PORTLAND, Ore. – The Great Northwest Athletic Conference announced its Women's Rowing Postseason Awards on Tuesday afternoon, featuring Seattle Pacific's
Aleksia Haugen as the conference's Coxswain of the Year, while
Solanes Capps-Mace was named First Team All-Conference.
Haugen has been a valuable piece to the Falcons' roster, guiding multiple SPU crews throughout the season. She was one of eight graduating seniors honored before the Falcon Regatta on March 21. She led the Varsity 4+ at the WIRA Championships, where the Falcons took fourth in their heat with a time of 8:31.22. Haugen was one of 14 Falcons to earn a spot on the GNAC All-Academic Team. It was her third time appearing on the GNAC All-Academic Team.
Capps-Mace has been a mainstay in SPU's V8+ throughout the season. The crew had a strong showing at the Florida DII Spring Invite on April 3-4. On the opening day of competition, SPU posted a time of 7:03.4 minutes to finish second among a field of eight teams and first among Division II competition. The Falcons then performed well on the second day of the event, placing third with a time of 7:05.30 minutes. SPU went on to be named the GNAC Team of the Week for their performance at the Florida DII Spring Invite.
Both Haugen and Capps-Mace were a part of the V8+ crew at the GNAC Championships on May 16. The Falcons were bow-to-bow with Cal Poly Humboldt and Western Washington at the 500-meter mark of the Varsity 8+ race. The Vikings took a slight lead, while the Falcons and Lumberjacks were still side-by-side at the 1,000-meter mark. The Lumberjacks pulled away to take second, while the Falcons took third with a time of 7:23.856. SPU finished seven seconds ahead of Central Oklahoma in the V8+ race. Central Oklahoma took second in the V4+ and fourth in the V8+ to earn 19 points, beating out the Falcons by one point for third place at the GNAC Championships.
The Falcons qualified for the NCAA National Championships for the fifth consecutive season. The regatta takes place in Gainesville, Ga., at Lake Lanier Olympic Park on Friday and Saturday.
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