Official Results

GOLD RIVER, Calif. - The Western Washington University women's rowing Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 crews finished in third place in their respective Grand Finals to claim a third-place finish for the Vikings at the 2016 NCAA Division II Rowing Championships on Lake Natoma.

WWU finished with 10 team points, with Barry University (20 points) claiming their second consecutive national title and Central Oklahoma (15 points) finishing in second place.

The Varsity 8 finished in 3rd place in the Grand Final to earn 6 team points. Central Oklahoma overcame the Vikings in the final 500 meters of the course to claim second place in the race and in the overall team standings. Barry repeated as the V8 champion in a time of 6:44.184.

The Varsity 4 finished 3rd in the Grand Final to pick up 4 team points, clocking 7:45.745 on the 2,000-meter course. Barry won the gold medal in a commanding time of 7:36.208 and Central Oklahoma was 2nd in 7:41.915.

This season marked the 15th time in the last 16 seasons the WWU rowing program has competed for a NCAA II National Championship. The Vikings won seven consecutive national championships from 2005-2011, a feat unmatched by any NCAA program in any sport.

NCAA Division II Rowing Championships - Official Results:

Varsity 4:

1. Barry - 7:36.208 (8 points)
2. Central Oklahoma - 7:41.915 (6 points)
3. Western Washington - 7:45.745 (4 points)

Varsity 8:

1. Barry - 6:44.184 (12 points)
2. Central Oklahoma - 6:47.115 (9 points)
3. Western Washington - 6:49.267 (6 points)
4. Humboldt - 6:57.036

Team Championship:

1. Barry - 20 points
2. Central Oklahoma - 15 points
3. Western Washington - 10 points
4. Mercyhurst - 5 points

Varsity 4 Lineup at NCAA Championships (Stern to Bow):
Paige Rosson (Jr., Anacortes, WA) - Cox; Hannah Benson (So., Woodinville, WA/Redmond); Ana Jager (Fr., Anchorage, AK/East Anchorage); Molly Ware (Jr., Olympia, WA); Alexa Thompson (Sr., Edmonds, WA/Meadowdale)

Varsity 8 Lineup at NCAA Championships (Stern to Bow):
Rachel Dalthorp (Fr., Olympia, WA/Capital) - Cox; Emily Bartlett (Jr., Broadlands, VA/ Thomas Jefferson S&T); Katya Hewitt (Jr., Bellingham, WA); Nicole Vanderzanden (Jr., Vancouver, WA/Union); Mary Harper (So., Seattle, WA/Ingraham); Chloe Burns (So., Kirkland, WA/Lake Washington); Kia Parrish-Haim (Jr., Ashland, OR); Karisa Stapp (So., Bellingham, WA); Trisha Patterson (So., Camas, WA)

Division II Scoring System:
The scoring system the Division II NCAA Rowing Championships is broken down by the following. Barry University recorded a perfect 20 by winning the Varsity 4 and Varsity 8 Grand Finals. WWU was 3rd with 10 points (6 points for V8, 4 points for V4):

WWU History in NCAA Rowing Championships:

• WWU won seven consecutive Division II national titles from 2005 to 2011, being the first NCAA school in any division to achieve that distinction. The Vikings placed among the top three nationally from 2002 to 2014 with its four and eight reaching grand finals every time during that stretch.
• Appeared in 14 consecutive NCAA II Rowing National Championships from 2001-2014.
• Placed 2nd (2002, 2003, 2012), 3rd (2013, 2014, 2016) and 4th (2004) at the NCAA II Championships.

WWU's placings at the NCAA II Rowing Championships:

• 2016 - 3rd
• 2015 - DNP
• 2014 - 3rd
• 2013 - 3rd
• 2012 - 2nd
• 2011 - 1st
• 2010 - 1st
• 2009 - 1st
• 2008 - 1st
• 2007 - 1st
• 2006 - 1st
• 2005 - 1st
• 2004 - 4th
• 2003 - 2nd
• 2002 - 2nd

Drive:
Senior student-athlete Kristin Foster produced a 15-minute documentary titled Drive that captures the essence of rowing and a behind-the-scenes look at the WWU Rowing program. Foster produced, filmed and edited the film for her senior honors project as a Visual Journalism major.