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SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- After advancing to the NCAA Championship for the third time in four seasons in 2016, #18 Gonzaga University has been selected to win the 2017 West Coast Conference women's rowing championship in a preseason poll of the league's seven head coaches. The defending WCC Champion Bulldogs earned 36 points and the maximum six first place votes, while the University of San Diego followed with 31 points and the remaining first place vote for the second place spot.
Loyola Marymount University collected 23 points for third place in the preseason poll, while the University of Portland landed in the fourth spot with 22 votes. Saint Mary's (16 points), Creighton University (10 points) and Santa Clara University (7 points) rounded out the poll.
All seven WCC rowing teams are represented on the preseason All-West Coast Conference team, led by Gonzaga with four selections, San Diego with three, and the remaining five schools with two apiece.
2017 WCC Preseason Rowing Coaches Poll
| Team (First Place Vote) | | Pts. |
| 1. Gonzaga | (5) | 35 |
| 2. San Diego | (2) | 32 |
| 3. Loyola Marymount | | 25 |
| 4. Portland | | 22 |
| 5. Saint Mary's | | 16 |
| 6. Creighton | | 10 |
| 7. Santa Clara | | 7 |
2017 All-WCC Preseason Rowing Team
| Name | Institution | Yr. |
| Uche Anyanwu | San Diego | Sr. |
| Isabelle Belzil | Gonzaga | Jr. |
| Valerie Bright | Santa Clara | Jr. |
| Isabelle Buhr | Creighton | Sr. |
| Micailah Donner | Gonzaga | Sr. |
| Kelsey Dunne | Saint Mary's | Sr. |
| Kim Ehntholt | Loyola Marymount | Sr. |
| Maddie Eyer | Creighton | Jr. |
| Megan Goodman | San Diego | Sr. |
| Maddie Goodwin | Portland | Sr. |
| Meredith Hoggatt | San Diego | Sr. |
| Olivia Marsh | Gonzaga | Sr. |
| Meghan McCallum | Gonzaga | Sr. |
| Beatrice McGinnis | Saint Mary's | Sr. |
| Hope McGowan | Santa Clara | Soph. |
| Briar Murphy | Loyola Marymount | Sr. |
| Veronica Nicacio | Portland | Soph. |