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BETHEL, Ohio –The Washington women's rowing team finished fifth at the 2024 NCAA Championships Sunday, led by a fourth-place finish in the second varsity eight, alongside sixth-place finishes in the varsity eight and varsity four at rainy Harsha Lake.
It was the Huskies' 19thtop-five finish in the 27-year history of the NCAA regatta. Washington has finished in the top 10 in all 27 national championships since the NCAA first sponsored the sport in 1997.
Washington was seeded No. 10 in the varsity eight, No. 7 in the second varsity eight and No. 8 in the varsity four, meaning that the Huskies performed over their seed in all three boats, even by making the grand final in all three.
""Every boat went out there today and gave it their all," said UW captain Nikki Martincic. "As a team there is nothing more you can ask for. Whilst we didn't make the podium this year, our team outperformed any external expectations, finishing 5th in the nation. We are proud of ourselves for fighting to get where we are.
"No matter the result it's always a good day to be a Dawg," Martincic added.
"We went for it today. We went into the final and put it all on the line," said UW head coach Yasmin Farooq. "I'm really proud of all three of our races today because the amount of growth from the beginning of the year to the NCAA's has been tremendous, especially in the last couple weeks.
"The semifinals this year were probably the most nerve-racking in my seven years at UW," Farooq continued. "I knew we were capable of making the three finals, but so were a lot of other teams that were ranked above us."
Texas won its third national title, beating defending national champion Stanford in the final race of the day, the varsity eight final, to earn the team title. Those two programs were tied on points entering the final race, but the Longhorns finished with 130 points to the Cardinal's 127. Tennessee (118) was third, Princeton (112) was fourth and the Huskies (106) were fifth.
The six crews in the field for the varsity eight grand final, the final race of the 2024 season, were neck-and-neck in the early going of that race, as just over 1.4 seconds separated first from sixth place at 500 meters.
By 1,000 meters, Texas had moved to the front and started to separate, leading Stanford past the 1,000- and 1,500-meter marks.
The 'Horns held on to win the race by 1.884 seconds, in a final time of 6:09.920. Stanford was second and Tennessee third. Washington's sixth-place time was 6:19.232.
In the second varsity eight final, Stanford took the lead in the tightly-packed early field, with less than three seconds separating the six crews at 500 meters. Texas briefly took the lead from the Cardinal, but Stanford came back to win, in 6:18.146. The Longhorns were second, 2.164 seconds behind, about two seconds in front of third-place Tennessee. Washington's final time in the 2V8+ final was 6:24.898.
Washington had a good start in the varsity four final. With Texas in front throughout the race, the Huskies crossed the 500-meter buoy in second position. However, over the second 500, the UW four had dropped to sixth.
The Longhorns won the fours final in 6:59.555, with Princeton four second back in second and Stanford third. Washington finished that race in sixth.
"This is a young and enthusiastic group," said Farooq. "For nine of them, it was their first NCAA's. Having the opportunity to race in the grand final for an NCAA championship was invaluable. They'll be hungry for next year. I'm incredibly thankful to our seniors and fifth years who are so deeply invested in their younger teammates' development and growth. Their contributions to the legacy will be felt for years to come.
"This athletic department, university and community love seeing the Dawgs on the podium, and we want to be there — for all of you," she concluded. "That makes it extra tough when we don't get there. But we hope that Husky nation is behind us because we're going to be fighting like hell to get back on there, and ultimately get back up to the top."
WASHINGTON LINEUPS
Varsity Eight
Shell:Title IX Legacy
Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga./Milton)
Stroke: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash./Roosevelt)
7: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
6: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand
5: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
4: Nikki Martincic (Newtown, Australia)
3: Caitlin Bentley (Johannesburg, South Africa)
2: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash./Batavia (Ill.))
Bow: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
Second Varsity Eight
Shell:Kit Green
Cox: Carina Baxter (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge)
Stroke: Elena Collier-Hezel (Buffalo, N.Y./Park School/Michigan)
7: Angharad Broughton (Cardiff, Wales, U.K.)
6: Isabel van Opzeeland (Hoofddorp, Netherlands)
5: Grace Vander Griend (Bellingham, Wash/Sehome)
4: Abby Adebiyi (London, England, U.K.)
3: Christiana Congdon (Stonington, Conn./St. Paul's)
2: Cait Whittard (St. Catherines, Ont., Canada)
Bow: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif./El Dorado/UCSB)
Varsity Four
Shell:Wendell S. Sykes
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep)
Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga./Cambridge)
3: Grace Epp (Redmond, Wash./Redmond)
2: Caitlin Hane (Irvine, Calif./University)
Bow: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C., Canada/Claremont)
UW's All-Time NCAA Team Finishes
2024: 5th
2023: 2nd
2022: 4th
2021: 3rd
2020: no regatta held
2019:1st
2018: 2nd
2017:1st
2016: 5th
2015: 4th
2014: 7th
2013: 6th
2012: 7th
2011: 8th
2010: 10th
2009: 7th
2008: 2nd
2007: 10th
2006: 7th
2005: 9th
2004: 5th
2003: 3rd
2002: 2nd
2001:1st
2000: 2nd
1999: 3rd
1998:1st
1997:1st
UW's All-Time NCAA Boat Champions
Fours (stroke to bow, coxswain)
1999(Erin Becht, Anna Mickelson, Kara Nykrein, Kellie Schenk, Mary Whipple)
2000(Lauren Estevenin, Carrie Stasiak, Heidi Hurn, Adrienne Hunter, Anne Heisburg)
2001(Margherita Pallottino, Yvonne Stenken, Kattie Baurichter, Teegan Simonson, Maili Barber)
2008(Rachel Powers, Jennifer Park, Charlene Franklin, Adrienne Martelli, Maggie Cheek)
2017(Valentina Iseppi, Valerie Vogt, Julia Paulsen, Sophia Baker, Marley Avritt)
2019(Dimitra Tsamopoulou, Kieanna Stephens, Holly Drapp, Emma Vagen, Dana Brooks)*
2021(Carmen McNamara-Smith, Fiona Shields, Katherine Slack, Sophia Chaffey, Sachi Yamamoto)
* - NCAA-record time for fours: 6:52.451
Second Eights (coxswain, stroke to bow)
2002(Anne Hessburg, Jenni Vesnaver, Jessica Harm, Shannon Oates, Erin Becht, Sanda Hangan, Margherita Pallottino, Erin Curry, Mandy Nelson)
2017(Isabella Corriere, Marlee Blue, Maggie Phillips, Carmela Pappalardo, Phoebe Spoors, Karlé Pittsinger, Bella Chilczuk, Anna Thornton, Calina Schanze)
2018(Marley Avritt, Brooke Pierson, Katy Gillingham, Carmela Pappalardo, Karlé Pittsinger, Julia Paulsen, Jennifer Wren, Jessica Thoennes, Calina Schanze)
2019(Amanda Durkin, Klara Grube, Lark Skov, Elise Bueke, Holly Dunford, Molly Gallaher, Mackenna Cameron, Skylar Jacobson, Adele Likin)*
2021(Dana Brooks, McKenna Bryant, Dimitra Tsamopoulou, Molly Gallaher, Taylor Buell, Nikki Martincic, Lark Skov, Joïe Zier, Brittani Shappell)
* - NCAA-record time for second eights: 6:11.262
First Eights (coxswain, stroke to bow)
1997(Alida Purves, Sabina Telenska, Denni Nessler, Kelly Horton, Katy Dunnet, Annie Christie, Jan Williamson, Tristine Glick, Kari Green)
1998(Missy Collins, Sabina Telenska, Denni Nessler, Kelly Horton, Katy Dunnet, Annie Christie, Rachel Dunnet, Vanessa Tavalero, Kari Green)
2001(Mary Whipple, Lauren Estevenin, Nicole Borges, Anna Mickelson, Rika Geyser, Adrienne Hunter, Carrie Stasiak, Nicole Rogers, Annabel Ritchie)
2002(Mary Whipple, Lauren Estevenin, Annabel Ritchie, Anna Mickelson, Heidi Hurn, Adrienne Hunter, Carrie Stasiak, Kara Nykreim, Yvonneke Stenken)
2017(Phoebe Marks-Nicholes, Chiara Ondoli, Elise Beuke, Brooke Pierson, Katy Gillingham, Brooke Mooney, Tabea Schendekehl, Jessica Thoennes, Annemieke Schanze)
2019(Marley Avritt, Tabea Schendekehl, Calina Schanze, Sofia Asoumanaki, Marlee Blue, Teal Cohen, Valentina Iseppi, Jennifer Wren, Carmela Pappalardo)*
* - NCAA-record time for first eights: 6:07.284
All-Time NCAA Rowing Team Championships
Brown – 7
Washington – 5
California – 4
Ohio State – 3
Texas – 3
Virginia – 2
Stanford – 2
Harvard – 1
All-Time NCAA Rowing Boat (V8+, 2V8+, V4+) Championships
Washington – 18
Brown – 14
Virginia – 9
California – 7
Ohio State – 6
Yale – 5
Stanford – 5
Texas – 5
Princeton – 4
Michigan – 2
Clemson – 1
Harvard – 1
Minnesota – 1
USC – 1
UW's Pre-NCAA (NCRC) Women's National Championships
Varsity Eight*
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1987
1988
* V8+ winner was considered "national champion" prior to introduction of NCAA regatta
Junior Varsity Eight
1981
1982
1983
1987
1989
1994
Varsity Four
1987
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