ROWING COUGARS
FINISH 14TH AT NCAA ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
All three
WSU crews finished ahead of their seedings heading into the championships.
From WSU
Sports Info 5/26/2018
SARASOTA,
Fla. – Competing in its sixth-straight NCAA Championship, No. 17 Washington
State rowing finished 14th, as all three boats finished ahead of their seeds,
Saturday at the final day of the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships held at Nathan
Benderson Park under wet and windy conditions.
Finals
competition was originally scheduled for Sunday, but was moved to Saturday
afternoon due to inclement weather in the forecast. The Cougars competed in the
semifinals Saturday morning before moving on to the finals Saturday day
afternoon.
"The
Cougs rocked it today; it was our best race of the season and you always hope
that will happen at the NCAA Championships." WSU head coach Jane LaRiviere
said. "This is a special group of seniors. They were determined, and our
talented group of underclassmen responded"
"I'm
super proud of all three boats for exceeding their seedings," LaRiviere
added. "That is what you plan and prepare for, but ultimately the team has
to believe. And they did that today."
Coming
into the championships ranked second, California dethroned Washington to
capture the national championship with 130 points, two more than the 2017
Champion, Washington. Stanford made it three Pac-12 schools in the top four,
finishing fourth with 104 points, while Texas was third with 115. Virginia,
also with 104 points, finished fifth, as Stanford finished higher in the
varsity eight race.
The
Cougars finished with 57 points, just three behind Indiana in 13th and five
ahead of Wisconsin in 15th, earning 14th for the second-straight year. WSU
entered the championships ranked 17th in the country, seeded 15th in the
varsity eight, 15th in the second varsity eight and 12th in the varsity four
and finished 14th in both the varsity eight and second varsity eight and 11th
in the varsity four, bettering its seed in each event.
The
varsity four (coxswain-Chloe White, Jenna Kennedy, Renee Kemp, Grace Arnis,
bow-Sophia Rogers) was the only boat to
advance to the A/B semifinals for a chance at the grand or petite finals. WSU
raced in the second heat of the semifinal race against California, Texas, Yale,
Stanford and Indiana, with the top-three advancing to the Grand Final and the
others to the Petite Final. The Cougars came out right behind Stanford and
Indiana, holding sixth-place. Stanford pulled away after the first 500 meters,
while the Cougars held close to the Hoosiers throughout. WSU finished sixth
with a time of 7:26.845, right behind Indiana in fifth at 7:26.260. Cal, Texas
and Yale advanced to the Grand Final finishing first (7:03.710), second
(7:10.008) and third (7:14.616), respectively.
The crews
returned in the afternoon to a rainy and windy course for their fourth races in
less than 20 hours. The Cougar four jumped out to fifth early, challenging
Indiana for fourth. By the 1,500-meter mark, Indiana held a four-second lead.
WSU finished in fifth with a time of 7:25.947, four seconds behind Indiana with
a time of 7:21.549 and eight seconds ahead of Iowa in at 7:33.197. With an
11th-place overall finish, the Cougars picked up 12 points. The 11th-place finish
marked the varsity four's best finish since 2015 when it came in seventh.
The
varsity eight (coxswain-Jenna Mangiagli, stroke- Emily Morrow, Jess Brougham,
Lisa Gutfleisch, Lucie Weissova, Kamila Ondrackova, Ivy Elling Quaintance,
Kristel Tohu, bow-Paige Danielson) competed in the second C/D semifinal for a
chance at either the C Final (13th-18th) or D Final (19th-22nd). WSU raced
against Brown, UCF, Navy and Rhode Island, as the top-three moved on to the C
Final. Brown jumped out to an early lead and never looked back to finish first
with a time of 6:38.881. WSU held off UCF for second with a time of 6:41.411,
while UCF finished third with a time of 6:43.663.
In the
afternoon, WSU got off to a slow start in the C Final, as it had its second
shot of the day against Brown. WSU was fourth through 500 meters and third
through 1,000 before catching Wisconsin at the 1,500-meter mark to place second
in a time of 6:32.274, just three seconds behind Brown in first at 6:29.626.
Wisconsin was third with a time of 6:34.924. The varsity eight picked up 27
points for WSU.
The second
varsity eight (coxswain-Ellie Burg, stroke- Emily Thomson, Taija Thompson, Emma
Gribbon, Jessica Norris, Rosalina Torcivia, Kateryna Maistrenko, Colombe de
Rouvroy, bow-Jasmine Brake) also raced in its respective second C/D semifinal.
WSU was pitted against Wisconsin, Northeastern, Rhode Island and Jacksonville.
The Badgers jumped out to an early lead and remained there to take first and
one of the spots in the C Final with a time of 6:45.172. The Cougars jumped out
to second and remained there throughout the race to finish three seconds behind
Wisconsin in a time of 6:48.422. Northeastern also advanced to the C Final,
finishing third with a time of 6:57.327.
Following
a delay due to an equipment issue for Wisconsin, WSU's second varsity eight
took to the water for the C Final. WSU once again got off to a little bit of a
slow start, jumping out to fourth in the six-boat race. The Cougars had moved
to second by the 1,500-meter mark, right behind Wisconsin. The Badgers used a
final push to take first with a time of 6:32.724, followed by the Cougars in at
6:34.977. USC was third with a time of 6:36.419. USC had previously defeated
WSU in the second varsity eight at the Pac-12 Championships. WSU's second
varsity eight earned 18 points for the finish.
This wraps
up the 2018 rowing season, as WSU head coach, Jane LaRiviere, led Washington
State to its 12th NCAA Championship in her 16-year tenure.
2018 NCAA
ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nathan
Benderson Park – Sarasota, Fla.
May 25-27,
2018
Friday,
May 25 – Day Two
Final Team
Standings
1.
California, 130
2.
Washington, 128
3. Texas,
115
4.
Stanford, 104
5.
Virginia, 104
6. Ohio
State, 101
7.
Michigan, 95
8. Yale,
93
9.
Princeton, 92
10. Brown,
70
11. Iowa,
69
12.
Southern California, 67
13.
Indiana, 60
14.
Washington State, 57
15.
Wisconsin, 52
16.
Syracuse, 52
17. Navy,
31
18.
Gonzaga, 30
19.
Northeastern, 26
20. UCF,
22
21. Rhode
Island, 14
22.
Jacksonville, 6
Division I
Eights
C/D
Semifinals 2
1. Brown, 6:38.881
2. Washington State, 6:41.411
3. UCF, 6:43.663
4. Navy, 6:44.868
5. Rhode Island, 6:56.811
C Final
13. Brown,
6:29.525
14.
Washington State, 6:32.274
15.
Wisconsin, 6:34.924
16.
Syracuse, 6:36.499
17.
Gonzaga, 6:42.241
18. UCF,
6:46.069
Washington
State Varsity Eight Lineup
coxswain-Jenna
Mangiagli
stroke-
Emily Morrow
7-Jess
Brougham
6- Lisa
Gutfleisch
5-Lucie
Weissova
4- Kamila
Ondrackova
3- Ivy
Elling Quaintance
2- Kristel
Tohu
bow- Paige
Danielson
Division I
Second Varsity Eights
C/D
Semifinals 2
1. Wisconsin, 6:45.172
2. Washington State, 6:48.422
3. Northeastern, 6:57.327
4. Rhode Island, 7:08.812
5. Jacksonville, 7:31.722
C Final
13.
Wisconsin, 6:32.724
14.
Washington State, 6:34.977
15. USC,
6:36.419
16.
Indiana, 6:38.329
17.
Northeastern, 6:46.379
18. Navy,
6:56.584
Washington
State Second Varsity Eight Lineup
coxswain-
Ellie Burg
stroke-
Emily Thomson
7-Taija
Thompson
6- Emma
Gribbon
5- Jessica
Norris
4-
Rosalina Torcivia
3-
Kateryna Maistrenko
2- Colombe
de Rouvroy
bow-Jasmine
Brake
Division I
Varsity Fours
A/B
Semifinal 2
1. California, 7:03.710
2. Texas, 7:10.008
3. Yale, 7:14.616
4. Stanford, 7:17.881
5. Indiana, 7:26.260
6. Washington State, 7:26.845
Petite
Final
7. Virginia, 7:14.594
8. Stanford, 7:19.281
9. Brown, 7:20.449
10. Indiana, 7:21.549
11. Washington State, 7:25.947
12. Iowa, 7:33.197
Washington
State Varsity Four Lineup
coxswain-Chloe
White
4- Jenna
Kennedy
3- Renee
Kemp
2-Grace
Arnis
bow-Sophia
Rogers
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Crews work
to fix WSU water main break
Repairs
estimated to cost thousands as old pipe bursts under road
By CARMEN
JARAMILLO, Evergreen
May 23,
2018
A water
main pipe burst early Tuesday morning on the WSU campus, causing a water outage
to three buildings and a flood in the basement of another.
The
repairs will cost the university an estimated $20,000-25,000, Associate Vice
President of Operations Dan Costello said.
WSU
Facilities received a call around 6:30 a.m. about a large amount of water
coming up through Campus Street and landscaping in front of Duncan-Dunn Hall.
“You
prefer these things don’t happen, but we’re prepared when they do,” Costello said.
“Once we were notified, we had a really collaborative work effort between
several different departments.”
Dale
Clark, a plumber who worked on the break, said the water main was four-inches
in diameter with a two-inch hole. Five feet of the rusted pipe was cut out and
replaced.
The break
was caused by the pipe settling onto a rock underneath it, Costello said. Over
time the rock had worn into the pipe until it finally burst.
The leak
let out 250,000 – 350,000 gallons a day for months, Costello said. The campus
usually uses 450 – 500 million gallons a year.
Water main
breaks happen two to three times a year on the Pullman campus, Costello said.
This is partly due to the age of the pipes and the sheer amount of pipes the
university manages.
Water was
shut off for three hours to McCrosky, Wilmer-Davis and Duncan-Dunn halls.
During the repair, water leaked into underground facility tunnels and into the
basement of Honors Hall.
Honors
Hall was cleaned up Tuesday but will continue to be monitored by WSU Environmental
Health and Safety to make sure moisture levels stay at a safe level.
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City of
Pullman explores removing trees
Projects
may lead to changes in landscape to install new sidewalks
Trees,
such as these ones on Main Street, may soon be trimmed or removed to free up
space for projects such as a new fountain.
By MAGGIE
QUINLAN, Evergreen May 24, 2018
As part of
a proposal to improve Pullman’s downtown, the trees lining Main Street could be
removed in the next few years.
These
nearly 20-year-old trees’ roots cause issues with the sidewalks, Parks Director
Alan Davis said, but new trees would come with their own set of problems.
“When the
street trees go in and they’re small, they’re an issue because they cover up
the storefronts and the awnings,” Davis said. “Then when they get big, they’re
a problem because the roots cause issues with sidewalks.”
The
potential tree removal or replacement would be part of a holistic master plan
to improve the Pullman downtown area, City Supervisor Adam Lincoln said.
“We’ve
been working with the downtown business association and we’re at the point
where we had a joint meeting where we discussed the needs for a more
large-scale plan for downtown rather than picking individual projects and running
with them,” Lincoln said.
Despite
coming changes, the trees could stay, he said.
“It’s
quite possible that the look and feel of the trees that are down there right
now already fall in line with what would be proposed in a plan like that,”
Lincoln said.
However,
Davis thinks the trees need to be removed or altered from their current state,
as the trees could interfere with the introduction of new brickwork, stamp
concrete and ornate street lamps that have been proposed.
“That
whole kind of infrastructure would literally tear up a block at a time,” Davis
said. “There would be no way to retain
the trees that are there.”
The large
trees on the High Street would likely need to be removed to allow for a
proposed fountain in that space as well, he said. Overall, the first phase of this proposal
would cost a little over $1 million.
No
decision has been made, but Davis said he believes it could be determined in
the middle of next year.
“When we
start talking about what we want the look and feel to be, we’ll probably have a
consultant that will help us lead that,” Lincoln said. “We’ll have lots of
meetings with the business owners to get their feedback on what is it that they
hope to see downtown.”
Shelby
Molinar, store manager at Thomas Hammer, has seen how construction on the
Evolve Apartments across the street has affected business. However, she does
not think the removal of trees would harm sales.
“I don’t
think it would affect our business, but I think that it would be really sad
actually,” she said. “I hate to see
trees go.”
At this
time the trees’ status hangs in the balance.
“By no
means has there been a decision made,” Adam Lincoln said.
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