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WIRA Title Defended

GOLD RIVER, Calif. – Stanford's top-ranked varsity eight boat repeated as Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Champions Sunday, winning the Varsity 8+ Grand Final to highlight a weekend of racing at Lake Natoma in Gold River, California.
 
The Cardinal crew registered a time of 6:40.296 on the Lake Natoma course, defeating San Diego State by over five seconds (6:45.496). Loyola Marymount finished third in the Open Final, clocking a time of 6:48.675. Stanford also competed against Sacramento State, Saint Mary's, Seattle and Santa Clara in the race.
 
Stanford defended its Grand Final title on Sunday, after winning last year's competition over both San Diego State and Loyola Marymount, with all three boats finishing in the same order as last year's race.
 
Stanford's second varsity eight also captured a title this weekend, winning the Junior Varsity 8+ Grand Final by almost eight seconds. The Cardinal raced to a 6:51.592, outpacing Sacramento State's time of 6:59.534. San Diego state placed third in the Grand Final with a time of 7:02.502.
 

Full team effort at WIRAs this weekend! 1st in the V8, 1st in the 2V8, 4th in the V4, and 3rd in the N4. #gostanford

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The Cardinal's varsity and novice four boats were also in action throughout the weekend. The varsity four placed fourth in the Varsity 4+ Grand Final with a time of 8:01.135. Stanford's novice four, which won its Saturday heat, placed third in the Novice 4+ Grand Final with a time of 7:54.506. Central Oklahoma took the race with a time of 7:36.758, while LMU finished second with a time of 7:39.089.
 
Stanford returns to the Bay Area next weekend, hosting Cal in dual action at Redwood Shores on Saturday, May 5.

 

Varsity Eight

PositionName
CoxswainShea Cours
8Claire Smythe
7Brigitte Schmittlein
6Michelle Holtkamp
5Johanna Francis
4Keagan Hanley
3Isabella Garcia-Camargo
2Diba Massihpour
BowAlly Hinson

Second Varsity Eight

PositionName
CoxswainAllison Tielking
8Samantha Dore
7Kathleen Hickey
6Taylor Harris
5Grace Cotter
4Micah Trautwein
3Hillary Umphrey
2Hannah Levy
BowSerena Harber

Varsity Four

PositionName
CoxswainTiffany Ong
4Haley Hauser
3Laura Stickells
2Elan Halpern
BowAnne Ryschon



 

Novice Four

PositionName
CoxswainCaroline Beckman
4Haley Hauser
3Joanna Francis
2Kira Jan
BowKrithi Reddy