SEATTLE – Washington's men's and women's rowing teams won all of the races in which they were entered Sunday in the 39th Head of the Lake regatta. The UW women won both the championship and junior varsity eights, while the men won three different eights races, the championships fours and the championship single sculls, as Ben Davison won that event for the second time.
 
The races, which start on Lake Union and wind through Portage Bay and the Montlake Cut on the way to Union Bay, features  a three-mile race course. There were 43 race categories for juniors, masters and college teams, featuring well over 400 entries in all.
 
The morning began with the men's collegiate eights, the Ben Porter Cup, with Washington's varsity crew taking first place in a time of 14.38.161, more than a minute ahead of the second-place finisher, Oregon State. In the second race, the men's collegiate JV eights, the UW boat won in a time of 14:46.357, a minute and 20 seconds faster than the University of British Columbia boat that finished in second place.
 
"The team performed as well as it could have today," UW men's coach Michael Callahan commented, "but this is just the start of a long process. We're slowly adding pieces to the team."
 
The third race of the day was the championship women's eight, sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells. The UW's two entries took the top two spots, with the A boat finishing in 16:21.922 and the B crew posting a time of 16.37.292. Seattle Pacific finished in third place.
 
"There certainly was high enthusiasm to end the fall season on home waters," UW women's coach Yasmin Farooq. "The team raced aggressively and technically well last week at the Head of the American, so I challenged them to make another step in the seven days since then.
 
"It's been a really hard week of training and everyone brought their A game today," Farooq concluded.
 
In the women's collegiate JV eight, the lone Husky entry won in a time of 17:25.520. UBC was second, about 34 seconds behind.
 
Next was the men's collegiate 3V8+, with three UW entries, which swept the top three spots. Washington's three boats finished with times of 15:06.701, followed by 15:31.789 and 15:32.085, well ahead of the rest of the pack.
 
Washington entered five crews in the championship men's fours, sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells, and took first through fourth and sixth place.
 
In the final race of the day that included UW athletes, the William Tytus Cup (men's open single sculls), Davison added another sculling trophy to his haul. The winner of the Head of the Charles championship single sculls last month in Boston (and also a winner in the same event at the 2016 Head of the Lake; last year's race was cancelled due to weather), Davison won on Sunday in a time of 18:39.296, beating a field of 16 athletes, including eight Huskies. UW's Simon van Dorp finished in second place with a time of 19:05.696.
 
"Seattle doesn't disappoint," Callahan said about Sunday morning's conditions. "These were beautiful racing conditions on an autumn day. It doesn't get any better.
 
"Now we point toward finishing up the fall and winter training," Callahan concluded. "This is where the real hard work starts."
 
The Head of the Lake marked the end of the fall season for the UW rowers. The women open their spring season next March 2 vs. USC at Lake Las Vegas, while the men and women will both compete in the 118th annual Class Day Regatta next March 23.
 
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UW LINEUPS & RESULTS
 
RACE 1: Men's Collegiate/Open 8+ Ben Porter Cup
Bow #1: First, 14:28.161
Cox: Kimmons Wilson
Stroke: Andrew Gaard
7: Elijah Maesner
6: Samuel Halbert
5: Madison Molitor
4: David Bridges
3: Ben Davison
2: Philipp Nonnast
Bow: Michiel Mantel
 
RACE 2: Men's Collegiate JV8+
Bow #11: First, 14:46.357
Cox: Adam Gold
Stroke: Peter Lancashire
7: Max Rennie
6: Simon van Dorp
5: George Esau
4: Sebastian Ritter
3: Alexander Vollmer
2: Nick Everett
Bow: Chase Deitner
 
RACE 3: Championship Women's 8+, Sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells
Bow #16: First, 16:21.922
Cox: Maddy Cope
Storke: Calina Schanze
7: Teal Cohen
6: Marlee Blue
5: Holly Drapp
4: Klara Grube
3: Jennifer Wren
2: Adele Likin
Bow: Skylar Jacobson
 
Bow #17: Second, 16:37.292
Cox: Ana Moloney
Stroke: Tabea Schendekehl
7: Carmela Pappalardo
6: Molly Gallaher
5: Lark Skov
4: Ella Cossill
3: Valentina Iseppi
2: Marguerite Trost
Bow: Emma Vagen
 
RACE 4: Women's Collegiate JV8+
Bow #23: First, 17:25.520
Cox: Sachi Yamamoto
Stroke: Ellie Bruce
7: Ava Trogus
6: Sophia Chaffey
5: Mackenna Cameron
4: Katie Dolan
3: Taylor Buell
2: Denise Devlyn
Bow: Tea Federspiel
 
RACE 5: Men's Collegiate 3V8+
Bow #29: First, 15:06.710
Cox: Kira Lewis
Stroke: Harvey Kay
7: Steve Rosts
6: Tennyson Federspiel
5: Evan Olson
4: Paolo Bifulco
3: Gert-Jan van Doorn
2: Carsten Rossen
Bow: Elliott De Bruin
 
Bow #30: Second, 15:31.789
Cox: Isabel Klein
Stroke: Cole Zwierzynski
7: Austin Regier
6: Chase Barrows
5: Chandler Kovacevic
4: Ian Engstrom
3: Jacob Schmidt
2: Jeffrey Thiers
Bow: Felix Reinhold
 
Bow #28: Third, 15:32.085
Bow: Thomas Wenk
Stroke: Jakob Hansen
7: Matthew Condrin
6: Mattus Holler
5: Jack Premzic
4: Jason Pyke
3: Logan McKerlich
2: Ryan Wilkerson
Bow: Colin Kweicinski
 
RACE 19: Championship M4+, Sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells
Bow #189: First, 16:22.215
Cox: Adam Gold
Stroke: Samuel Halbert
3: Madison Molitor
2: Andrew Gaard
Bow: Elijah Maesner
 
Bow #190: Second, 16:36.257
Cox: Max Schwartzkopff
Stroke: Peter Lancashire
3: Steve Rosts
2: David Bridges
Bow: Max Rennie
 
Bow #191: Third, 16:49.607
Cox: Nicole Gooding
Stroke: Harvey Kay
3: Gert-Jan van Doorn
2: Philipp Nonnast
Bow: Elliott De Bruin
 
Bow #192: Fourth, 17:04.477
Cox: Zach Casler
Stroke: Tennyson Federspiel
3: Evan Olson
2: Carsten Rossen
Bow: Austin Regier
 
Bow #194: Sixth: 17:34.822
Cox: Kylie Jones
Stroke: Dimitriu-Carcoana
3: John Kirtley
2: Nathan Klaff
Bow: Odin Slade-Byrd
 
RACE 21: Men's Open 1x William Tytus Cup
Bow #237: First, 18:39.296
Ben Davison
 
Bow #252: Second, 19:05.696
Simon van Dorp
 
Bow #251: Third, 19:15.565
George Esau
 
Bow #244: Fourth, 19:33.624
Sebastian Ritter
 
Bow #239: Fifth, 19:39.749
Chase Deitner
 
Bow #242: Seventh: 19:41.124
Nick Everett
 
Bow #246: Eighth, 19:48.422
Michiel Mantel
 
Bow #247: Ninth: 20:12.343
Alexander Vollmer