Rowing – The Daily Evergreen

Rowing finishes fall season

November 4, 2019

The Cougar’s rowing team finished first in both varsity eight and varsity four races at the Bulldog Classic on Saturday. Three eights and two fours from WSU raced against Gonzaga University and Oregon State University at Silver Lake in Spokane. Their first varsity eight placed first in both 4,000m...

Rowing heads to Spokane for last race until 2020

SHAYNE TAYLOR, Evergreen reporter

October 31, 2019

Following a strong performance in both races held last weekend, WSU rowing will compete at the Silver Lake Head Race on Saturday in Spokane, Washington. During the Head of the American that took place last Saturday, WSU saw three top-five finishes including a first overall finish by the varsity four...

Rowing heads to Head of the American, Portland Fall Classic

SHAYNE TAYLOR, Evergreen reporter

October 24, 2019

WSU Rowing will compete in two events this weekend. On Saturday, the top 16 athletes will compete at the Head of the American at Lake Natoma in Gold River, California. On Sunday, other members of WSU’s rowing team will compete in the Portland Fall Classic at Vancouver Lake in Portland, Oregon. WSU’s...

WSU Rowing heads to Spokane

DAMIEN ALVARADO, Evergreen reporter

October 17, 2019

WSU women’s rowing will take on Gonzaga University at 9 a.m. on Saturday on the Spokane River. This race is a head race. The crews will start in staggered intervals, in which they race both the clock and each other in a time trial. The race will cover a 5,000-meter stretch of the river. Last...

Cougars kill it in Canada

ALLEN LEISTER, Evergreen reporter

October 6, 2019

WSU women’s rowing took the competition up to Canada on the first road trip of its fall season this weekend. The team traveled to Burnaby, British Columbia, to take part in the Burnaby Lake 4K Time Trial regatta. The Cougars competed in the Women’s Senior 1x and Women’s Senior 2- against...

Kemp found her home at WSU

JAKOB THORINGTON, Evergreen reporter

October 3, 2019

During the time Renee Kemp attended high school and rowed in New Zealand, an unfamiliar man approached her at a regatta. That man was Karl Huhta, former Cougar rowing assistant coach. He told her he represented Washington State University and was interested in recruiting her to the rowing team. She...