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)
