Oct. 9, 2015 Live Results
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga men's and women's rowing teams will host Washington State on Saturday at 9 a.m. in the Head of the Spokane on the Spokane River.
The Gonzaga women will start the day at 9 a.m. in the head race format and cover 5,000 meters. Boats will start in intervals and race against the clock. The GU men will follow at about 9:15 from the starting location upriver. The finish line and best viewing area is at the Gonzaga Boathouse near Felts Field. Driving directions are listed below.
Both teams will be racing competitively for the first time this season. This is the second scheduled race for the women's team, but the Head of the Pend Oreille was cancelled due to weather two weeks ago. The crew is coming off a historic season that featured a WCC Championship, a berth in the NCAA Championships and a program-best No. 17 national ranking.
"We are excited to get a race in, and WSU is always quality competition for us," GU women's head coach Glenn Putyrae said. "We are fortunate to have them close. And with Fall Family Weekend at GU, we are excited to see our athletes show their parents what they been working on."
On the men's side, head coach Dan Gehn's squad will hit the water in a race for the first time this season. The crew will look to build on the foundation established as a young team a year ago and make their way back to the IRA Championships.
"The guys are looking forward to racing, and this is a good challenge for them for only being on the water for a couple weeks," Gehn said. "This is always a great weekend for us because we have so many parents in town for Fall Family Weekend and they get a chance to see us come down the race course."
Gonzaga Lineups
Women
Varsity 4 'A'
Karly Doughtery, Kara Soucek, Devyn Bell, Maddie Turbes, Brooklyn Beeler
Varsity 4 'B'
Hailey Rousseau, Olivia Marsh, Lindey English, Micailah Donner, Ingrid Stansberry
Second Varsity 8
Karly Dougherty, Lauren English, Clare Manthey, Isabelle Belzil, Madeleine Verspieren, Anna Johnson, Meghan McCallum, Hannah Brown, Hannah Churchill
Third Varsity 8
Megan Dennison, Alexis Legaspi, Casey Harder, Shaylee Kieffer, Madison Spina, Cheryl Murbach, Jacqueline Momot, Bella Spies, Megan Seifert
Novice 8 'A'
Marie Hayman, Cameron McDermott, Georgia Davey, Hannah Davis, Bridget Shoenberger, Emily Ganz, Emma Kar, Ana Delucchi, Emma Delucchi
Novice 8 'B'
Kelly Stone, Katie Conway, Alexandra Pinkley, Brooke Riordan, Delaney Hall, Hailey May, Emily Van Dyken, Kayliana Prioleau, Taylor Tyrell
Men
Varsity 8
Steven Peterson, Cole Garcia, Walker Capra-Smith, Alex Yuska, Bryce Dillon, Connor Murray, Jack Arata, Eric Engel, Atticus Patterson
Second Varsity 8
Max Baker, Connor Nash, Connor Mitchell, Quinn Nash, Josh Hoidn, Jon Sailer, Matt Hoitink, Joao Lasalvia, Kale Reichersamer
Third Varsity 8
Doug Kempthorne, Luke Edwards, Robert Hyndiuk, Zach Umsted, Brandon Fairhurst, Paul Hurst, Zach Weber, Max Sombrowski, Matt Moen
First Novice 8
Logan Schwartzenburg, Luke Edwards, Zach Weber, Zach Umsted, Brandon Fairhurst, Duncan Hatch, Matt Peterson, Andrew Italo, Robert Hyndiuk
Second Novice 8
Doug Kempthorne, Brewer Slack, Matt Moen, Anthony Adamek, Thomas Kourtis, Laim Bush, Justin Wiens, Gabriel Agrisi, Jalen Koon
Direction to Gonzaga Boathouse
From Gonzaga University
Get on Hamilton Road heading South
Take a left on Trent heading East
Follow Trent about four miles to Park Road
Take a left on Park Road heading North
Follow Park Road North until it ends at the river
Go left one block and thru the gates to boat house
Once through the gates follow gravel road until you reach the boat house.
From I-90 from West
Exit on 282 (Trent/Hamilton Exit)
At bottom of exit take a right onto Trent
Follow instructions above once on Trent
From I-90 from East
Exit on 287 (Argonne Exit)
Head North on Argonne towards Mt. Spokane Park
Follow through four stop lights until you reach Trent
Take a left on Trent and follow about two miles
Take a right on Park Road heading North
Follow Park Road North until it ends at the river
Go left one block and thru the gates to boat house
Once through the gates follow gravel road until you reach the boat house.