SPOKANE, Wash.- The Washington State University women's rowing team made the short journey up north to Spokane to face Gonzaga, Saturday morning at the Head of the Spokane at the Spokane River. The Cougars sent two varsity eight teams, two varsity four teams, two novice eight teams, and three pairs.
"It was a good run down the course for all boats. The novice had their first ever race and they did great! On the varsity side, I felt good about where they are at and they learned a thing or two," said head coach
Jane LaRiviere. "I'm looking forward to the next three weeks."
Â
In the second flight of the day, WSU's women's varsity eight (coxswain -
Hannah Welzbacker,
Soleil Lakin,
Sara Brevick,
Ellie Higgins,
Emma Dockray,
Isabella Cristelli,
Ella Cowan de Wolf,
Emma Conaty,
Emma Barrett) finished with a time of 17:40. WSU's second varsity eight (coxswain –
Kailee Williams,
Olivia Olmstead,
Taylor Blevins,
Ony Chigozie,
Madison Williams,
Emily Austin,
Katelyn Ware,
Rachael Christman,
Cassidy Thompson) finished with a time of 18:53. WSU came out strong placing first and second respectively.Â
 The varsity four (coxswain –
Chloe White,
Rosalina Torcivia,
Paige Danielson,
Linnea Davison,
Sophia Rogers) completed the flight with a time of 18:31 to capture first place. WSU's second varsity four (coxswain –
Juliet Perry,
Grace Arnis,
Madeleine Bingham,
Megan Duthart,
Sue Yu) followed two seconds behind Gonzaga's second varsity four with a time of 19:32 to secure third place.
Â
WSU's pair C of
Kateryna Maistrenko and
McKenna Menner followed Gonzaga's pair C, finishing the flight with a time of 20:20 to earn second place. WSU's pair A of
Renee Kemp and
Kamila Ondrackova finished at 20:37 to earn fourth place. WSU's pair B
Taija Thompson and Colombe de Rouvroy) finished at 20:40 to receive fifth place.
Â
WSU's second novice eight (coxswain –
Ciara McCall, Devyn Wolfe, Zoey Roberts, Cassy Goldenstein, Samantha Schmidt, Kendra Mutch, Katie Hosking, Emily Carlson) finished with a time of 21:02 just ahead of WSU's novice eight (coxswain – Peyton Lanning, Allison Nelson, Kyra Parker, Kaylee Logan, Lauren Ziegler, Natalie Williams, Caroline Kowalchuk, Greta Geier, Abigail Linnenkohl) which finished at 21:11 to earn first and second place respectively.
Â
WSU's women's rowing will travel to Portland, Ore. for the Portland Fall Classic on Oct. 28, hosted by Station L Rowing Club.
Â
WOMEN'S VARSITY EIGHT
1. WSU VARSITY EIGHT,                        17:40
2. WSU SECOND VARSITY EIGHT,        18:53
WOMEN'S VARSITY FOUR
1. WSU VARSITY FOUR,                        18:31Â
2. GU SECOND VARSITY FOUR,           19:30
3. WSU SECOND VARSITY FOUR,       19:32
4. GU VARSITY FOUR,                          19:59
5. GU THIRD VARSITY FOUR,                20:25
WOMEN'S PAIRS
1. GU PAIR C,                                            20:12
2. WSU PAIR C,                                       20:20
3. GU PAIR A,                                            20:26
4. WSU PAIR A,                                       20:37
5. WSU PAIR B,                                       20:40
6. GU PAIR B,                                             21:56
WOMEN'S NOVICE
1. WSU SECOND NOVICE EIGHT,           21:02
2. WSU NOVICE EIGHT,                            21:11
3. GU NOVICE EIGHT,                21:21
4. GU SECOND NOVICE EIGHT,        24:56
Â
WSU LINEUPS
WSU VARSITY EIGHT
Soleil Lakin
Sara Brevick
Ellie Higgins
Emma Dockray
Isabella Cristelli
Ella Cowan de Wolf
Emma Conaty
Emma Barrett
Cox –
Hannah Welzbacker
Â
WSU SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
Cassidy Thompson
Rachael Christman
Katelyn Ware
Emily Austin
Madison Williams
Ony Chigozie
Taylor Blevins
Olivia Olmstead
Cox –
Kailee Williams
Â
WSU VARSITY FOUR
Sophia Rogers
Linnea Davison
Paige Danielson
Rosalina Torcivia
Cox –
Chloe White
Â
WSU SECOND VARSITY FOUR
Sue Yu
Megan Duthart
Madeleine Bingham
Grace Arnis
Cox -
Juliet Perry
Â
WSU NOVICE EIGHT
Abigail Linnenkohl
Greta Geier
Caroline Kowalchuk
Natalie Williams
Lauren Ziegler
Kaylee Logan
Kyra Parker
Allison Nelson
Cox – Peyton Lanning
Â
WSU SECOND NOVICE EIGHT
Emily Carlson
Katie Hosking
Kendra Mutch
Samantha Schmidt
Cassy Goldenstein
Zoey Roberts
Devyn Wolfe
Cox –
Ciara McCall
Â
WSU PAIR A
Renee Kemp/
Kamila Ondrackova
Â
WSU PAIR B
Taija Thompson/ Colombe de Rouvroy
Â
WSU PAIR C
Kateryna Maistrenko/
McKenna Menner
Â
Â