Clerici and Lightfoot Victorious at Head of the American

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Giulia Clerici and Charlotte Lightfoot took home victory in the collegiate pairs as Oregon State women's rowing capped off a successful day of racing at the Head of the American on Saturday.

Clerici and Lightfoot, who were in the varsity eight at every regatta last season, finished the course in 20:46.6, with a 13 second margin of victory ahead of a boat from Southern California. Two of the Beaver pairs battled it out in an exciting finish for the seven spot in the pairs, with Ashtyn Miller and Linda Weitmann pulling ahead to best Madison Ezzell and Harriet Williams, who finished less than one second later.

Of the eight Oregon State pairs to compete, six finished in the top half of the 39 boats to compete.

Coxed by reigning West Coast Conference Coxswain of the Year Taylor Denger, OSU's varsity eight finished in second behind Southern California's top boat in the women's collegiate eight plus, posting a 17:31.7; the second varsity eight (18:13.5 – 8^th) and third varsity eight (8:16.7 – 9^th) also finished in the top ten among a 22 boat race.

After Lauren Garrett won a head-to-head competition in the women's open 1x, OSU's 2V4+ finished in second place while the 1V4+ finished in fourth among 17 competitors.

Beaver women's rowing will complete its fall season with the annual Orange and Black Regatta on Nov. 8 at the Oregon State Boathouse. Registration for the event is now open and supporters can visit https://beav.es/OB2025 to let the team know they're coming.

Oregon State lineups:
1V8+ (2^nd / 22 – 17:31.7): Taylor Denger (coxswain), Giulia Clerici, Charlotte Lightfoot, Marta Orefice, Rhi Loughnan, Ashtyn Miller, Katie Myers, Margo Calub, Linda Weitmann

2V8+ (8^th / 22 – 18:13.5): Maggie Waltz (coxswain), Quincey Ludwig, Ugne Sackickaite, Harriet Williams, Indie Nichols, Isabella Mitchell, Sophia Capouleas, Taylor Jones, Madison Ezzell

3V8+ (9^th / 22 – 18:16.7): Grace Sansoterra (coxswain), Madeleine Griebel, Kiana Bakhshaee, Megan Lautner, Zoe Eberle, Ariana Sutter, Sophia Groshong, Eileen Fierke, Vivian Strayer

1V4+ (4^th / 17 – 20:51.6): Katie McKenna (coxswain), Madeleine Griebel, Kiana Bakhshaee, Ariana Sutter, Vivian Strayer

2V4+ (2^nd / 17 – 20:37.3): Lindy Rumel (coxswain), Zoe Eberle, Megan Lautner, Sophia Groshong, Eileen Fierke

Pairs (out of 39):
Giulia Clerici, Charlotte Lightfoot (1^st – 20:46.6)
Ashtyn Miller, Linda Weitmann (7^th – 21:41.4)
Madison Ezzell, Harriet Williams (8^th – 21:42.2)
Marta Orefice, Rhi Loughnan (12^th – 21:55.0)
Katie Myers, Margo Calub (13^th – 21:55.7)
Ugne Sakickaite, Taylor Jones (18^th – 22:11.7)
Quincey Ludwing, Sophia Capouleas (22^nd – 22:25.2)
Indie Nichols, Isabella Mitchell (27^th – 22:36.9)

Women's Open 1x
Lauren Garrett (1^st place – 22:15.6)

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Clerici and Lightfoot Victorious at Head of the American

Players Mentioned

Kiana Bakhshaee

Margo Calub

Sophia Capouleas

Giulia Clerici

Taylor Denger

Zoe Eberle

Madison Ezzell

Lauren Garrett

Sophia Groshong

Taylor Jones

Megan Lautner

Charlotte Lightfoot

Rhi Loughnan

Quincey Ludwig

Katie McKenna

Ashtyn Miller

Isabella Mitchell

Katie Myers

Grace Sansoterra

Vivian Strayer

Maggie Waltz

Linda Weitmann

Harriet Williams

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