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FINAL RACE RESULTS | WCC TOURNAMENT CENTRAL | WCC DIGITAL PROGRAM
The LMU rowing program finished third overall at the WCC Championship on Saturday at the Sacramento State Aquatics Center on Lake Natoma, as the Lions placed third in the Varsity 4 and Varsity 8, and fourth in the Second Varsity 8.
Gonzaga and San Diego each finished with 39 overall points, but Gonzaga was awarded the WCC Championship based on its victory in the Varsity 8 race. The Lions followed with 28 points, while Saint Mary's (25 points), Portland (19 points), Santa Clara (10 points) and Creighton (eight points) rounded out the standings.
The Lions opened the day with a third-place finish in the Varsity 4, turning in a time of 7:46.9. San Diego won the race in 7:25.9, followed by Gonzaga at 7:27.2.
LMU next hit the water in the Second Varsity 8, racing close against Saint Mary's for third place, but eventually finishing in fourth with a time of 7:06.1 to SMC's 7:02.
The Lions secured third place overall in the final standings with a strong effort in the Varsity 8. LMU rowed to a time of 6:41.4 to outrace the Gaels at 6:47.6.
Following the conclusion of the races, Toni Boteva and Louisa Del Valle were named All-West Coast Conference. Boteva was honored for the second straight year, while Del Valle earned her first selection.
The third-place finish is LMU's second in the last three years after earning a tie for third in 2013.
2015 West Coast Conference Rowing Championship
Final Team Totals
1. Gonzaga - 39 Points*
2. San Diego - 39 Points*
3. Loyola Marymount - 28 Points
4. Saint Mary's - 25 Points
5. Portland - 19 Points
6. Santa Clara - 10 Points
7. Creighton - 8 Points
*Gonzaga wins tiebreaker due to victory in the I Eight Race
I Four Official Results
1. San Diego - 7:25.9
(Cox: Emma Nowakaski, Avalon Koenig, Keira Nocetti, Jenny Seluco, McKenna Wray)
2. Gonzaga - 7:27.2
(Cox: Laura Brasch, Ashley Patterson, Natalie Potts, Amelie Tristant, Shaylee Kieffer)
3. Loyola Marymount - 7:46.9
(Cox: Kim Caroe, Jessica Burns, Marie Bliss, Ashley Brown, Mary Kate Reid)
4. Portland - 7:54.1
(Cox: Kristen Garcia, Elizabeth Ankeney, Nathaly Munoz-Licea, Lauren Reid, Catie Pennie)
5. St. Mary's - 8:04.1
(Cox: Paige Erickson, Grace Durenberger, Nicole Rankin, Laura Thompson, Liz Keenan)
6. Santa Clara - 8:17.6
(Cox: Jessica Hasslinger, Jessica Courtney, Anna Yarkosky, Lauren Brendel, Mollie Babich)
7. Creighton - 8:19.0
(Cox: Kennedy Walker, Lauren Brendel, Meg Engler, Liz Lowery, Audrey Sisel)
II Eight Official Results
1. San Diego - 6:41.8
(Cox: Rachel Michel, Megan McNamara, Rachel Kincaid, Hannah Saddler, Carla Kinnunen, Cailin Bridges, Monterrat Fernandez-Servitje, Morgan Lester, Allyson Ward)
2. Gonzaga - 6:45.0
(Cox: Heather Handy, Naomi Medley, Clare Manthey, Anna Johnson, Meghan McCallum, Cheryl Murbach, Madeleine Verspieren, Lily Rorick, Hannah Brown)
3. Saint Mary's - 7:02.0
(Cox: Megan Pineda, Alexis McGuire, Kimberly Delen-Briones, Mariah Hemminger, Sabrina Felix, Marissa Selby, Alexa Gordon, Tessa Cunha, Marianna Irby)
4. Loyola Marymount - 7:06.1
(Cox: Ciara Campbell, Madison Hodgkins, Paulina Lindstedt, Janayna Sobrosa, Monica Weaser, Numa Dorling, Karina Yalcin, Silvia Torsellini, Kathryn Courson)
5. Portland - 7:13.3
(Cox: Andrea Bogan, Jessica Osborn, Casey Daley, Kelly Herman, Tara Molina, Katie Griffin, Katie Heithkemper, Kylie Olson, Lindsey Atterbury)
6. Creighton - 8:27.9
(Cox: Hannah Wysopal, Jessica Courtney, Anna Cheek, Isabelle Burh, Catie Ward, Sydney Olson, Mackenzie Hatcher, Mollie Babich, Joslynn Hoburg, Allyson Ihlenfeldt)
7. Santa Clara - 8:36.0
(Cox: Maddie Angevine, Michelle Castro, Mary Smith, Analisa Gossens, Sarah Smith, Mikael Stovarsky, Olivia Sanchez, Jaquelyn Cummings, Ali Hoffman)
I Eight Official Results
1. Gonzaga - 6:22.5
(Cox: Karly Dougherty, Kara Soucek, Ingrid Stansberry, Isabelle Belzil, Devyn Bell, Brooklyn Beeler, Maddie Turbes, Casey Burt, Olivia Marsh)
2. San Diego - 6:26.9
(Cox: Erica Mayer, Kathleen Petrich, Mary Jo Keys, Nneka Anyanwu, Uche Anyanwu, Cristina Morcom, Megan Goodman, Meredith Hoggatt, Jane Bird)
3. Loyola Marymount - 6:41.4
(Cox: Nicole Fong, Emma Wright, Kim Ehntholt, Briar Murphy, Toni Boteva, Kristel Tohu, Mireia Ros, Jessica Kegel, Clara Brackbill)
4. Saint Mary's - 6:47.6
(Cox: Kylie Aberle, Julianne Greco, Emily Weible, Sharyl Koenig, Abbie McGill, Claire Ochsner, Brianna Pero, Beatrice McGinnis, Michelle Felmlee-Gartner)
5. Portland - 6:50.1
(Cox: Kelsey Kincaid, Claire Seibold, Olivia Halverson, Bridget Sloat, Molly Templin, Hannah Johnson, Maggie Keller, Melanie Martinell, Cara Pakszies)
6. Santa Clara - 7:00.4
(Cox: Hayley Pilcher, Sarah Birnbaum, Nicole Kamada, Arianna Dalamaggas, Anne Marie Stonikas, Kaitlin Dougherty, Lauren Klick, Shannon Flannery, Meredith Pawlowski)
7. Creighton - 7:02.7
(Cox: Jessica Hasslinger, Anna Balling, Maria Murray, Sarah Birnbaum, Whitney Coriolan, Maddie Eyer, Anne Marie Stonikas, Shannon Flannery, Meredith Pawlowski)
2015 West Coast Conference Women's Rowing Major Awards
WCC Newcomer of the Year: Isabelle Belzil, Gonzaga
WCC Coxswain of the Year: Karly Dougherty, Gonzaga
WCC Rower of the Year: Kara Soucek, Gonzaga
WCC Coach of the Year: Glenn Putyrae, Gonzaga
2015 All-West Coast Conference Women's Rowing Team
Creighton: Sarah Birnbaum, Anne Mari Stonikas
Gonzaga: Devyn Bell, Brooklyn Beeler, Maddie Turbes, Kara Soucek
Loyola Marymount: Toni Boteva, Louisa Del Valle
Portland: Kelly Herman, Claire Seibold
Saint Mary's: Sharyl Koenig, Claire Ochsner
San Diego: Nneka Anyanwu, Mary Jo Keys, Christina Morcom
Santa Clara: Brittany Peters, Molly Walker
