Women's Crew Signs Four For Next Year
5/11/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Crew
May 11, 2004
SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University head women's rowing coach Glenn Putyrae has announced the addition of four new members to the Zags rowing team for the 2004-05 school year. Signing national letters of intent with Gonzaga are Joan Aubry of Olympia, Wash., Kelsey Koenig of Everett, Wash., Michelle McMullen of Clearlake Oaks, Calif., and Cory Nelson of Reno, Nev.
Aubry currently attends Olympia High School where she has been a coxswain for the US Rowing Northwest Regionals each of the past three years. A member of Olympia Area Rowing club, Aubry has previously attended the Nike Rowing Camp in Berkley, Calif.
Koenig currently attends Everett High School where she has earned varsity letters in basketball. Koenig is currently a member of the Everett Rowing Association Varsity eight.
McMullen currently attends Lower Lake High School where she has earned varsity letters in basketball, cross country and track. She was named All-Lake County and All-Coastal Mountain Conference in both cross country and track. McMullen is currently a member of the Clearlake Scullers rowing club.
Nelson comes to Gonzaga after competing in soccer and basketball for four years at Reno High. At Reno High she helped guide her team to Regional appearances in both soccer and basketball earning All-League honors in both sports.
"This is a solid class of recruits we have signed for the upcoming season," mentioned Putyrae on the signing of four new rowers. "We have done a good job of building a competitive program from top to bottom and these four young ladies will be able to help us remain one of the top programs on the West Coast. Each one brings a good deal of athletic ability with them and hopefully they will be able to make an immediate impact on our team."
The Bulldogs are coming off their eighth straight West Coast Conference title and third place finish in the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. Gonzaga is preparing to send a varsity eight boat to compete in this week's Pacific-10 Conference championships in Sacramento, Calif.
