Results

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Pacific Lutheran University women's rowing team wrapped up the 2023 season on Lake Natoma on Sunday, competing against the best programs on the West Coast at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships.

"It was a great weekend of racing to round out our season. We all would have liked to go on to the NCAAs but it wasn't in the cards for us this year." said Head Coach Lizzie Mitchell.

"We're incredibly proud of what we are building and what the seniors have given to the program over the past couple years. They have created a strong stable base of culture that will give future Lutes a place to jump off of."

The Lutes' varsity eight boat of Allison Sheflo, Corrie Grieves, Mara Clay, Carleigh Templin, Adriana Martinez, Julia Gonzalez-Wolf, Maggie Nieberger, Julez Johnson, and coxswain Jessie Dougherty opened the regatta on Saturday by finishing fifth in the preliminary heats. The 1V cruised down the 2,000-meter course in seven minutes, 29.55 seconds, shaving nearly seven seconds of their time from a week ago at the Northwest Conference Championships.

The 1V was back on the water on Sunday, finishing fourth in the petite final with a time of 7:36.531, enjoying a 32-second gap on fifth-place Pacific University.

PLU's second varsity eight was fifth in its heat on Saturday, clocking a time of 8:23.23 before shedding off five seconds the following day, covering the 2K course in 8:17.595 to place fifth in the grand final. The Lutes' 2V8+ was crewed by Miram Greer, Laney Abbott, Suzie Roberts, Ashley Teague, Hannah Miyasaki, Chloe Froeschner, Jess Crespo, Beth Hawes, and coxswain Jessica Heinauer.