Women’s Rowing Wins Ninth Straight WCC Championship

Saturday, May 18

Lake Natoma, CA

8:30 a.m.

Gonzaga University

WCC Championships

Women’s Rowing Wins Ninth Straight WCC Championship

5/18/2024 12:20:00 PM | Women's Rowing

The Zags will compete at the NCAAs in Cincinnati on May 31 to June 2

LAKE NATOMA, Calif. – For the ninth straight season and 22nd time overall, the Gonzaga women's rowing team are West Coast Conference Champions.

The Bulldogs placed first in almost every race and finished the day with 40 team points. San Diego took second with 38 points.

"Really proud of this team as people and as racers," head coach Andrew Derrick said. "Top to bottom they did a great job representing our program. I know the 2v8 is a little upset with their performance, but that's just because of the standard they expect of themselves, we are super proud of all of them. It's a really fun group and looking forward to taking them to Cincinnati to represent Gonzaga and all the WCC programs."

The first race of the day was the 2V4 competition, where Gonzaga had two boats competing. The A boat took first with a time of 7:48.260, dominating the race from start to finish. The B boat for the Zags placed second with a time of 8:00.709, and also held that spot for the whole race.

The 1V4 race was next up where the Zags also placed first with a time of 7:30.180. The Bulldogs started off a couple seats ahead of San Diego and pulled ahead and never looked back, defeating USD by 26 seconds.

"It was awesome to see the depth of our program today," senior Mollie Monson said. "To see our fours come out so strong is a testament to the work we've put in this whole season to develop speed in to the bottom half of our team. We're excited about how today turned out but the jobs not finished and we look forward to building off of this experience as we look towards NCAAs next week."

In the third race of the day, the 2V8 boat placed second with a time of 6:52.390, right behind San Diego's first-place finish of 6:51.390. The Zags and USD battled down the stretch and had a photo finish as the two boats were neck-and-neck down the whole racecourse and especially in the last 500 meters.

The final race of the day was the 1V8 boat, where Gonzaga dominated with a first-place finish of 6:38.800, which was 12 seconds ahead of second-place San Diego. Gonzaga started the race out front and really pulled ahead to an open water race as they did not let up at any point during the competition.

"The conference win today is a product of the work of our amazing coaching staff and teammates," Hannah Cooney said. "Our team's tradition of excellence is built every day as we push each other to be better. I cannot wait to see the team continue to grow over the coming years!"

After the races, the conference handed out conference honors with Hannah Cooney, Amanda Triebensee, Camille Ruhlin-Hicks and Ella Beck being All-WCC. Lula Macey won the coxswain of the year and Hannah Cooney won rower of the year. Andrew Derrick was also tabbed as coach of the year for the second-straight season.

Up Next: Gonzaga will compete at the NCAA Championships in Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 31 to June 2. The selection show will take place on Tuesday, May 21, at 2 p.m. Pacific Time.

2V4 Results
1. Gonzaga A - 7:48.260
2. Gonzaga B - 8:00.790
3. San Diego - 8:09.58
4. Portland - 8:17.110
5. Creighton - 8:30.570

1V4 Results
1. Gonzaga - 7:30.180
2. San Diego - 7:56.140
3. LMU - 8:02.380
4. Portland - 8:11.690
5. Creighton - 8:16.460
6. Saint Mary's - 8:29.000
7. Santa Clara - 9:32.450

2V8 Results
1. San Diego - 6:51.390
2. Gonzaga - 6:52.390
3. Saint Mary's - 7:12.840
4. Portland - 7:14.200
5. Creighton - 7:26.310
6. LMU - 7:37.030
7. Santa Clara - 8:18.760

1V8 Results
1. Gonzaga - 6:38.800
2. San Diego - 6:50.860
3. LMU - 6:52.790
4. Saint Mary's - 6:56.890
5. Portland - 7:00.070
6. Creighton - 7:02.870
7. Santa Clara - 7:31.130

All-Conference Awards
All-WCC
Hannah Cooney
Amanda Triebensee
Camille Ruhlin-Hicks
Ella Beck

Coxswain of the Year
Lula Macey, Gonzaga

Rower of the Year
Hannah Cooney, Gonzaga

Coach of the Year
Andrew Derrick, Gonzaga

Final Team Standings
Place	Institution	Points
1.	Gonzaga	40
2.	San Diego	38
3.	LMU	24
3.	Saint Mary's	24
5.	Portland	21
6.	Creighton	15
7.	Santa Clara	6

LINEUPS

	I Eight		II Eight		I Four		II Four		III Four
Cox	Lula Macey	Cox	Giovanna Consiglio	Cox	Ava Beekman	Cox	Annika Morallos	Cox	Kaitlyn Ramirez
8	Ella Beck	8	Marjane Rivat	4	Samantha Claborn	4	Isabella Loh	4	Margot Davis
7	Amanda Triebensee	7	Katherine Stenning	3	Katie Hill	3	Lily Spillane	3	Lucy Coyle
6	Camille Ruhlin-Hicks	6	Quinn Elsenbast	2	Mollie Monson	2	Grace Hare	2	Serena Foster
5	Isabella Barstow	5	Leah Manzo-McCottry	Bow	Maria Inés Marquez	Bow	Lillian Rickett	Bow	Devyn Hubbs
4	Hannah Cooney	4	Madison Reed
3	Molly Hess	3	Erin Monfredini
2	Edie Benson	2	Cassidy Parr
Bow	Katie Sierhuis	Bow	Olivia Feistner