UW Advances To Finals In All Five Boats At Crew Classic

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April 06, 2019 | Women's Rowing

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SAN DIEGO – The No. 1-ranked Washington women's rowing team advanced to A finals in all five of its races, winning four out five heats Saturday on the first day of the San Diego Crew Classic.

The Huskies, competing at the annual regatta for the first time since 2014, won their heats in the first, second and third varsity eights as well as the varsity four. The UW novice eight finished second in a preliminary race. All five UW boats will row in A finals on Sunday.

Here's a race-by-race recap from Saturday's action on Mission Bay:

Jessop-Whittier Cup (WV8+)
The Huskies' day began with the varsity eight rowing in the second heat of the top women's event, the Jessop-Whittier Cup. Washington, coxed by Marley Avritt, led the entire 2,000 meters, but it wasn't easy as No. 3-ranked Stanford stayed within a boat-length the whole race. Coming down the final few hundred meters, the Huskies increased their rate and threatened to gain a full boat-length lead over the Cardinal, but Stanford remained within striking distance. In the end, Washington finished in 6:24.206, about four seats ahead of the Cardinal (6:25.930). UCLA took third, earning a spot in Sunday's final. In the first heat of the Jessop-Whittier Cup, No. 2 California, No. 4 Texas and Washington State took the top three spots to round out the six-crew final.

Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy (W2V8+)
The UW raced in lane one of the second heat of the women's second varsity eight event. The Huskies, with Lakewood's Skylar Jacobson in the stroke seat, came out quickly, but UCLA in lane two matched them for the first 100 meters. Eventually, the UW shell managed to separate itself from the pack and rowed to an open-water finish over the Bruins. The Huskies won with a time of 6:45.479, with UCLA second in 6:58.467, with both moving through to Sunday's A final. Cal and Washington State advanced from heat one while Stanford and Texas took the top two spots in heat three to advance.

Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup (WV4+)
With the wind picking up as the day progressed, Washington raced out to the lead in the women's varsity four race, but Oklahoma, two lanes away in lane three, kept up its pace as well to give the favored Huskies a race. In the second 1,000 meters, the Huskies, stroked by freshman McKenna Bryant, achieved an open-water advantage over the Sooners, who had distanced themselves from the rest of the field. Cal and UCLA moved through to the final from heat one while Stanford and Texas joined from the third heat.

Laurel Korholz Perpetual Trophy (WN8+)
The women's novice race was simply a preliminary heat as all seven entrants moved through to the final on Sunday. Texas moved to the front from the start, taking a lead of half a boat-length at the 1,000-meter mark. But the Husky freshmen, coxed by Nina Castagna and stroked by Hallie Jensen, kept the heat on the Longhorns as those two shells moved well in front of the remainder of the field. In the final few hundred meters, the Huskies cut into the Texas lead, but the Longhorns answered and held on for the win. Texas crossed the finish line in 6:57.932 with Washington second in 7:00.344. The same field will race again in the Korholz Trophy final on Sunday.

Carley Copley Cup (W3V8+)
In the UW's final event of the day, heat one of the Carley Copley Cup, the Huskies' third varsity eight got out to a big lead very quickly, taking a boat-length advantage over second-place Stanford early on. Stroked by Greek freshman Dimitra Tsamopoulou, the Husky crew maintained its lead all the way down the course, winning by about a half of a boat-length of open water over the Cardinal. The UW turned in a time of 6:56.804, with Stanford second in 7:02.300.

Sunday's Schedule
Washington will race in A finals in all five boats on Sunday. Fans can watch the action live on USRowing's YouTube page and get live timing via the CrewClassic.org website. Here's a schedule:

8:32 a.m. – Karen Plumleigh Cortney Cup (V4+), UW in lane 3
8:56 a.m. – Laurel Korholz Perpetual Trophy (N8+), UW in lane 2
9:44 a.m. – Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness Trophy (2V8+), UW in lane 2
10:32 a.m. – Jessop-Whittier Cup (V8+), UW in lane 1
2:08 p.m. – Carley Copley Cup (3V8+), UW in lane 1

Washington Lineups

Varsity Eight
Cox: Marley Avritt (Newport Beach, Calif./Newport Harbor)
Stroke: Calina Schanze (Behlendorf, Germany)
7: Tabea Schendekehl (Dortmund, Germany)
6: Marlee Blue (Seattle, Wash./Holy Names Academy)
5: Sofia Asoumanaki (Athens, Greece)
4: Valentina Iseppi (Gardone Riviera, Italy)
3: Jennifer Wren (Seattle Wash./Bishop Blanchet)
2: Carmela Pappalardo (Salerno, Italy)
Bow: Teal Cohen (Dallas, Texas/The Hockaday School)

Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Isabella Corriere (Montclair, N.J./Montclair)
Stroke: Skylar Jacobson (Lakewood, Wash./Steilacoom)
7: Lark Skov (Steamboat Springs, Colo./Steamboat Springs)
6: Elise Beuke (Sequim, Wash./Sequim)
5: Mackenna Cameron (Seattle, Wash./Chief Sealth Int'l.)
4: Klara Grube (Lübeck, Germany)
3: Adele Likin (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt)
2: Molly Gallaher (Snoqualmie, Wash./Skyline)
Bow: Emma Vagen (Kent, Wash./Kentwood)

Varsity Four
Stroke: McKenna Bryant (Kent, Wash./Kennedy Catholic)
3: Kieanna Stephens (Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
2: Marguerite Trost (Nashville, Tenn./Harpeth Hall School)
Bow: Denise Devlyn (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal)
Cox: Amanda Durkin (Hingham, Mass./Hingham)

Novice Eight
Cox: Nina Castagna (Cincinnati, Ohio/Walnut Hills)
Stroke: Hallie Jensen (Spokane, Wash./Lakeside)
7: Sierra Williams (Seattle, Wash./Cleveland STEM)
6: Holly Dunford (Tadworth, U.K.)
5: Brittani Shappell (Bellingham, Wash./Walworth Barbour)
4: Sophia Chaffey (Redmond, Wash./Bellevue Christian)
3: Claire Marion (San Marcos, Calif./San Marcos)
2: Isabelle Knowles (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island)
Bow: Mia Middleton (Denver, Colo./Arapahoe)

Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Dana Brooks (Tiburon, Calif./Redwood)
Stroke: Dimitra Tsamopoulou (Athens, Greece)
7: Ava Trogus (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest)
6: Holly Drapp (Tampa, Fla./Strawberry Crest)
5: Taylor Buell (Olympia, Wash./Capital)
4: Ellie Bruce (Snoqualmie, Wash./Mount Si)
3: Rachel McGlothlen (Spokane, Wash./West Valley)
2: Annaka Green (Pleasanton, Calif./Amador Valley)
Bow: Jenna Phillips (Dayton, Wash./Dayton)

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.