2006 and the first time in the 152 years of the program that both eights have been undefeated in the same year. Keelan Good, senior stroke of the second eight, said, “Just two years ago today, we had gotten swept for the third weekend in a row and were not in a good place. It’s gratifying to see all of our hard work finally pay off and for the senior class to realize the goals that we set for this program at the beginning of the year.”

    #1 Princeton Heavyweight Men Win Content Cup; Finish Off Undefeated Regular Season

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    Rowing News
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    Story and photo courtesy of Princeton Athletics.

    PRINCETON – The No. 1 Princeton Men’s Heavyweight Rowing Team finished off an undefeated regular season by defeating the No. 6 Brown Bears on Lake Carnegie on Saturday morning.

    The first Princeton heavyweight rowing race took place in 1872 as the Tigers finished fourth at the National Amateur Regatta.

    Today, the 152-year program saw a first.

    With today’s 2.6-second victory to retain the Content Cup, the 1V (5:34.8) earned the program’s fifth undefeated regular season (1881, 1997, 1999, 2006 and 2024).

    That wasn’t the only history made today on Lake Carnegie.

    The 2V earned a 4.3-second decision (5:42.4) over the Bears, also snagging an unbeaten regular season mark.

    It’s the first time ever that Princeton’s 1V and 2V each went undefeated during the same season.

    “I am extremely proud of our team’s performance today,” said Princeton head coach Greg Hughes. “All of the boats rowed strong pieces and it was fun to watch both our 1V and 2V finish up the regular season with undefeated records. That success speaks to the hard work and commitment of our entire team this season. It is also a testament to the leadership of this year’s senior class. They are small in size, with only six members, but they are mighty. I am extremely grateful for the culture that they have built and fostered on our team.”

    The Bears started the racing with a win at the 5V, collecting a 6:04.3. They also took the 4V contest with a 6:00.5.

    Princeton’s 3V broke the Brown run, crossing the line at 5:42.4, 2.3 seconds in front (5:51.4).

    The Tigers’ 2V and 1V finishes the racing with their impressive victories.

    “The varsity’s success this season has had a special impact on me and my fellow teammates from the Class of 1996,” said Hughes. “This season, they have been racing in the shell named for Jonathan Horner ’96. Jon was a classmate and teammate who had an outsize impact on the character, culture and success at the boathouse during my time as an athlete here. Sadly, we lost Jon to cancer in 2019 but his legacy lives on and his spirit has certainly been a big part of this season’s success.”

    Sitting at No. 1 in the country, Princeton will race at the Eastern Sprints next on May 19.

    Varsity 8
    Princeton    5:34.8
    Brown         5:37.4

    2nd Varsity 8
    Princeton    5:42.4
    Brown         5:46.1

    3rd Varsity 8
    Princeton    5:48.1
    Brown         5:51.4

    4th Varsity 8
    Brown        6:00.5
    Princeton   6:09.5

    5th Varsity 8
    Brown        6:04.3
    Princeton    6:11.5

    1V
    C Connor Neill
    8 Theo Bell
    7 Marco Misasi
    6 Pat Long
    5 Marcus Chut
    4 Hanno Brach
    3 Zach Vachal
    2 Pat Shaw
    1 Nick Taylor

    2V
    Cox Wes Hirschman
    8 Keelan Good
    7 Kian Aminian
    6 Ed Nutt
    5 Nic McAdam
    4 Lachlan Toovey
    3 Andrew Wilkinson
    2 Trygve Bye Loken
    1 Nic Rath

    3V
    Cox Joseph Cutaia
    8 Oscar Patton
    7 Matt Wagner
    6 George Lathrop
    5 Connor Bohlmann
    4 Noah Silverstein
    3 Josh Yin
    2 Joe McCauley
    1 Sam Kleiner

    4V
    Cox Maile Organek
    8 Liam Foldi
    7Josh Cigoianu
    6 Matt Willer
    5 Owen Rulyak
    4 David Albrechtskirchinger
    3 Alex Kawaja
    2 John Dreiband
    1 Pat O’Connell

    5V
    Cox Kate Ellis
    8 Emmett Infante
    7 Raphael Vogeley
    6 Caleb Rosenfeld
    5 James Burry
    4 Luke Krongard
    3 Carson Repins
    2 Aidan Witeck
    1 Jake Simon

    UW Women Beat Italy, Wisconsin To Retain Windermere Cup

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    Rowing News
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    Story and photo courtesy of Washington Athletics.

    SEATTLE – The Washington women’s rowing team wrapped up the regular season with convincing wins in the Windermere Cup and Erickson Cascade Cup Saturday at the 38th annual Windermere Cup / Opening Day Regatta on Montlake Cut.

    The Huskies beat crews from the Italian National Team and the University of Wisconsin in the feature race, winning the Windermere Cup for the 27th time.

    The race was close throughout most of the 2,000-meter course, packed with fans viewing from yachts and, for the final 600 meters, jammed along both sides of the Cut. The veteran Husky varsity crew held off both the Italians and Badgers and pulled away at the end to win with a time of 6:32.310, about a third-of-a-length of open water ahead of Italy (6:37.903). Wisconsin finished in 6:50.543.

    “It was really cool,” said fifth-year UW rower Angharad Broughton, the seven-seat in the varsity shell. “It was my last trip down the Cut and it was made very special, especially with everyone in my boat.

    “It was so loud,” she continued. “You couldn’t hear [coxswain] Grace [Murdock]. She was banging on the side of the boat so we could hear her for the steps in the sprint. It was really great.”

    The race was the final home event for the UW this season. In two weeks, they’ll travel to the last-ever Pac-12 Championships and then, two weeks after that, to NCAA Championships.

    “I thought it was excellent,” said UW women’s coach Yasmin Farooq. We made really good steps today, and in the night sprints [on Friday] as well.

    “I felt like we made a really good step with our start last night in,” Farooq continued, referring to Friday night’s 600-meter sprint race vs. the same two opponents. “And then they made another step with the start today, which made it even better. We’ve been working on our second 500 and I thought excellent strides were made there.

    “The beauty of this race course is if you can dig deep there, when you get to the Cut, you’re going to be elevated by all of Husky Nation, and that’s going to help you find another gear.”

    Washington also earned the Erickson Cascade Cup (second varsity eights), with the UW “Gold” crew winning with a time of 6:36.442. Wisconsin’s second crew finished in second (6;48.089), followed by the UW “Purple” shell and Seattle University.

    The Huskies also earned wins in the third varsity eight, with UW boats taking the top-two spots, and the varsity four, where Wisconsin also finished second.

    Western Washington, the top-ranked NCAA Division II program in the nation, won the Open Eight race, beating crews from UW, Gonzaga and Seattle Pacific.

    WASHINGTON WOMEN’S LINEUPS

    Varsity Eight (Windermere Cup)
    Shell: Title IX Legacy
    Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga./Milton)
    Stroke: Elena Collier-Hezel (Buffalo, N.Y./Park School/Michigan)
    7: Angharad Broughton (Cardiff, Wales, U.K.)
    6: Nikki Martincic (Newtown, Australia)
    5: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
    4: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash./Batavia (Ill.))
    3: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
    2: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand
    Bow: Caitlin Bentley (Johannesburg, South Africa)

    Second Varsity Eight Gold (Erickson Cascade Cup)
    Shell: Kit Green
    Cox: Carina Baxter (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge)
    Stroke: Isabel van Opzeeland (Hoofddorp, Netherlands)
    7: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt)
    6: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
    5: Grace Vander Griend (Bellingham, Wash/Sehome)
    4: Abby Adebiyi (London, England, U.K.)
    3: Christiana Congdon (Stonington, Conn./St. Paul’s)
    2: Cait Whittard (St. Catherines, Ont., Canada)
    Bow: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif./El Dorado/UCSB)

    Second Varsity Eight Purple (Erickson Cascade Cup)
    Shell: Dottie Simpson
    Cox: Elisabeth Wu (Seattle, Wash./Shorecrest/Wisconsin)
    Stroke: Carmel Bollag (Seattle, Wash./University Prep)
    7: Allison Jakeway (Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada)
    6: Cami Martin (Seattle, Wash./Nathan Hale)
    5: Brianna Hoffman (Poulsbo, Wash./North Kitsap)
    4: Margaret Young (San Anselmo, Calif./Archie Williams)
    3: Isabelle Tinsley (Venice, Fla./College of Florida Collegiate School)
    2: Alex Dessart (Bronxville, N.Y./Bronxville)
    Bow: Eliza Perry (Bellingham, Wash./Sehome)

    Varsity Four
    Shell: Wendell S. Sykes
    Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep)
    Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga./Cambridge)
    3: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C., Canada/Claremont)
    2: Sofie Sand (Rochester, Wash./Rochester)
    Bow: Grace Epp (Redmond, Wash./Redmond)

    Third Varsity Eight Gold
    Shell: Title IX Sisterhood
    Cox: Olivia Murdock (Roswell, Ga./Milton)
    Stroke: Danielle Lohrenz (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka)
    7: Claire Surbeck (Bellevue, Wash./International School)
    6: Victoria Gevaudan (Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic)
    5: Caitlin Hane (Irvine, Calif./University)
    4: Zoë Bischoff (Seattle, Wash./Holy Names Academy)
    3: Briana Hopper (Seattle, Wash./Holy Names/Cornell)
    2: Maddie Ohm (Chicago, Ill./
    Bow: Luella Bowersock (Austin, Texas/

    Third Varsity Eight Purple
    Shell: Jenni Vesnaver Hogan
    Cox: Perry McLoughlin (Port Washington, N.Y./Schreiber)
    Stroke: Fiona Rosales (Oakland, Calif./School for the Arts)
    7: Hannah Nowers (Palmer, Alaska (Palmer)
    6: Isabella Crosby (University Place, Wash./Curtis)
    5: Ella Jones (West Seattle, Wash./West Seattle)
    4: Kate Russ (Plano, Texas (Plano East)
    3: Lita Howard (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt)
    2: Cora Madison  (Kirkland, Wash./International Comm.)
    Bow: Cas Pendleton (King of Prussia, Pa./ John Carroll)

    Open Eight
    Cox: Jordyn Costello (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor)
    Stroke: Megan Romesberg (Satellite Beach, Fla./Satellite)
    7: Ellen Koselka (Ann Arbor, Mich./Skyline)
    6: Scout Wilson (San Antonio, Texas/United World
    5: Jane Cox (Poway, Calif./Academy of Our Lady of Peace)
    4: Izzy Peters (Bellingham, Wash./Squalicum)
    3: Olivia Fox (University Place, Wash./Curtis)
    2: Molly Wiser (Leavenworth, Wash./Cascade)
    Bow: Greta Slaats (Crozet, Va./Western Albemarle)

    Husky Men Close Out Home Season With Win At 38th Windermere Cup

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    Rowing News
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    Story and photo courtesy of Washington Athletics.

    SEATTLE – The No. 2-ranked Washington men’s rowing team earned its 28th Windermere Cup, beating crews from the Italian National Team and Wisconsin in the 38th annual Windermere Cup / Opening Day Regatta Saturday on Montlake Cut.

    A huge crowd packed the Cut, rewarded by fair weather and a long slate of masters, juniors and collegiate races. Washington wrapped up its home schedule with wins in all four men’s collegiate races.

    In the final race of the morning, the Huskies’ varsity eight raced a crew from Italy, made up of athletes with under-23-level or higher international experience, and the varsity eight from Wisconsin.

    The Huskies, won the race win a time 5:45.830, roughly two lengths of open water ahead of the Italian eight, which crossed in 5:55.041. Wisconsin was another five seconds back, crossing in 6:00.351.

    “Watching this since I was a little kid, it’s kind of crazy having this one last experience now,” said UW varsity stroke Max Heid, who attended Seattle Prep, visible up the hill from the Montlake Cut finish line, “especially in that stroke seat of that varsity eight the last time down the course. It was thrilling. Just the sound of everyone going down to the end there. This is why I wanted to come here.

    “No other program in the world do you have a natural amphitheater looking down on your racing,” he added.

    “What a crowd,” exclaimed UW men’s head coach Michael Callahan. “It’s one of the biggest crowds I’ve seen on land for a long time. I was impressed by the turnout today. Seattle came out for this.

    “Having ‘The Boys in the Boat actors,’ there brought some extra publicity on for the team the whole year,” he continued, “but it’s awesome to have Seattle here just supporting the team so well. Rowtown, USA … it’s awesome.”

    Six cast members from the film, “The Boys In The Boat,” based on the story of the UW’s 1936 men’s crew that won gold at the 1936 Olympic Games, and based on the blockbuster book by Daniel James Brown, were on hand for the races.

    In addition to the win in the Windermere Cup, Washington earned the Erickson Cascade Cup with a win in the second varsity eight race, beating Wisconsin in a time of 5:51.415.

    Washington also won the third varsity eight/freshman eight race, with the Huskies’ third varsity crew beating the freshmen, as well as a crew from Western Washington University. The Huskies also had three entries in the varsity four race, finishing one-two-three ahead of a club crew from Seattle University.

    The Huskies will next compete at the final Pac-12 Championships, two weeks from Sunday at Gold River near Sacramento. Another two weeks later, they’ll race that IRA National Championship Regatta at Mercer Lake in New Jersey.

    WASHINGTON MEN’S LINEUPS

    Varsity Eight (Windermere Cup)
    Shell: Brett Reisinger ’98
    Cox: Nikita Jacobs
    Stroke: Max Heid
    7: Archie Drummond
    6: Jonathan Wang-Norderud
    5: Giuseppe Bellomo
    4: Sam Ford
    3: Cameron Tasker
    2: Harry Fitzpatrick
    Bow: Marius Bjørn-Hansen Ahlsand

    Second Varsity Eight (Erickson Cascade Cup)
    Shell: ShoedaWg
    Cox: Kieran Joyce
    Stroke: Darcy McCluskey
    7: Ethan Blight
    6: Marc Tennesen
    5: Povilas Juskevicius
    4: Ben Shortt
    3: Lyle Donovan
    2: Ryan Smith
    Bow: Blake Vogel

    Third Varsity Eight (Purple)
    Shell: John Nordstrom
    Cox: Casey Neumann
    Stroke: Gus Altucher
    7: Blake Bradshaw
    6: Quinn Hall
    5: Ethan Walsh
    4: Parker Raines
    3: Louis Gallia IV
    2.: Ryan Martin
    Bow: Giulio Acernese

    Freshman Eight (Gold)
    Shell: Grand Challenger
    Cox: Chas Knittel
    Stroke: Hector Guimet
    7: Billy Osborne
    6: Klas Ole Lass
    5: Rory McDonnell
    4: Mason Boulter
    3: Brady Shanle
    2: Ryan O’Connor
    Bow: Dimitri Chamitoff

    Varsity Four Purple
    Shell: Lou Gellermann
    Cox: Maggie Gibbons
    Stroke: Connor Shoup
    3: Finn Griskauskas
    2: Oliver Black
    Bow: Luke Collins

    Varsity Four Gold
    Shell: George Pocock
    Cox: Tess Kadian
    Stroke: Lucas Woodruff
    3: Matteo Belgeri
    2: Henry Ramstad
    Bow: Caleb Cowles

    Varsity Four Hi-Viz
    Shell: Clipper Too
    Cox: Lilly Kurtz
    Stroke: Alex Ware
    3: Anton Boudzko
    2: Carter Yagle
    Bow: Addison Smee

    Stanford Women Sweep Big Row Against Cal

    By
    Rowing News
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    Story and photo courtesy of Stanford Athletics.

    REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – The No. 2 Stanford women’s rowing team earned a decisive overall victory against No. 4 Cal in the Big Row on Saturday, winning every race in the annual rivalry.

    Competing in a consistent rain on the Peninsula bayshore, Stanford won all five races by at least seven seconds, to complete the regular season and provided an exclamation point in the final home regatta of Stanford’s seniors, who were recognized afterward on Senior Day.

    The defending NCAA champion Cardinal earned a crowning victory in the first varsity eight race. With junior Luise Bachmann at stroke and senior Belle Battistoni at bow, Stanford covered the 2,000-meter Belmont Channel/Redwood Shores Lagoon course in 6:26.6, against a headwind, with Cal in 6:33.7.

    The wind was mostly between 9-12 knots, with gusts up to 17 knots. The rain never let up. It didn’t matter to the Cardinal, which won by eight seconds in 2V8, 15 in 1V4, nine in 3V8, and 10 in 4V8.

    Stanford next competes at the Pac-12 Championships at Lake Natoma on May 19. Stanford is the two-time defending champion.

    * * *

    Results
    1V8+
    1. Stanford- 6:26.6
    2. Cal- 6:33.7

    2V8+
    1. Stanford- 6:36.9
    2. Cal- 6:45.4

    1V4+
    1. Stanford 7:19.7
    2. Cal 7:35.6.

    3V8+
    1. Stanford- 7:00.8
    2. Cal- 7:10.1

    4V8+
    1. Stanford- 7:21.0
    2. Cal- 7:31.7

    Lineups
    1V8+: C: Carolyn Kennedy, 8: Luise Bachmann, 7: Matilda Drewett, 6: Lucy Burrell, 5: Fiona Mooney, 4: Iris Klok, 3: Annika Jeffery. 2: Lettie Cabot, 1: Belle Battistoni.
    2V8+: C: Honor Warburg, 8: Madeleine Greenstock, 7: Julia Braz, 6: Beckie Leigh, 5: Julietta Camahort , 4: Regan McDonnell, 3: Elli Rowley, 2: Heather Schmidt, 1: Nora Goodwillie.
    1V4+: C: Abbey Heinemann, 4: Mathilda Kitzmann, 3: Lucy Black, 2: Paloma Sequeira, 1: Quincy Stone.
    3V8+: C: Reese Dibiase, 8: Kieran Wallace, 7: Sofia Simone, 6: Julia Veith, 5: Kathryn Alexander, 4: Alice Baker, 3: Katherine Mote, 2: Caia Costello, 1: Taylor English.
    4V8+: C: Grace De La Torre, 8: Susie Mallen,  7: Charlotte Botha, 6: Lily Moore, 5: Natalie Clemans, 4: Sonia Gnatowska, 3: Brooke Seebeck, 2: Mia Thompson, 1: Schuyler Hyde.

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