Gonzaga University
Portland Fall Classic
WROW Cruises to Victories at Portland Fall Classic
11/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Rowing
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Gonzaga's women's rowing team took victories in four races at the Portland Fall Classic on Sunday in downtown Portland, Ore.
Racing on the Willamette River that snakes through the downtown area, Gonzaga entered five boats in the event and won all of them with the exception of one scratch on the day.
"All of the crews are pleased with how they did," head coach Glenn Putyrae said. "They are excited to get back to work and get more speed for next week when the competition ramps up a lot."
In the Varsity 8 race, GU took a 29-second victory over second-place Portland with a time of 17:27.74 from the crew of Karly Dougherty, Kara Soucek, Devyn Bell, Lauren English, Ingrid Stansberry, Maddie Turbes, Brooklyn Beeler, Olivia Marsh and Madeleine Verspieren. Seattle U. finished third in the race.
The Second Varsity 8 team went head-to-head against the Pilots and pulled out an even lengthier victory, coming across the line 65 seconds in the lead. That GU crew consisted of Hailey Rousseau, Isabelle Belzil, Lindy English, Micailah Donner, Shaylee Kieffer, Anna Johnson, Casey Harder, Hannah Brown and Megan Seifert.
Not to be outdone, the Varsity 4 crew of Megan Dennison, Clare Manthey, Emma Delucchi, Ana Delucchi and Bella Spies defeated Portland by 45 seconds for GU's third win of the day. Gonzaga's Second Varsity 4 team was scratched from its race.
The Novice 8 team of Madelyn Healy, Cameron McDermott, Georgia Davey, Olivia Lada, Bridget Shoenberger, Hannah Davis, Emma Kar, Kayla Buchmeier and Nicola Maytom also kept up GU's winning ways with a 32-second win over Portland.
The women's crew will wrap up their fall season at the Head of the Lake next Sunday, Nov. 8, at 9 a.m. in Seattle, Wash.
