Introducing The Women's Rowing Class Of 2021
March 23, 2018 | Women's Rowing
Washington's newest class of freshmen rowers will get its first chance to compete on Montlake Cut in front of crowd of supporters this Saturday morning, March 24, as a part of the 117th Class Day Regatta.
The year after winning its fourth NCAA Rowing Championship, the UW women's team has compiled a large group of newcomers – one that includes several rowers with international experience as well as a large group of women from the Seattle area and the state of Washington, many of whom come to Conibear Shellhouse with little or no experience in the sport – a common occurrence in the UW's long, successful history.
Three new Huskies have competed for their country at the highest level. Teal Cohen, from Dallas, Texas, rowed in the seven seat in the United States women's eight that finished seventh at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships in Lithuania.
One year before, at the 2016 Juniors in Rotterdam, German Klara Grube earned the silver medal in the same event, rowing in the four seat for her country. UW sophomore Tabea Schendekehl was the seven-seat in that same shell.
Sofia Asoumanaki comes to Montlake with perhaps as strong a resume as any new rower ever has. Alongside the silver medals she won at the World Championships (double sculls) and Junior World Championships (single sculls) in 2015, she also rowed for Greece at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, taking fourth place in the women's double sculls.
Washington has a long, strong history of developing exceptional young women with no experience in a racing shell into top-level college and national-team rowers. This year's group of newcomers from around the state – 18 in all – includes five women who rowed or coxed for clubs at the youth level, but an additional 13 who did not.
One of the UW coaches tasked with guiding the freshmen, Margaret Phillips '17, was an accomplished equestrienne with no rowing experience when she arrived on Montlake. Four years later, she was captain of a team that won the 2017 NCAA Championship,
"As a walk-on myself, it has been an absolute joy to pass my experience on to the next generation of Husky women," Phillips said. "This class is very driven, always eager to embrace the next challenge with positivity and humor."
Saturday morning, the UW freshmen will take their place on the starting line for Class Day, with the featured women's race – the Seattle Times Women's Eight – scheduled for a 10:45 a.m. start.
"For many of them, Class Day will be their first race down the cut with a W on their chest," Phillips noted. "We are excited to see their first effort. May the best class win!"
The Class of 2021 also includes several other experienced rowers from around the United States, including student-athletes from California, Florida, Texas, Alaska and Illinois. Check out the entire UW roster by clicking here.
The year after winning its fourth NCAA Rowing Championship, the UW women's team has compiled a large group of newcomers – one that includes several rowers with international experience as well as a large group of women from the Seattle area and the state of Washington, many of whom come to Conibear Shellhouse with little or no experience in the sport – a common occurrence in the UW's long, successful history.
Three new Huskies have competed for their country at the highest level. Teal Cohen, from Dallas, Texas, rowed in the seven seat in the United States women's eight that finished seventh at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships in Lithuania.
One year before, at the 2016 Juniors in Rotterdam, German Klara Grube earned the silver medal in the same event, rowing in the four seat for her country. UW sophomore Tabea Schendekehl was the seven-seat in that same shell.
Sofia Asoumanaki comes to Montlake with perhaps as strong a resume as any new rower ever has. Alongside the silver medals she won at the World Championships (double sculls) and Junior World Championships (single sculls) in 2015, she also rowed for Greece at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, taking fourth place in the women's double sculls.
Washington has a long, strong history of developing exceptional young women with no experience in a racing shell into top-level college and national-team rowers. This year's group of newcomers from around the state – 18 in all – includes five women who rowed or coxed for clubs at the youth level, but an additional 13 who did not.
One of the UW coaches tasked with guiding the freshmen, Margaret Phillips '17, was an accomplished equestrienne with no rowing experience when she arrived on Montlake. Four years later, she was captain of a team that won the 2017 NCAA Championship,
"As a walk-on myself, it has been an absolute joy to pass my experience on to the next generation of Husky women," Phillips said. "This class is very driven, always eager to embrace the next challenge with positivity and humor."
Saturday morning, the UW freshmen will take their place on the starting line for Class Day, with the featured women's race – the Seattle Times Women's Eight – scheduled for a 10:45 a.m. start.
"For many of them, Class Day will be their first race down the cut with a W on their chest," Phillips noted. "We are excited to see their first effort. May the best class win!"
The Class of 2021 also includes several other experienced rowers from around the United States, including student-athletes from California, Florida, Texas, Alaska and Illinois. Check out the entire UW roster by clicking here.
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