Wire to Wire: Preseason Favorite Beavers Win West Coast Conference Championship

Friday, May 16

Gold River, Calif.

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West Coast Conference Championship

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Wire to Wire: Preseason Favorite Beavers Win West Coast Conference Championship

May 17, 2025 | Women's Rowing

By: Athletic Communications

GOLD RIVER, Calif. – Oregon State women's rowing won the West Coast Conference Championship in commanding fashion, claiming victory every single race across a two-day regatta at Lake Natoma and securing an automatic qualification to the 2025 NCAA Championship.

This weekend's win also marked the first conference championship victory in program history.

Final place in the Championship was based on scoring rules outlined in the West Coast Conference Rowing Championship manual. First place in the 1V8 was worth 27 points and decreased by three points in each subsequent place, first place in the second eight was worth 18 points and decreased by two points, the first four was worth nine points and decreasing by one point, while the second four was worth zero points.

Racing began on Friday, when all four boats had to earn their spot in the Grand or Petite Finals.

First up for the Beavs on Friday was the second varsity four, who was in lane one of the second heat, crossing the finish line with a final time of 7:36.07, good for first place with a 10 second margin of victory. Soon after, the first four got its first crack at the course, posting yet another 10 second margin of victory in lane one thanks to a 7:27.45 and earning the Beavs' second finish of the day in first place.

Oregon State's second varsity eight was up next, increasing the win margin up to 13 seconds, finishing in 6:45.15 ahead of San Diego (6:58.70), Sacramento State (7:01.09), Santa Clara (7:02.23) and Creighton (7:22.77); a first place finish and 10-plus second margin followed for the varsity eight, who completed the course in 6:36.93 to best Sacramento State (6:48.55) and punch its ticket to Saturday's Grand Final.

Early on Saturday, the Beaver fours once again opened racing up with a pair of wins, with the 2V4+ posting a seven second margin of victory before the first four finished the course in 7:36.634, earning the maximum nine points.

In the 2V8+ race, Oregon State got into an early open water advantage and continued strong through the finish line, posting a 6:46.160 for the Beavers' third first place finish of the day, earning a crucial 18 points and giving the varsity eight a chance to control the team's destiny.

Entering the final race with a four point advantage over Gonzaga, OSU needed to finish within one place of the Zags to win the conference title, but breakage in one of the 1V8+ boats delayed the final race by an hour, but it did not matter as the Beavers' top boat dominated the field, winning by over nine seconds to solidify the program's sweep of the championship event.

In the final standings, OSU earned 54 of a possible 54 points, finishing ahead of Gonzaga (47) and Washington State (43) on the podium.

Winning the conference championship means Oregon State has automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2022. The 2025 NCAA DI Rowing Championship will be held May 30-June 1, 2025, on Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J, also streamed live on NCAA.com.

Lineups and results:
1V8+: Taylor Denger (C), Giulia Clerici, Charlotte Lightfoot, Lauren Garrett, Annelise Norkitis, Tulla Angeley, Rhi Loughnan, Ashtyn Miller, Linda Weitmann

2V8+: Emily Wood (C), Alex Hutchinson, Elke Thursten, Sasha Delman, Katie Myers, Becca Logan, Isabella Mitchell, Margo Calub, Harriet Williams

1V4+: Maggie Waltz (C), Kate Worley, Corinna Sahu, Quincey Ludwig, Taylor Jones

2V4+: Grace Sansoterra (C), Madison Ezzell, Anna Bledsoe, Megan Lautner, Kiana Bakhshaee

Spares: Róisín Kruse (C), Hannah Stively, Zoe Eberle

2V4+ (Friday Heat II)
1. OSU - 7:36.066
2. Gonzaga – 7:46.378
3. San Diego – 7:54.524
4. Sacramento State – 8:05.841

1V4+ (Friday Heat II)
1. OSU - 7:27.445
2. Washington State – 7:37.942
3. Saint Mary's – 7:57.057
4. Portland – 8:02.227

2V8+ (Friday Heat I)
1. OSU – 6:45.15
2. San Diego – 6:58.70
3. Sacramento State – 7:01.09
4. Santa Clara – 7:02.23
5. Creighton – 7:22.77

1V8+ (Friday Heat I)
1. OSU – 6:36.927
2. Sacramento State – 6:48.553
3. Saint Mary's – 6:54.081
4. Creighton – 6:58.998
5. Santa Clara – 7:07.246

2V4+ (Saturday Grand Final)
1. OSU – 7:51.972
2. Washington State – 7:58.175
3. Gonzaga – 8:08.428
4. San Diego – 8:19.638
5. Portland – 8:32.254
6. Saint Mary's – 8:33.996

1V4+ (Saturday Grand Final)
1. Oregon State – 7:36.634
2. Washington State – 7:40.790
3. Gonzaga – 7:43.754
4. San Diego – 7:58.015
5. Sacramento State – 8:08.817
6. Saint Mary's – 8:16.718

2V8+ (Saturday Grand Final)
1. OSU – 6:46.160
2. Gonzaga – 6:55.688
3. Washington State – 6:58.776
4. San Diego – 7:03.252
5. Sacramento State – 7:13.896
6. Saint Mary's – 7:17.083

1V8+ (Saturday Grand Final)
1. OSU – 6:36.160
2. Gonzaga – 6:45.780
3. Washington State – 6:47.815
4. Sacramento State – 6:58.184
5. Saint Mary's 7:02.441
6. San Diego – 7:04.379

Final standings
1. OSU – 54 points
2. Gonzaga – 47 points
3. Washington State - 43
4. Sacramento State – 33 points
5. San Diego – 30 points
6. Saint Mary's – 27 points
7. Creighton – 14 points
Portland – 14 points
9. Santa Clara – 9 points

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