UW Second At MPSF Championships; Three Husky Crews Win Finals

Sunday, May 18

Gold River, Calif.

9:00 AM

University of Washington

MPSF Championships

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UW Second At MPSF Championships; Three Husky Crews Win Finals

May 18, 2025 | Men's Rowing

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GOLD RIVER, Calif. – Washington's men's rowing team won the grand finals in the second and third varsity eights, and in the varsity four, but fell to rival California in the varsity eight final at the inaugural Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Rowing Championships Sunday at Lake Natoma.

The No. 2-ranked Golden Bears avenged a loss to the No. 1 Huskies earlier this year in Seattle in The Dual, when the Huskies trailed most of the way, but came from behind to win that varsity eight race.

"We appreciate all work the West Coast coaches and the MPSF leadership provided to make this championship a reality today," said UW men's head coach Michael Callahan. "Twelve months ago, we didn't know what conference or championships we would be racing at this year.

"It's important that West Coast men's rowing has a place to grow and thrive."

Sunday's varsity eight grand final, which was also for the overall MPSF Conference Championship, went down to the wire, but this time, Cal held off the Huskies and rowed to a half-length victory.

Cal's time in the final was 5:37.977, with UW finishing in 5:39.219. The two will no doubt face one another once more, at the national championships, two weeks from today.

The Huskies won their MPSF championship finals in the second and third varsity eights, and in the varsity four, with Cal second in each of those three. The Bears won the freshman eights race and the overall points race, with 69 to Washington's 68.

The second varsity eight grand final was a close one between the two old combatants. Washington led throughout, but the Huskies' advantage of about six seats heading into the final 500 meters was cut down to one seat at the finish line as the Dawgs held off the Bears' sprint.

Washington's 2V8+ time of 5:40.966 was about seven-tenths of a second faster than the Bears' 5:41.697.

The University of Washington men's rowing ream competes on the final day of the MPSF championships at Lake Natoma in Gold River, CA on May 18, 2025.. (Photography by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

In the third varsity eight final, the Huskies and Bears moved to the front of the pack immediately, with Washington taking the lead.

The Husky 3V8+ moved to the lead early on and held it throughout, finishing just shy of a boat-length ahead of California. Washington's time was 5:47.711, while Cal's was 5:50.202.

The University of Washington men's rowing ream competes on the final day of the MPSF championships at Lake Natoma in Gold River, CA on May 18, 2025.. (Photography by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

Washington's varsity four crew won its grand final, a four-boat race with all of the former Pac-12 programs. The Huskies took the lead from the start and led the entire 2,000 meters, finishing nearly five seconds ahead of California, in 6:27.807. Cal's time was 6:32.688.

The University of Washington men's rowing ream competes on the final day of the MPSF championships at Lake Natoma in Gold River, CA on May 18, 2025.. (Photography by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures)

In the first race of the morning, California beat Washington in a head-to-head race in the freshman eights, as those were the only two programs to enter that event. Cal won the race by about eight seconds, with a time of 5:47.302.

"Lake Natoma is a championship level venue and we are very pleased that the MPSF has taken the opportunity to race here," Callahan noted. "We are very pleased with winning three races today. The varsity eight rowed well today and it just wasn't enough. We see this as an opportunity to improve before our National Championship in two weeks. Go Huskies!"

Next up, the Huskies will look to defend their national championship when they compete at the 2025 Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta May 30-June 1 on Cooper River in New Jersey.

WASHINGTON LINEUPS

Varsity Eight
Shell: Brett "Big Red" Reisinger
Cox: Nick Dunlop
Stroke: Ryan Smith
7: Harry Fitzpatrick
6: Giuseppe Bellomo
5: Sam Ford
4: Logan Ullrich
3: Jonathan Wang-Norderud
2: Ben Shortt
Bow: Blake Vogel

Second Varsity Eight
Shell: ShoeDaWg
Cox: Kieran Joyce
Stroke: Ryan Martin
7: Klas Ole Lass
6: Quinn Hall
5: Povilas Juskevicius
4: Ian Burnett
3: Lyle Donovan
2: Marius Bjørn-Hansen Ahlsand
Bow: Finn Griskauskas

Third Varsity Eight
Shell: Chuck Holtz III
Cox: Nikita Jacobs
Stroke: Rory McDonnell
7: Will Milne
6: Marc Tennesen
5: Alex Gonin
4: Ewan Morrow
3: Lucas Andersen
2: Cameron Tasker
Bow: Hector Guimet

Freshman Eight
Shell: Carl Lovsted
Cox: Anjali Pamurthy
Stroke: Devan Godfrey
7: Colin Phariss
6. Oliver Leach
5: Galen Hardy
4: Jed Grieve
3: Colin Seng
2: Arden Acton
Bow: Henry Andren

Varsity Four
Shell: George Yeoman Pocock
Cox: Maggie Gibbons
Stroke: Tobias Bosnes
3: Ethan Walsh
2: Parker Raines
Bow: Marley King Smith