2021-2022 (Fall): Raced in Varsity 8 that finished 4th of 10 in Collegiate 8+ at the Head of the Oklahoma ... Took 10th of 22 in Collegiate 4+ at the Head of the Oklahoma ... In V8 that took 3rd of 12 at the Head of the Spokane, behind OSU & WSU 1v8 ... Took 1st of 10 in the 4+s flight at the Head of the Spokane, defeating crews from OSU, WSU, and LMU ... Rowed in GU’s 1v in Championship 8+ at the Head of the Lake, taking 3rd overall, losing only to the University of Washington (Spring): Has rowed with the Varsity 8 team throughout the season, helping earn multiple first-place finishes at the PLU Invitational and against Minnesota… Assisted the Varsity 8 team at the Head of the Lake Championship, where Gonzaga earned third with a time of 11:38.788… Also participated at both days of the San Diego Crew Classic, where the Varsity 8 team finished second both days…Was part of the crew that swept the WCC Championships and went on to compete at the NCAA Championships
2020-2021: In V8 that defeated WCC rival LMU in first spring competition (Dojan, Allen, Cahalane, Westlund, Nickas, Helgesen) ... Part of _V8__ boat that swept all 3 races at GU Invitational against U. Portland, Seattle U and Pacific Lutheran ... Part of Conference Squad that won the program’s 19th WCC Championship ... In V8 that won the 2021 WCC Championships (Dojan, Cooney, Cahalane, Allen, Westlund, Nickas) ... Finished top 20 at the 2021 NCAA National Championships ... In V8 that placed 19th at the 2021 NCAA Championships (Dojan, Cooney, Cahalane, Allen, Westlund, Nickas) ... Named to Gonzaga Deans ListÂ
2019-20: Rowed with the varsity eight in the second time trial of the season against Washington State and Oregon State on Nov. 2…helped the Zags to a 14:39.0 finish time on the 4,000-meter course…spring season shortened due to COVID-19.
High School: Graduated in 2019 from Holy Names Academy in Seattle, Wash…rowed all four years of high school…was also active in karate, participating for eight years…in crew, placed third at the Northwest Regional Youth Championships in 2019 with the varsity four boat, qualifying for nationals…finished 16
th overall at the U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals…lettered four years in crew…invited to attend the U.S. Junior National Team Development Camp in 2017…National Honors Society member…AP Scholar with Honors…cumulative 4.0 G.P.A.
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Personal: Daughter of Jason and Theresa Westlund…has one brother, Joshua…majoring in biology with aspirations of medical school…chose Gonzaga because of the combination of an excellent education and a crew team that is both competitive and tight knit…enjoys hiking, running and kayaking with her dog.
