SEATTLE – Seattle Pacific's women's rowing team delivered a competitive showing at its lone home regatta of the season, highlighted by a photo-finish in the varsity 8+ and multiple strong performances across the morning on the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
FROM THE COACH
"Traditionally, we finish spring break training with the Falcon Family Dinner and Falcon Regatta, but this year we also had the opportunity to christen a new shell into our fleet," head coach
Kenzie Waltar said. "Before dinner last night, we welcomed Miss Claudia, a new Pocock four, into our racing fleet. Christening a new shell is a unique and special part of our sport, and we are grateful to have donors who make events like this possible. It has been a full weekend of celebrations."
"At Falcon Family Dinner, the seniors were honored with speeches and gifts," Waltar added. "What makes this graduating class special is their ability to lead with both joy and dedication. We're so proud of who they are and what they bring to the team. To conclude the weekend, the Falcons faced off against two outstanding GNAC teams. All three teams raced with grit and tenacity. We're looking forward to seeing these crews again in the next couple of weeks."
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The varsity 8+ had the most exciting race of the day in the first flight, narrowly missing second place to Cal Poly Humboldt by two-hundredths of a second with a time of 7:06.803.
- The novice 4+ had a solid first flight, taking second place behind Western Washington with a time of 8:36.975.
- The second flight opened with the second varsity 8+ race, where the Falcons posted an 8:18.287.
- The varsity 4+ improved on their time from the first flight to the second flight, posting an 8:29.350 in the mid-morning session.
BEYOND THE RESULTS
- On Friday, the Falcons honored Brittan Dalberg, Gem Gatmaytan, Aleksia Haugen, Emma Jones, Bella Lisenby, Amelia Pape, Lexi Roybal, and Racquel Wesley at a team dinner before their final home race with the Falcons.
- Friday night also featured the christening of SPU rowing's newest boat, Miss Claudia, which was donated to the program by Daryl Vanderpol and named after his wife.
- The end of the Falcon Regatta featured an alumni race, where the Falcons welcomed back graduates of the program to compete against current Falcons.
LINEUPS
Varsity 8+ - c:
Lexi Roybal, 8:
Solanes Capps-Mace, 7:
Amelia Pape, 6:
Emma Jones, 5:
Miriam Dykstra, 4:
Grace Combs, 3:
Emmerson Spencer, 2:
Bella Lisenby, 1:
Gem Gatmaytan
Varsity 4+ - c:
Sasha Kolobovnikov, 4:
Kaitlin Hollebeek, 3:
Brittan Dalberg, 2:
Elizabeth Chapman, 1:
Mia Vittori
2 Varsity 4+ - c:
Aleksia Haugen, 4:
Racquel Wesley, 3:
Rachael Termure, 2:
Erica Fisher, 1:
Faith Akutagawa
Novice 4+ - c:
Freya Myers-Arnoult, 3:
Angelina Termure, 3:
Joy Hill, 4:
Lexi Shrock, 1:
Karisma Magana
2 Varsity 8+ - c:
Aleksia Haugen, 8:
Racquel Wesley, 7:
Rachael Termure, 6:
Erica Fisher, 5:
Faith Akutagawa, 4:
Lexi Shrock, 3:
Joy Hill, 2:
Angelina Termure, 1:
Karisma Magana
UP NEXT
The Falcons travel across the country for the Florida DII Spring Invite on April 3-5, hosted by Embry-Riddle (FL) in Clermont, Fla.
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