Gonzaga Notes

West Coast Conference Championships
May 12, 2018 | Lake Natoma | 8:40 am PST
Gold River, Calif. | Row2K

ABOUT THE REGATTA:
- The Bulldogs have taken the WCC title for the past three years, and 16 times in program history since it began in 1997.
- GU won the first nine championships starting in 1997.
- Last year was a record setting year for the Bulldogs, where they broke two time school records at the WCC Championships. The second varsity eight boat had a record time of 6:36.32, beating the previous record from the year before by eight seconds. The varsity four boat record was smashed by 26 seconds with a new time of 7:10.15.
- The WCC Championship performance of 42 points last year tied the best in conference history, as they swept the varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four races for the first time since 2008. It tied the second largest margin of victory in program history, with a victory of 42-36 over second-place San Diego and was the seventh time in program history that GU has swept all events.
- Gonzaga, Loyola Marymount, and San Diego are the only three schools to win a WCC title. Gonzaga with 16, San Diego with four and Loyola Marymount with one.
- The Gonzaga varsity eight has 15 wins at the event, only taking runner-up in the off years.
- The second varsity eight has 14, including 11-straight from 2000 to 2010, and the varsity four has nine, including four in a row from 2005-2008. All other finishes are runner-up except for one varsity four time.
- The seven teams competing include GU, USD, and LMU, along with Portland, Saint Mary's, Santa Clara, and Creighton, a rowing-only member from Omaha, Neb.
- The Zags defeated USD and Saint Mary's on Lake Natoma in the fall in the Head of the American and Portland in all three boats at the Head of the Lake.
- In the spring against USD in the San Diego Crew Classic and Lake Natoma Invite, GU beat the Torerros in eight of the nine races across the varsity eight, second varsity eight, and varsity four boats.
- The Zags have been receiving votes in the CRCA/USRowing Coaches Poll the last three weeks. Their CMAX ranking is 36, the next closest WCC school is LMU at 46.
- The Zags have raced on Lake Natoma four times this spring, taking three victories among the three boats. The varsity eight set their second-fastest time of the year at 6:33.0 on Lake Natoma.

LAST RACE:
- The (RV) Gonzaga Bulldogs faced No. 15 Washington State on Saturday, April 28, in the Fawley Cup.
- The Cougars were able to sweep the races and claim the Fawley Cup.
- The Zags' varsity eight finished at 6:29.66, five seconds behind WSU, and recorded their fastest time of the spring. The second varsity eight lost by 10 seconds at 6:51.96.
- The varsity four also recorded their top time this spring at 7:21.53, five seconds behind WSU.
- The second varsity four had their top time as well at 7:42.27, 15 seconds off the pace of the two Cougar boats. The novice eight lost by 17 seconds after catching a crab.

EVENT HISTORY:
- Before last season, the Zags best overall performance in the WCC Championship came in 2013 when they scored 41 points, taking the varsity eight and second varsity eight races, and finishing second in the varsity four race.
- USD had held the record with 42 points after a three-race sweep in 2014.
- The fastest time recorded by the Zags varsity eight was in 2015, a first-place finish of 6:22.5, four seconds ahead of USD.
- The All-WCC team and major award winners will be announced at the awards ceremony immediately following the event.

"This is an interesting year in the WCC with some new faces near the top," Gonzaga head coach Glenn Putyrae said. "We are excited to sort things out on the race course."

Schedule
2nd Varsity 4 - 8:40 am
Varsity 4 - 9:00 am
2nd Varsity 8 - 9:20 am
Varsity 8 - 9:40 am

GONZAGA LINEUPS

Varsity 8
Alexa Jadallah
Lindey English
Caroline Maguire
Lauren English
Isabelle Belzil
Lauren McCallum
Zoe Calambokidis
Olivia Lada
Megan Seifert

2nd Varsity 8
Marie Hayman
Ana Delucchi
Casey Harder
Charlotte Lepp
Anise Potjes
Natalie O'Hare
Alexandra Pinkley
Isabella Spies
Georgia Davey

Varsity 4
Samone Sims
Gianna D'Aloia
Miranda Blake
Megan Larson
Emma Delucchi

2nd Varsity 4
Schuyler Peters
Maren Johnson
Meghan Casey
Genevieve Klein
Kathryn Connolly