Second Varsity Eights Claim Victories on Saturday

Saturday, March 8

Tacoma, Wash.

Oregon State

PLU Invitational

Photo by: University of Washington Athletics

March 08, 2025 | Women's Rowing

By: Athletic Communications

SEATTLE, Wash. – Across 10 total races on Saturday, the Beavers claimed victory three times as Oregon State Women's Rowing opened its spring season on Saturday, splitting the squad to compete in two different regattas.

At the Husky Open, hosted by a Washington side that finished last year ranked No. 5 nationally, it was the second varsity eights who claimed the season's first victory, defeating British Columbia with a 14 second margin in a head-to-head matchup.

Further south in Tacoma, Oregon State's 1V8+ came within 1.2 seconds of winning its first race of the year, but was narrowly edged out by Seattle Pacific to finish in second place during the first race of the day.

After a second place finish for the varsity fours, the Beavers finished the PLU invite with a pair of wins, started by the second varsity eights who crossed the finish line 21.1 seconds ahead of Western Washington; soon after, in the second flight, the varsity fours posted a 37.8 second margin of victory.

The Beavers return to action on home waters, hosting Gonzaga and Portland at Dexter Reservoir on March 29.

Oregon State lineups and results (Husky Open)
1V8+: Taylor Denger (C), Charlotte Lightfoot, Lauren Garrett, Rhi Loughnan, Giulia Clerici, Linda Weitmann, Ashtyn Miller, Annelise Norkitis, Sasha Delman

2V8+: Grace Sansoterra (C), Alex Hutchinson, Elke Thursten, Katie Myers, Rebecca Logan, Isabella Mitchell, Tulla Angeley, Zoe Eberle, Corinna Sahu

1V4+: Emily Wood (C), Kiana Bakhshaee, Megan Lautner, Taylor Jones, Margo Calub

Women's Collegiate Varsity 8+ (8:00 Official)
1. Washington – 6:55.364
2. Washington – 6:56.736
3. Oregon State 1V8+ – 7:12.196
4. Oregon State 2V8+ – 7:30.158

Women's Collegiate V4+ (8:20 Official)
1. Washington – 7:36.264
2. Washington – 7:39.472
3. British Columbia – 7:50.020
4. Oregon State – 8:35.149

Women's Collegiate Varsity 8+ (8:55 Official)
1. Washington – 6:56.658
2. Washington B – 6:59.838
3. Oregon State – 7:19.698

Women's Collegiate 2V8+ (9:00 Official)
1. Oregon State – 7:26.622
2. British Columbia – 7:40.414

Women's Collegiate Varsity 4+ (9:15 Official)
1. Washington – 7:49.591
2. Washington – 8:02.263
3. British Columbia – 8:06.095
4. Oregon State – 8:52.253

Oregon State lineups and results (Husky Open)
1V8+: Katie McKenna (C), Kate Worley, Sophia Capouleas, Quincey Ludwig, Madison Ezzell, Abigail Schmidt, Hannah Stively, Mattie Rowlands, Vivian Strayer

1V4+ (flight one): Makenna Shipley (C), Sophia Groshong, Addie Hornsby, Stella Teeters, Ruby Greaves

1V4+ (flight two): Roisin Kruse (C), Kate Worley, Sophia Capouleas, Quincey Ludwig, Madison Ezzell

2V8+: Fiona Ryan (C), Abigail Schmidt, Addie Hornsby, Mattie Rowlands, Hannah Stively, Sophia Groshong, Vivian Strayer, Stella Teeters, Ruby Greaves

Women's Collegiate Varsity 8+ (8:50)
1. Seattle Pacific – 7:13.3
2. Oregon State – 7:14.5
3. Western Washington – 7:20.1

Women's Varsity 4+ (9:10)
1. Western Washington – 8:15.6
2. Oregon State – 8:26.0
3. Seattle Pacific – 8:30.2

Women's Collegiate 2V8+ (11:10)
1. Oregon State – 7:30.0
2. Western Washington – 7:51.1

Women's Varsity 4+ (11:50)
1. Oregon State – 8:01.3
2. Oregon – 8:39.1
3. Pacific Lutheran – 8:46.9

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