April 23, 2003

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Western Washington University is competing in the fourth annual Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference Championships this Saturday (8:15 a.m.) at the North Cove of Lake Stevens. The host of the event is the Lake Stevens Rowing Club.

In all, 13 schools are participating. They include Evergreen, Everett CC, Humboldt State, Lewis & Clark OR, Oregon, Pacific Lutheran, Portland, Portland State, Puget Sound, Seattle Pacific, Washington State, Williamette and Western.

The conference schools are Humboldt State, Lewis & Clark, Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, Seattle Pacific, Willamette and Western. Another NCRC school, Seattle University, is not competing this year.

The meet is an exhibition for the remaining six schools.

Western is the defending champion in the men's varsity eight, winning that event two of the last three years. The Vikings took the women's varsity eight race in 2001 and placed second last spring.

Seated in Western's men's varsity eight will be coxswain Kelly McComb (Jr., Bainbridge Island), stroke Tyrell Marlow (Sr., Chimacum), No.7 Casey Raymond (Jr., Snohomish), No.6 Joshua Griesse (Jr., Pleasant Hill, OR), No.5 Alex Zaveruha (Jr., Oak Harbor), No.4 Jonathan King (Sr., Vancouver/Fort Vancouver), No.3 Case Sweerus (So., Gig Harbor), No.2 Colin McKenna (Jr., Mukilteo/Kamiak) and bow Adam Dunn (Fr., Vancouver/Mountain View).

The Vikings' women's varsity eight lineup is coxswain Emily Davis (Jr., Carnation/Mount Si), stroke Julia Gamache (Fr., Seattle/Blanchet), No.7 Katie Miller (Sr., Fife), No.6 Alicia Marrs (Sr., Tucson, AZ/Catalina Foothills), No.5 Katrina Anderson (Fr., Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage), No.4 Kailyn McGrath (So., Fillmore, CA/Villanova Prep), No.3 Gail Lumsden (So., Everett/Mariner), No.2 Krystol Daugherty (So., Bellevue/Interlake) and bow Laurel Kaminski (Jr., Bellevue/Newport).

2003 Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference Championships Lake Stevens - Lake Stevens, Wash.

Schedule of Events

8:15 a.m. Women's Varsity 8 8:30 a.m. Women's Junior Varsity 8 8:45 a.m. Women's Novice Lightweight 4 9:00 a.m. Men's Novice Lightweight 4 9:15 a.m. Men's Varsity 8 9:30 a.m. Men's Novice 4 9:45 a.m. Women's Novice 4 10:00 a.m. Women's Varsity 4 10:45 a.m. Women's Novice 8 11:00 a.m. Men's Lightweight 4 11:15 a.m. Men's Novice 8 11:45 a.m. Women's Lightweight 4 12:00 noon Men's Varsity 4 12:15 p.m. Women's Second Novice 4 12:30 p.m. Men's Second Novice 4 1:15 p.m. Women's Second Novice 8 1:30 p.m. Women's Junior Varsity 4 1:45 p.m. Men's Junior Varsity 8 2:15 p.m. Men's Junior Varsity 4 2:30 p.m. Women's Lightweight 8

Western Washington University Lineups
MEN
Varsity 8 - cox Kelly McComb (Jr., Bainbridge Island), stroke Tyrell Marlow(Sr., Chimacum), No.7 Casey Raymond (Jr., Snohomish), No.6 Joshua Griesse (Jr.,Pleasant Hill, OR), No.5 Alex Zaveruha (Jr., Oak Harbor), No.4 Jonathan King(Sr., Vancouver/Fort Vancouver), No.3 Case Sweerus (So., Gig Harbor), No.2 ColinMcKenna (Jr., Mukilteo/Kamiak), bow Adam Dunn (Fr., Vancouver/Mountain View).
Junior Varsity 8 - cox Austin Jenkins (So., Vancouver/Hudson's Bay), stroke JesseJarosz (Alexandria, VA/Williams), No.7 Justin Paul (So., Puyallup), No.6 JonathanFox (Fr., Shoreline/Shorewood), No.5 Andy Harrison (So., Vancouver/Hudson's Bay),No.4 Phil DuBois (So., Olympia/Capital), No.3 Aaron Haapala (Jr., Auburn/Auburn-Riverside), No.2 Andy Foltz (Fr., Puyallup/Sumner), bow Jim Feiccabrino (Jr.,Naugatuck, CT).
Varsity 4 - cox Kelly McComb (Jr., Bainbridge Island), stroke Casey Raymond(Jr., Snohomish), No.3 Joshua Griesse (Jr., Pleasant Hill, OR), No.2 Alex Zaveruha(Jr., Oak Harbor), bow Jonathan King (Sr., Vancouver/Fort Vancouver).
Junior Varsity 4 - cox Austin Jenkins (So., Vancouver/Hudson's Bay), strokeTyrell Marlow (Sr., Chimacum), No.3 Case Sweerus (So., Gig Harbor), No.2 ColinMcKenna (Jr., Mukilteo/Kamiak), bow Adam Dunn (Fr., Vancouver/Mountain View).
Novice 4 - cox Amie Sefton (Fr., Bothell/Inglemoor), stroke Jesse Jarosz(Alexandria, VA/Williams), No.3 Andy Foltz (Fr., Puyallup/Sumner), No.2Jonathan Fox (Fr., Shoreline/Shorewood), bow Jim Feiccabrino (Jr., Naugatuck, CT).
WOMEN
Varsity 8 - cox Emily Davis (Jr., Carnation/Mount Si), stroke Julia Gamache(Fr., Seattle/Blanchet), No.7 Katie Miller (Sr., Fife), No.6 Alicia Marrs(Sr., Tucson, AZ/Catalina Foothills), No.5 Katrina Anderson (Fr., Anchorage,AK/West Anchorage), No.4 Kailyn McGrath (So., Fillmore, CA/Villanova Prep),No.3 Gail Lumsden (So., Everett/Mariner), No.2 Krystol Daugherty (So.,Bellevue/Interlake), bow Laurel Kaminski (Jr., Bellevue/Newport).
Junior Varsity 8 - cox Kelly Read (Fr., Odessa), stroke Patricia Cittadini(Jr., Bellevue/Newport), No.7 Courtney Moeller (So., Renton/Liberty),No.6 Quinn Sanford (Jr., Olympia/Capital), No.5 Dana Mottet (So., Silverdale/Klohowya),No.4 Meagan Kelly (Fr., Spokane/North Central), No.3 Amber Bumphrey (Fr., Gig Harbor),No.2 Kami Pratum (Fr., Port Angeles), bow Jennica Chudek (Fr., Bellingham/Mount Baker).
Novice 8 - cox Coree Naslund (Fr., University Place/Curtis), stroke Alyssa Pitingoro(Fr., Puyallup/Rogers), No.7 Stefanie Boyer (Fr., Mossyrock), No.6 Maria Herrera-Demarrais (Fr., Mount Vernon), No.5 Breanna Forni (Fr., Puyallup), No.4 Jenn McGrath(Fr., Enumclaw), No.3 Katie Fadden (Fr., Shoreline/Shorecrest), No.2 Whitney Odle(Fr., Spokane/Ferris), bow Breanna Forni (Fr., Puyallup).
Second Novice 8 - cox Coree Naslund (Fr., University Place/Curtis), stroke KailynMcGrath (So., Fillmore, CA/Villanova Prep), No.7 Katrina Anderson (Fr., Anchorage,AK/West Anchorage), No.6 Meagan Kelly (Fr., Spokane/North Central), No.5 JennicaChudek (Fr., Bellingham/Mount Baker), No.4 Kami Pratum (Fr., Port Angeles), No.3Amber Bumphrey (Fr., Gig Harbor), No.2 Quinn Sanford (Jr., Olympia/Capital), bowEmily Hancock (Fr., Coupeville/Anacortes).
Varsity 4 - cox Emily Davis (Jr., Carnation/Mount Si), stroke Katie Miller (Sr., Fife),No.3 Julia Gamache (Fr., Seattle/Blanchet), No.2 Gail Lumsden (So., Everett/Mariner),bow Krystol Daugherty (So., Bellevue/Interlake).
Junior Varsity 4 - cox Krissy Whaley (So., Woodinville), stroke Alison Upsahl(Sr., Federal Way/Decatur), No.3 Laura Hancock (Jr., Ridgefield), No.2 Brittany Kruger(Jr., Longview/Mark Morris), bow Katrina Van Winkle (Sr., Sammamish/Eastlake).
Novice 4 - cox Kelly Read (Fr., Odessa), stroke Kami Pratum (Fr., Port Angeles),No.3 Jennica Chudek (Fr., Bellingham/Mount Baker), No.2 Quinn Sanford (Jr.,Olympia/Capital), bow Amber Bumphrey (Fr., Gig Harbor).