Huskies Isabel van Opzeeland and Mira Calder took top honors in the 4,000-meter race as the Washington women’s rowing team opened the 2023-24 season Sunday at the Burnaby Lake Small Boat Regatta. The regatta featured singles, pairs and doubles competing in a 4,000-meter head race.
The Washington women’s rowing team opens the 2023-24 season with a trip to British Columbia where, this Sunday, they’ll participate in the 12th annual Burnaby Lake Small Boat Invitational. The regatta, held on Burnaby Lake, just east of Vancouver, B.C., is a 4,000-meter head race.
Seven current or former Washington rowers earned medals and a total of 11 qualified their countries for the 2024 Olympic Games as the 2023 World Rowing Championships wrapped up Sunday in Belgrade, Serbia. Coxswain and 2022 UW captain Nina Castagna ’22, along with former Husky rowers Brooke Mooney ’18 and Jessica Thoennes ’18.
The finals are set for nearly all of the current and former Washington rowers competing at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. A total of 13 Huskies remain in contention for medals, with an additional five still competing for a chance to qualify their country for the 2024 Olympics.
A total of 24 current and former Washington rowers will convene this weekend in Belgrade, Serbia, for the 2023 World Rowing Championships, which will run Sept. 3-10 on Sava Lake. A total of 24 current and former Washington rowers will convene this weekend in Belgrade, Serbia, for the 2023 World Rowing Championships, which will run Sept. 3-10 on Sava Lake.
The University of Washington will join the Big Ten Conference, leaving the Pac-12 Conference, effective in August 2024, UW President Ana Mari Cauce announced Friday. “The Big Ten is a thriving conference with strong athletic and academic traditions,” Cauce said.
A remarkable 22 members of the Washington men’s rowing have earned a spot on the Pac-12’s Spring Academic Honor Roll. Any student-athlete on their respective team roster with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3-or-above, and who has served at least one year in residence at the institution, is eligible for the distinction.
A remarkable 16 members of the Washington women’s rowing have earned a spot on the Pac-12’s Spring Academic Honor Roll. Any student-athlete on their respective team roster with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.3-or-above, and who has served at least one year in residence at the institution, is eligible for the distinction.
The Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Board of Stewards has announced the All-Academic Team for the 2022-23 academic year, with 18 members of the Washington men’s rowing team listed.
Washington’s men’s coxed four fell to a crew from Oxford Brookes University Sunday in the final of The Prince Albert Challenge Cup on the final day of the 176th Henley Royal Regatta.