CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL | RACE RESULTS | FINAL TEAM SCORES
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Gonzaga claimed its 19th overall West Coast Conference Rowing Championship and sixth consecutive Saturday at Vancouver Lake. With the win, the Bulldogs secure the automatic berth to the 2021 NCAA Rowing National Championships.
Gonzaga opened the counting races with a convincing win in the varsity four race, before San Diego collected a win in the second varsity eight boat, setting up a showdown between the Bulldogs and Toreros for the varsity eight titles. The final race of the day was all Gonzaga as it crossed the line at 6:36.55 well in front of San Diego at 6:44.51. Creighton finished third in the varsity eight (6:48.97) and third overall for the first time at the WCC races.
The Bulldogs finished with 40 points, San Diego had 38 points, followed by Creighton with 28 points. Portland was fourth (26 points) while Saint Mary’s was fifth (18 points).
LMU and Santa Clara could not field complete teams in all counting races and did not figure in the overall team score this year. The Lions finished second in the varsity four race and third in the varsity eight.
2021 NCAA NATIONAL ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP
The field for the 2021 NCAA Rowing National Championship will be unveiled Tuesday, May 18. The NCAA Championship will be held May 28-30 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
FINAL 2021 WCC CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
| 1. |
Gonzaga |
40 points |
| 2. |
San Diego |
38 points |
| 3. |
Creighton |
28 points |
| 4. |
Portland |
26 points |
| 5. |
Saint Mary's |
18 points |
| -- |
LMU |
0 points |
| -- |
Santa Clara |
0 points |
WCC CHAMPIONSHIP – WINNING BOAT LINEUPS
Gonzaga Varsity 8
Cox: Schuyler Peters
Zoe Calambokidis
Grace Dojan
Lauren McCallum
Hannah Cooney
Jacky Allen
Grace Cahalane
Stephanie Westlund
Grace Nickas
San Diego Second Varsity 8
Cox:
Averi Hutton
Hilde Ringger
Amanda Finnie
Morgan Asher
Brynne Stengel
Mari Olson
Lexi Brinker
Bella Kolander
Madison Dowson
Gonzaga Varsity 4
Cox: Kate Rosa
Mollie Monson
Lucianne Salmick
Samantha Claborn
Payton Brose
Gonzaga Second Varsity 4
Cox: Clare Bretschneider
Gianna D'Aloia
Madeline Sontag
Quinn Elsenbast
Kat Fisher
WCC ROWING MAJOR INDIVIDUAL HONORS
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR:
Hannah Cooney, Gonzaga
2021 CO-COXSWAINS OF THE YEAR
Schuyler Peters, Gonzaga & Mady Kertin, San Diego
COACH OF THE YEAR
Andrew Derrick, Gonzaga
ROWER OF THE YEAR:
Kadee Sylla, San Diego
2021 ROWING ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
CREIGHTON: Gretchen Strobbe, Katie Graham
GONZAGA: Lauren Mccallum, Jacqueline Allen, Grace Dojan, Zoe Calambokidis
LMU: India Krappe, Lauren Compeau
PORTLAND: Brooklin Gomez, Avery Romano
SAINT MARY’S: Emily Sprigings, Emma Scanlan
SAN DIEGO: Kadee Sylla, Sam Ahlman, Isla Blake
SANTA CLARA: Morgan Jackson, Mollie Mertes