Huskies Head East To Row Vs. Gonzaga
April 26, 2016 | Men's Rowing
The crews will row at a variety of distances and, due to that, the races will not count as an official, regular-season competition for the Huskies or Gonzaga.
Washington will bring the equivalent of four eight-oared boats' worth of rowers, mostly freshmen, to eastern Washington to face the Bulldogs. They'll row in eights and in fours over the course of the morning. Last year, the Huskies participated in a similar competition with Gonzaga on Silver Lake.
"This is a great opportunity for our younger rowers to develop race skills and try out new configurations," said UW head men's coach Michael Callahan. "It's also good team bonding to get the guys over to the other side of the Cascades. Plus, the continued health of rowing in the state of Washington is important to us, so getting together with Gonzaga is a big plus.
The Huskies will be back in action on Montlake Cut the following Saturday, May 7, for the 30th annual Windermere Cup. Washington's men will row against the Russian Under-23 National Team and Stanford in their feature race, while the UW women face Cambridge University and the University of San Diego.
Directions to Silver Lake (note that there is no designated spectator area and viewing is very limited):
- Take Interstate 90 West to Exit 272 (WA 902) Medical Lake Exit
- Turn right onto WA-901 (West Medical Lake Road)
- Follow Medical Lake Road 5.25 miles
- Turn left onto North Stanley Road (Conoco station at corner)
- Follow North Stanley Road for half a mile
- Turn right onto East Lake Road
- Follow East Lake Road for one block
- Turn left onto North Hallett Road
- Follow North Hallett Road 2.25 miles
- Road ends at Silver Lake Camp
ABOUT WASHINGTON ROWING
Rowing at University of Washington was established in 1901 with support from the local business community. In 1903, Washington entered its first intercollegiate race and defeated California, starting their storied “Cal Dual” rivalry. From this beginning, UW crews became the champions in the nation, winning the Gold Medal in the Olympics in 1936 as described in the New York Times bestseller The Boys in the Boat. UW has continued its tradition of winning championships and Olympic medals, and today is one of the best university rowing programs in the world. With its state-of-the-art training facility located on the UW campus right on the shores of Lake Washington, surrounded by mountains and in close proximity to the iconic Montlake Cut, Washington Rowing attracts the best men and women student-athletes from the Pacific Northwest and around the world. More information at GoHuskies.com, WashingtonRowing.com and @UW_Rowing.
