Beavers Row to Fifth Place Team Finish at Pac-12 Championships

Sunday, May 19

Gold River, CA

8:00 AM

Oregon State

Pac-12 Championship

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

Beavers Row to Fifth Place Team Finish at Pac-12 Championships

May 19, 2019 | Women's Rowing

By: Athletic Communications

GOLD RIVER, Calif. – The Oregon State women's rowing team recorded its best team finish at Pac-12 Championships since 2009 earning fifth on Sunday on Lake Natoma. The Beavers' Varsity 4+ and Third Varsity 8 each raced to fourth-place finishes.

Despite poor weather conditions necessitating moving the conference regatta up by an hour and rearranging the heat schedule, all racing was completed.

"Finishing fifth overall as a team is a reflection of how these athletes have truly invested themselves in training and racing hard to elevate the program," head coach Kate Maxim said. "The performance of the 3V8 and V4 were particularly impressive. The 2V8 and V8 raced well and simply got beat by an extremely competitive field. The team is disappointed that their efforts didn't land them exactly where they wanted by they have inspired the very best in each other and are committed to the climb."

The Beavers' V4+, consisting of Becca Pritchard, Maria-Christina Amundson, Maddie Vinson and Liz Matzdorf and coxed by AnnaRuth Neville, trailed UCLA for fourth place after the first 500 meters, but had overtaken the Bruins by the 1,500-meter mark. The Beavers continued to close the gap on third-place California but settled for fourth with a time of 7-minutes, 51.673-seconds, a little over two seconds behind the Bears.

The OSU 3V8 crew of Mackenzie Rice, Marina Keller, Bridget Larsen, Natalie Tercek, Anna Schulhoff, Bailey Dixon, Amelia Sabin and Hannah Walker and coxed by Jean Cook, battled for third place from the start sitting in sixth, ahead of California, after the opening 500 meters. The Bears and Beavers quickly walked through Washington State and UCLA in the second 500 to move into third and fourth at the halfway mark. Oregon State continued to apply pressure but pulled in fourth with a time of 6:57.934, two seconds behind Cal.

Oregon State's Varsity 8 finished sixth for the third straight season covering the course in 6:32.211 coming in five seconds behind UCLA and two seconds ahead of Washington State. The boat, powered by Alina Hagstrom, Zoe Adamson, Mimi Ballinger, Eliza Adams, Katie Descheemaeker, Scout Sutton, Hannah Robinson and Holly Golightly and coxed by Bailey Daniels, was seventh after the opening 500 meters, but the Beavers moved through the Cougars before reaching the 1,000-meter mark. The Bruins used a strong third leg to open space between the fifth, sixth and seventh place crews. OSU continued to press forward in the final 500 settling for sixth. Four of the five crews to finish ahead of the Beavers were ranked including No. 2 California, No. 3 Stanford, No. 1 Washington and No. 13 USC.

In the Second Varsity 8, OSU's crew of Taylor Pereira, Sierra Bishop, Claire Diller, Abi Watts, Shelby Larkin, Gabriella Yakemow, Emma Bernou and Jane Smeins and directed by Cassy Lozano, used a hard push in the opening 1,000 meters to establish itself in fifth place through the 1,500-meter mark. However, strong sprints by WSU and USC left the Beavers in sixth at the finish as they were able to hold off the Trojans.

"We are especially grateful to this senior class for their passion, humility, intense work ethic and dedication to Oregon State."

No. 1 ranked Washington repeated as Pac-12 team champions for the third straight year.

RESULTS:
Team Standings
1 Washington – 39.5
2 Stanford – 39
3 California – 38.5
4 UCLA – 21
5 Oregon State – 16
6 USC – 15
7 Washington State – 12.5

Varsity 8
1 California – 6:11.901
2 Stanford – 6:12.824
3 Washington – 6:13.214
4 USC – 6:24.901
5 UCLA – 6:27.151
6 Oregon State – 6:32.211
7 Washington State – 6:34.644

Second Varsity 8
1 Washington – 7:10.967
2 Stanford – 7:18.303
3 California – 7:18.873
4 UCLA – 7:24.183
5 Washington State – 7:27.930
6 Oregon State – 7:31.383
7 USC – 7:34.110

Varsity 4+
1 Washington – 7:26.553
2 Stanford – 7:34.887
3 California – 7:49.360
4 Oregon State - 7:51.673
5 UCLA – 7:55.465
6 Washington State – 8:00.627
7 USC – 8:00.838

Third Varsity 8
1 Washington – 6:39.054
2 Stanford – 6:49.984
3 California – 6:54.937
4 Oregon State – 6:57.934
5 Washington State – 6:59.951
6 UCLA – 7:08.307

LINEUPS:
Varsity Eight: (stroke) Alina Hagstrom, (7) Zoe Adamson, (6) Mimi Ballinger, (5) Eliza Adams, (4) Katie Descheemaeker, (3) Scout Sutton, (2) Hannah Robinson, (bow) Holly Golightly, (coxswain) Bailey Daniels.

Second Varsity Eight: (stroke) Taylor Pereira, (7) Sierra Bishop, (6) Claire Diller, (5) Abi Watts, (4) Shelby Larkin, (3) Gabriella Yakemow, (2) Emma Bernou, (bow) Jane Smeins, (coxswain) Cassy Lozano.

Varsity 4+: (stroke) Becca Pritchard, (3) Maria-Christina Amundson, (2) Maddie Vinson, (bow) Liz Matzdorf, (cowswain) AnnaRuth Neville.

Third Varsity Eight: (stroke) Mackenzie Rice, (7) Marina Keller, (6) Bridget Larsen, (5) Natalie Tercek, (4) Anna Schulhoff, (3) Bailey Dixon, (2) Amelia Sabin, (bow) Hannah Walker, (coxswain) Jean Cook.

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