Friday, May 30
West Windsor, N.J.
6:30 AM PT
University of Washington
vs
NCAA Championships
Photo by: Alika Jenner
UW Sweeps Heats On Day One At NCAA Rowing Championships
May 30, 2025 | Women's Rowing
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The No. 3-ranked Washington women's rowing team won all three of its heats Friday morning on the first day of action at the 2025 NCAA Rowing Championships on Mercer Lake.
The Huskies earned comfortable heat victories in the first and second eights, and the fours, and will compete in A/B semifinals on Saturday's second day of action.
Washington and No. 1 Stanford were the only two programs to win all three of their heats on Friday, while Texas won two of its three.
The Huskies opened the morning with a win in their first eights heat. Princeton and Virginia each hung in with the favored UW crew, but Washington led at each of the 500-meter milestones on the 2,000-meter course.
Washington won its varsity eight heat in 6:13.449, just over two seconds ahead of Virginia (6:15.539) and nearly three seconds in front of Princeton (6:16.408). Those three all earned a spot in the A/B semis.
In the Huskies' second eights heat, Virginia crossed the 500-meter mark with the lead, about two-tenths of a second ahead of the UW crew. But the Huskies caught the Cavaliers in the second 500 and went on to win in a time of 6:18.700, a little over two seconds ahead of Uva (6:20.845). Brown was third, another two seconds back.
Washington's fours heat was its most convincing win as the Huskies had open water on the rest of the field inside the first 500 meters. The UW won its fours heat in 7:11.573, 3.2 seconds ahead of second-place Princeton and more than four seconds ahead of third-place Brown.
The Huskies will need top-three finishes in each of its three Saturday semifinals to advance to the grand finals. The first race of the morning, the I Eights semifinal, will feature a stacked field that includes Stanford and Texas racing vs. the Huskies. Those three programs have won the last five NCAA championships.
Here is Washington's schedule for Saturday's semifinals (UPDATED due to incoming bad weather):
4:12 a.m. PT – I Eights, A/B Semifinal #2
Lanes 1-6: Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Washington, Texas, Michigan
4:28 a.m. PT – II Eights, A/B Semifinal #2
Lanes 1-6: Michigan, Yale, Washington, Princeton, Harvard, Brown
4:44 a.m. PT – Fours, A/B Semifinal #1
Lanes 1-6: California, Yale, Washington, Rutgers, Michigan, Brown
WASHINGTON LINEUPS
Varsity Eight
Shell: Title IX Legacy
Cox: Izzy Michaelson (Mukilteo, Wash.)
Stroke: Megan Lee (Natick, Mass.)
7: Sally Jones (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
6: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
5: Sophie Houston (Sydney, Australia)
4: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
3: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash.)
2: Chloe Sheppard (Tewkesbury, England, U.K.)
Bow: Aisha Rocek (Como, Italy)
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Kit Green
Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga.)
Stroke: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash.)
7: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
6: Evan Park (Bend, Ore.)
5: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif.)
4: Emma Waters (Galway, Ireland)
3: Leah Nash (Chatham, Mass.)
2: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand)
Bow: Marilou Duvernay-Tardif (St. Jean-Baptiste, Que., Canada)
Varsity Four
Shell: Paula Mitchell
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga.)
3: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C. Canada)
2: Madeleine Parker (Napier, New Zealand)
Bow: Violet Holbrow Brooksbank (Monmouth, Wales, U.K.)
The Huskies earned comfortable heat victories in the first and second eights, and the fours, and will compete in A/B semifinals on Saturday's second day of action.
Washington and No. 1 Stanford were the only two programs to win all three of their heats on Friday, while Texas won two of its three.
The Huskies opened the morning with a win in their first eights heat. Princeton and Virginia each hung in with the favored UW crew, but Washington led at each of the 500-meter milestones on the 2,000-meter course.
Washington won its varsity eight heat in 6:13.449, just over two seconds ahead of Virginia (6:15.539) and nearly three seconds in front of Princeton (6:16.408). Those three all earned a spot in the A/B semis.
In the Huskies' second eights heat, Virginia crossed the 500-meter mark with the lead, about two-tenths of a second ahead of the UW crew. But the Huskies caught the Cavaliers in the second 500 and went on to win in a time of 6:18.700, a little over two seconds ahead of Uva (6:20.845). Brown was third, another two seconds back.
Washington's fours heat was its most convincing win as the Huskies had open water on the rest of the field inside the first 500 meters. The UW won its fours heat in 7:11.573, 3.2 seconds ahead of second-place Princeton and more than four seconds ahead of third-place Brown.
The Huskies will need top-three finishes in each of its three Saturday semifinals to advance to the grand finals. The first race of the morning, the I Eights semifinal, will feature a stacked field that includes Stanford and Texas racing vs. the Huskies. Those three programs have won the last five NCAA championships.
Here is Washington's schedule for Saturday's semifinals (UPDATED due to incoming bad weather):
4:12 a.m. PT – I Eights, A/B Semifinal #2
Lanes 1-6: Princeton, Rutgers, Stanford, Washington, Texas, Michigan
4:28 a.m. PT – II Eights, A/B Semifinal #2
Lanes 1-6: Michigan, Yale, Washington, Princeton, Harvard, Brown
4:44 a.m. PT – Fours, A/B Semifinal #1
Lanes 1-6: California, Yale, Washington, Rutgers, Michigan, Brown
WASHINGTON LINEUPS
Varsity Eight
Shell: Title IX Legacy
Cox: Izzy Michaelson (Mukilteo, Wash.)
Stroke: Megan Lee (Natick, Mass.)
7: Sally Jones (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
6: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
5: Sophie Houston (Sydney, Australia)
4: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
3: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash.)
2: Chloe Sheppard (Tewkesbury, England, U.K.)
Bow: Aisha Rocek (Como, Italy)
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Kit Green
Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga.)
Stroke: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash.)
7: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
6: Evan Park (Bend, Ore.)
5: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif.)
4: Emma Waters (Galway, Ireland)
3: Leah Nash (Chatham, Mass.)
2: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand)
Bow: Marilou Duvernay-Tardif (St. Jean-Baptiste, Que., Canada)
Varsity Four
Shell: Paula Mitchell
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga.)
3: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C. Canada)
2: Madeleine Parker (Napier, New Zealand)
Bow: Violet Holbrow Brooksbank (Monmouth, Wales, U.K.)
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