UW Finishes B1G Invitational With 14 Wins In 21 Races

Sunday, April 19

Rancho Cordova, Calif.

8:00 AM

University of Washington

Big Ten Invitational

UW women's rowing team photo on the beach at Lake Natoma after the 2026 B1G Invitational

Photo by: Grace Mackinlay

April 19, 2026 | Women's Rowing

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GOLD RIVER, Calif. – The No. 5-ranked Washington women's rowing team won two races and finished second in four others Sunday, as the Huskies faced their stiffest challenge of the season on day two at the B1G Invitational at Lake Natoma.

Sunday, six of the Huskies' seven races came against the regatta's top-ranked programs, including No. 1 and defending NCAA champion Stanford, which the UW faced for the first time this year. Washington won the third varsity four and fourth varsity eight races, and finished second in the second and third varsity eights, and the first and second varsity fours. Washington's varsity eight finished third, behind Stanford and California.

For the weekend, Washington won 14 of its 21 races, as each of seven crews competed three times.

"I am super proud of my team," said senior captain Margaret Young. "From one race to another we were able to define our race identity, but more importantly we were able to find more ways to express ourselves as a team.

"As much as we know how much work there is yet to be done, we all feel incredibly proud of how much we were able to learn and grow from each race," Young, the bow seat in the second varsity eight, added. "I truly love this group, and believe we will be able to find so much more speed as we head into the championship season."

"The Big Ten Invitational is an important checkpoint for us, and today was a strong step forward," said head coach Yasmin Farooq. "This was our first look at the rest of the Big Ten, and I was proud of how our athletes handled the intensity of the racing within the conference and against other top teams."

The morning began with the second varsity four race, where Stanford grabbed the early lead with Washington second. While the Cardinal led from wire-to-wire, the Huskies were able to fend off challenges from Rutgers and Cal for second place, and crossed the finish line in that position, a length ahead of third-place California.

The varsity fours race was a good battle between the Cardinal and the Huskies, with Stanford finishing in 6:59.848, just 2.5 seconds in front of Washington. In the second varsity eights event, Washington hung in much of the way, but the Cardinal pulled away for a win, just over six seconds in front.

In the varsity eights race, Washington faced California for the fifth time this season. The Huskies had finished ahead of the Bears in the first three of those – twice at the San Diego Crew Classic and once at The Dual last weekend – but finished second to Cal on Saturday at Lake Natoma. On Sunday, both Washington and Cal gave heavily favored Stanford a good fight, but the Cardinal won by just over a length, with UW another few seats back, in third.

Later in the morning, Washington's third varsity four, and third and fourth varsity eights, held their races. In the first of those, the UW 3V4+ rowed a dominant race, taking an early, open-water lead over the field and finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of second-place Stanford.

The Cardinal commanded the third varsity eights, but the battles for both second and third place, and fourth and fifth, both came down to photo finishes. Washington's 3V8+ had lost to Cal both Saturday and last weekend at The Dual, but this time edged out the Cal boat by four one-hundredths of a second, while Michigan beat Rutgers for fourth by only three one-thousandths.

The day concluded with the fourth varsity eights, where Washington picked up its second victory of the day and 14^th of the weekend, besting second-place Rutgers by more than nine seconds.

"Our rivalry with Cal continues to bring out the best in both programs," Coach Farooq said. "Our freshmen in the 3V8 took a meaningful step forward today. After being a length back to Cal a week ago, they edged them today and finished ahead of Michigan. They are the future of this program, and I'm so proud of how much that class has grown since the start of the season and how fully they've embraced the team.

"In the varsity eight, Cal got the upper hand this weekend," Farooq continued. "Both results are great examples of how our two programs continue to push one another to get better.

"Many teams got only a limited comparison to No. 1 Stanford this weekend" she noted, "though the results come with an asterisk since Stanford's top eight rowers did not participate until the second round of the regatta."

The UW women will next compete at the 40^th Windermere Cup and Opening Day Regatta on May 2 on Montlake Cut. This year, the Huskies will race against the national teams from Great Britain and Canada in the feature race. The Husky women will also host the Twilight Sprints, on Friday, May 1, with a 650-meter race vs. those same crews.

"Now we'll turn our focus to building rhythm and speed as we prepare for the Windermere Cup, where we'll face elite lineups from the Great Britain and Canadian national teams," Farooq said. "I'm extremely proud of the progress we're making and excited for our next race to be back home in RowTown USA, in front of our home crowd, where this team always finds another gear."

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VARSITY EIGHT
Shell: Jan Harville
Cox: Izzy Michaelson (Everett, Wash.)
Stroke: Issy Melville (Hamilton, New Zealand)
7: Cait Whittard (St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada)
6: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
5: Aisha Rocek (Como, Italy)
4: Violet Holbrow Brooksbank (Monmouth, Wales, U.K.)
3: Katie Gardner (Cowbridge, Wales, U.K.)
2: Jayna Palmer (Truckee, Calif.)
Bow: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C., Canada)

SECOND VARSITY EIGHT
Shell: Dottie Simpson
Cox: Perry McLoughlin (Port Washington, N.Y.)
Stroke: Chloe Sheppard (Tewkesbury, England, U.K.)
7: Emily Myers (Oxford, England, U.K.)
6: Grace Worthington (Grand Haven, Mich.)
5: Kalee Verd (Olympia, Wash.)
4: Sofia Suhinin (Adelaide, Australia)
3: Amelia Westbrook (Lincoln, England, U.K.)
2: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
Bow: Margaret Young (San Anselmo, Calif.)

FIRST VARSITY FOUR
Shell: Sam & Raz
Stroke: Carmel Bollag (Seattle, Wash.)
3: Emily Downing (Marlow, England, U.K.)
2: Nienke Overgoor (Bunnik, Netherlands)
Bow: Cami Martin (Seattle, Wash.)
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash.)

SECOND VARSITY FOUR
Shell: Paula Mitchell
Stroke: Sami Tyler (Camas, Wash.)
3: Ella Bayer (Olympia, Wash.)
2: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif.)
Bow: Jane Doyle (New York, N.Y.)
Cox: Taylor Inouye (Kailua, Hawai'i)

THIRD VARSITY FOUR
Shell: Wendell Sykes
Stroke: Audrey Cronin (Roswell, Ga.)
3: Caroline Law (Bellingham, Wash.)
2: Sofie Sand (Rochester, Wash.)
Bow: Annelise Hahl (Cary, N.C.)
Cox: Morgan Bradley (Portland, Ore.)

THIRD VARSITY EIGHT
Shell: Title IX Sisterhood
Cox: Sloane Roth (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Stroke: Caitlin Woods (Melbourne, Australia)
7: Willow Tzonev (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
6: Scarlett Shelton (Melbourne, Australia)
5: Camille Hutton (Manson, Wash.)
4: Finley Stockstad (Tacoma, Wash.)
3: Zoe Keenan (Seattle, Wash.)
2: Grace Sisett (Kelowna, B.C., Canada)
Bow: Claire Rogge (Vancouver, Wash.)

FOURTH VARSITY EIGHT
Shell: Jenni Hogan
Cox: Ella Ryter (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Liv Ormseth (Vashon Island, Wash.)
7: Katharina Stromberg (Seattle, Wash.)
6: Victoria Trentin (Melbourne, Australia)
5: Kayla Coates-Robertson (Redmond, Wash.)
4: Ellen Koselka (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
3: Marin Maycotte (Austin, Texas)
2: Emma Cronin (Roswell, Ga.)
Bow: Carly Lauritzen (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.)