BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- The 2024-25 Western Washington University school year is being called the "Year of the Viking" as all 13 of the school's national championship teams are being inducted into the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame from September through June.
 
Those teams being honored include 1998 softball, 2016 and 2022 women's soccer, 2005-2011, 2017 and 2024 rowing and 2012 men's basketball.
 
Rowing had a string of seven straight Division II titles from 2005 to 2011, the longest among all three NCAA divisions in that sport. The men's basketball national championship was just the second by any four-year university in the state of Washington.

Ten members of those 13 teams have already been inducted individually into the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame with more to follow. The current inductees include Jamie Arthurs (soccer assistant coach/player), Jen Brandolini (softball player), Audrey Coon (rower), Alison Haukaas (softball player), Cathy Johnson (softball player), Sonja Joseph (softball player), Karla Landis (coach), Lindsay Mann-King (coach/rower), Art Phinney (softball head coach) and Rob Visser (men's basketball/assistant coach).
 
Team photos of all 13 squads have been hung in the foyer of the main entrance of Sam Carver Gymnasium, located on the east side of the building. That is just to the left of the WWU Athletics Hall of Fame Room.
 
The soccer induction took place on Oct. 5, and the men's basketball ceremony was on Jan. 4. 

The date for rowing is Apr. 5 and the date for softball is Apr. 12.

 
WWU National Team Champions

• 1998 Softball
• 2005 Rowing
• 2006 Rowing
• 2007 Rowing
• 2008 Rowing
• 2009 Rowing
• 2010 Rowing
• 2011 Rowing
• 2012 Men's Basketball
• 2016 Women's Soccer
• 2017 Rowing
• 2022 Women's Soccer
• 2024 Rowing

 
Stories about each team follow with direct links by clicking on the team name above...
 
1998 SOFTBALL
Vikings win school's first team national championship
 
 
May 22, 1998, will forever be a red-letter day in the history of Western Washington University athletics - the day that the Vikings won their first team national championship in any sport.
 
But for the women's fastpitch squad which brought home that title, the day meant even more, for rarely has a team faced so many obstacles in reaching its goal. 
 
The Vikings narrowly earned an at-large berth to nationals. In the days leading up to the tourney, they lost two pitchers to injuries. Then their head coach, Art Phinney, spent most of the tournament hospitalized with intestinal problems.
 
Four times Western came from behind to win tournament games, twice in its last at-bat. And then, to throw up one last barrier, the championship game pitted the Vikings against a team they had lost to six times during the regular season.
 
But Western overcame all of it, sweeping through the double-elimination NAIA National Tournament held at Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, with a perfect 5-0 record, including a 5-1 victory over arch-rival Simon Fraser BC in the title game.
 
"They were an incredible group of young women who worked so hard all year long," said Phinney, who passed away on July 15, 2019, about his team that finished with a 33-13 record. "I know a lot of people were surprised by this. Honest to goodness, I was not surprised because of their work ethic. When people work that hard, I feel that good things are going to happen."
 
The Vikings nearly didn't get to nationals. After falling to Simon Fraser in the Pacific Northwest Athletic Conference finals, Western was forced to wait for an at-large berth. Ranked No.11 in the final NAIA National Poll, the Vikings seemed assured of getting in. Instead, upsets in five regional tournaments across the country put Western on the brink of elimination before being awarded the final at-large berth.
 
In the week prior to nationals, Western's pitching depth suffered two blows, as a reliever sustained a knee injury and the No.3 starter suffered a broken jaw. Both missed the tourney.
 
But once the games started, things fell into place. In the opening round against Southern California College, Western fell behind, but tied the game with two runs in the sixth, then won it in the eighth, as Darcy Taylor's (Sr., Monroe) squeeze bunt scored Diana Burrows (Sr., Mukilteo/Mariner) with the go-ahead run in a 6-5 triumph.
 
After a 4-1 victory over William Woods MO in the second round, the Vikings needed late-inning heroics once again versus four-time defending national champion Oklahoma City University. With the game tied at three, Western had two out and none on in the bottom of the seventh. The game seemed headed for extra innings, but Jen Brandolini (Jr., Bothell) reached first on an infield error, bringing Sonya Joseph (So., Anchorage, AK/Dimond) to the plate. Joseph, who had dreamt the night before of getting a game-winning hit, did just that, doubling to the left field wall, allowing the speedy Brandolini to score the winning run for a 4-3 victory.
 
"I had faith in Sonya," said Brandolini. "She was doing awesome. At the crack of the bat, I was running and when I scored, everybody went crazy. Half the girls went out and tackled Sonya and half tackled me. We were all crying out of joy. It was almost like winning a national championship."
 
That victory put the Vikings into a matchup with Simon Fraser, with the winner going directly to the championship game. One more time, Western came from behind. Trailing 2-1 in the fifth, the Vikings got two runs, then added two more in the sixth and went on to a 5-2 win.
 
The championship game, a rematch with Simon Fraser, was almost anti-climactic, as Western had a relatively straightforward 5-1 triumph. Perhaps most notable was the return of Phinney, who was in the dugout after spending the previous three games in the hospital.
 
"It was a difficult week for me, missing three of the games," said Phinney, who was named NAIA National Coach of the Year. "But I was there for the first one and the last one. The team just played so well."
 
Phinney was prouder of no one more than Joseph, who was named tournament MVP. In addition to her hit against Oklahoma City, the Vikings' leftfielder made a number of great defensive plays, gunning down a potential game-tying run at the plate against William Woods, then making four sparkling catches in the championship game, including a diving stab in the fifth inning that saved two runs and snuffed out Simon Fraser's best rally of the day.
 
"It was a tribute to her work ethic and her attitude," said Phinney. "She came from someone who hit .077 as a freshman to being MVP of the national tournament a year later. That's an incredible jump, but she worked extremely hard and had an incredible attitude the year when she really wasn't getting to play."
 
Western pitcher Devon Fliss (So., Corvallis, OR/Crescent Valley), catcher Cathy Johnson (Jr., Vancouver/Hudson's Bay) and Brandolini, the centerfielder, were named to the all-tournament team along with Joseph.
 
Alison Haukaas (Jr., Washougal) pitched the complete game victory in the final. She also got the win in the first game, and Fliss worked the three victories in between.
 
The title game was the 10th time Western and Simon Fraser had met during the season. The Clan won six of the games, with four going into extra innings.
 
The Vikings were victorious in 18 of their last 21 games, beginning with a school-record 11-game winning streak. During the season, they broke 55 school records and tied 13 others. Eleven of Western's 13 losses were to nationally ranked teams with nine being to Top 10 squads.
 
Haukaas and Johnson led five Western players named to the NAIA Pacific Northwest Sectional all-star team. Haukaas earned sectional honors for the third straight year, and Johnson was picked for the second consecutive season. Also receiving sectional accolades were Brandolini, catcher-third baseman Andie Greenen (So., Vancouver/Columbia River) and Fliss.
 
Brandolini was named PNWAC Hitter of the Year. She was one of three Vikings who were unanimous picks to the all-league team. Also named on every ballot were Haukaas and Johnson.
 
Brandolini, batting left-handed after hitting right-handed her first two years, led the PNWAC with a .431 batting average, being the league leader in hits (69), runs scored (44) and stolen bases (30). All those figures were school records. Brandolini had a school-record 18-game hitting streak, tying the league mark in that category.
 
Johnson hit .401 and topped the league in runs batted in with 44 and doubles with 18. The RBI and doubles totals were school records. Haukaas had a 1.39 earned run average and a 9-2 record (.818).
 
Greenen and Fliss were also first-team selections. Receiving honorable mention were Burrows, the third baseman and only senior on the squad; pitcher Mandy Helzer and Joseph.
 
Eight Western regulars hit over .300. Besides Brandolini and Johnson, they were Burrows (.389), Greenen (.340), Joseph (.316), second baseman Coni Posey (So., Port Orchard/South Kitsap) (.307), Fliss (.306) and outfielder Dani Puz (Fr., Vashon) (.305). Joseph was a perfect 29-for-29 in stolen bases.
 
Fliss was 14-5 with a league-best 0.94 ERA, setting school records for victories and lowest ERA. She also had team bests of 11 complete games, four shutouts, three saves, 92 strikeouts and 104-2/3 innings pitched. Mandy Helzer (Fr., Eugene, OR/South Eugene/Lane CC), who suffered a broken jaw in practice the day before nationals began, had a 1.30 ERA and a 7-5 record.
 
Western had a team batting average of .331 and a 1.18 ERA. The Vikings stole 111 bases (136 att.), while holding their opponents to 12 (23 att.).
 
However, the numbers aren't what will be remembered. Instead, it will be the incredible performance put together during four days in May.
 
The national title, accomplished by a program in just its sixth year of existence, was the first and last in 61 years as a NAIA member for Western, which moved to Division II of the NCAA the following year.
 
"There could be no better way to go out than to go undefeated in the national tournament and beat your top rival in the championship game," said Phinney. "It took a while for things to jell. We didn't have any key turning point, it was more of a progression. It just kept getting better and better."
 
1998 Softball Roster:
Head Coach: Art Phinney
Assistant Coach: Dick Greene
Assistant Coach: Ed Eliason
Assistant Coach: Ian Shoemaker
 
Stephanie Barker (Arlington/Lakewood)
Jen Brandolini Register (Bothell)
Diana Burrows (Mukilteo/Mariner)
Lisa Chaussee (Bremerton)
Devon Fliss (Corvallis, OR/Crescent Valley)
Andie Greenen (Vancouver/Columbia River)
Alison Haukaas Richards (Washougal)
Alyssa Hammer (Kirkland/Lake Washingon)
Sarah Hanson (Redmond/Eastlake)
Mandy Helzer (Eugene, OR/South Eugene/Lane CC)
Cathy Johnson Evans (Vancouver/Hudson's Bay)
Sonya Joseph (Anchorage, AK/Dimond)
Heidi Maher (Walla Walla)
Katie Osmundson (Ridgefield)
Coni Posey (Port Orchard/South Kitsap)
Dani Puz (Vashon)
Laura Rabel (Auburn/Jefferson)
Darcy Sohns (Spokane/West Valley)
Darcy Taylor (Monroe)
Julie Taylor (Redmond)
 
2011-12 Men's Basketball
Vikings victorious in most watched and listened to event in school history
 
 
What was the most watched and listened to event in the history of Western Washington University athletics?
 
That's an easy one.
 
When the Vikings won the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship at The Bank of Kentucky Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky, on March 24, 2012.
 
The game was telecast live on CBS TV. It also was carried nationally on Westwood One radio.
 
Brightly colored confetti flew, a banner was raised and nets cut, following Western's hard-fought 72-65 victory over Montevallo AL.
 
The Vikings were presented the trophy, the goal of over 300 schools when the season began, raising it high above their heads at midcourt as "We are the Champions," blared throughout the building.
 
The national championship was Western's first in 110 years of competing in men's basketball and just the second by a school from the state of Washington at any collegiate level of the sport. The other came in 1976 when Puget Sound won the NCAA II title.
 
Making the achievement even more amazing was its unexpectedness. It seemed to come out of nowhere with Western posting a school record 31 wins and winning both the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) regular season title and the NCAA II West Regional crown on its way to the championship.
 
The Vikings had finished 16-11 the previous season, which ended with four straight losses to dash any hopes of a regional berth. They placed fourth in the GNAC standings and lost in the opening-round of the league's post-season tournament. And completing his eligibility was the leading scorer from that team.
 
The key additions on the national championship squad were players from 2010-11, who were either injured or ineligible. So, Western was picked third in the GNAC pre-season coaches' poll behind Alaska Anchorage and Seattle Pacific.
 
Even after winning the regional championship and qualifying for their first Elite Eight appearance since 2001 and just their second overall, things looked bleak for Western when it trailed 16-2 midway through the first half of its national quarterfinal game against fifth-ranked Midwestern State TX.
 
The Vikings almost did not have head coach Brad Jackson on the bench for that contest. He had missed the previous day's media conference (Associate Head Coach Tony Dominguez filled in) with a virus and had not left his hotel room since the team had arrived in Kentucky two days before.

But with Jackson recuperated, the Vikings rallied to escape with a one-point victory, 64-63, and continue their improbable ride to a national title that was beginning to look like their destiny. A tough team winning tight games as all six of its post-season contests were decided by single digits.
 
The day after its national championship win, Western flew back to Bellingham, Wash., aboard a chartered plane and received a police escort to campus where delirious fans awaited them.
 
In the days that followed, there was a special ceremony at the school's Sam Carver Gymnasium and a trip to meet state governor Christine Gregoire as well as decrees from U.S. senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville. The state of Washington's entire House of Representatives delegation in Washington D.C. introduced a resolution led by Rick Larsen in honor of the achievement. And the team was honored by the Seattle Mariners with a first pitch ceremony prior to a game on April 14, 2012, at Safeco Field.
 
Jackson, whose father Earl had passed away on Sept. 25, 2011, was named the 2012 DII national Coach of the Year by both the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Division II Bulletin. During the season, he became just the fifth collegiate coach in state history to win 500 games, all of them during his 27 seasons at WWU. Jackson's total stood at 518 after the title game victory.
 
What made the 2011-12 Vikings so special? There were a number of factors. Their balance on offense with seven or eight players who could produce in their up-tempo attack on any given night. Depth at all positions that allowed WWU to continue its suffocating defensive pressure late in games. Aggressive rebounding, confidence, focus, unselfish play and toughness. The players trusted and respected one another and remained composed no matter the situation.
 
Despite facing stiffer competition than the previous season and playing eight nationally ranked opponents, WWU's defensive average of 71.2 was nearly 10 points per game better. The Vikings held opponents under 41 percent field goal accuracy in each of their last five post-season games.
 
Offensively, no less than seven players averaged seven or more points per game. Western was 13-2 in games decided by seven or fewer points and 7-1 against teams ranked among the Top 25.
 
WWU's 2012 title capped off an amazing four-year run of West Region teams reaching the NCAA II national championship game. Cal Poly Pomona took the crown in 2009 and 2010 and BYU Hawaii was runner-up in 2011.
 
Men's Basketball 2011-12 Roster:
Head Coach: Brad Jackson
Assistant Coach: Tony Dominguez
Assistant Coach: Rob Visser
Athletic Trainer: Lonnie Lyon
Manager: Ryder Cunningham
Filmer: Aaron Rosenberg
 
John Allen (Brier/Mountlake Terrace/Washington State)
Rory Blanche (Ashland, OR)
Alfred Davis (Tacoma/Lincoln/Pierce CC)
Damien Fisher (Fife/Centralia CC)
Zack Henifin (Bellingham/Whatcom CC)
Paul Jones (Kent/Kent-Meridian/Whatcom CC)
Chris Mitchell (Everson/Nooksack Valley)
Shedrick Nelson (Tacoma/Wilson/Highline CC)
Cameron Severson (Petersburg, AK)
Dane Thorpe (Bellingham/Sehome)
Rico Wilkins (Dallas, TX/DeSoto/Grayson TX County CC/Yakima Valley CC)
Anthony Wiederkehr (Lakewood)
Richard Woodworth (Bellevue/Newport)
Dan Young (Federal Way/Highline CC)
 
2016 Women's Soccer
Undefeated Vikings win program's first national title
 
 
The GNAC Defensive Player of the Year Emily Webster (Jr., Bellingham/Sehome) perfectly placed a free kick inside the top right corner of the goal in the 76th minute of the NCAA Division II women's soccer national championship match to give Western Washington University its first national title in program history with a 3-2 victory on Dec. 3 over three-time defending champion Grand Valley State at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri.
 
"We are all really excited to win the national championship. I am just really proud of these players for what they have accomplished," said head coach Travis Connell of his undefeated 24-0-1 Vikings. "This championship means a lot to the players, to our staff, to our university and to the city of Bellingham.
 
"Winning a national championship means that I've had the privilege to coach some fantastic players. And we saw it tonight. They showed a ton of character, performed well, and every time a very good Grand Valley State team got back into the game, we had an answer. And it's because of the character of this team."
 
In her final collegiate soccer match, senior midfielder Caitlyn Jobanek (Springfield, OR/Thurston) scored twice, giving the Vikings the lead both times. The Lakers, however, found an equalizer each time to tie the score 2-2. When Webster fired the ball into the net on the free kick, that gave the Vikings the lead for good, beating Grand Valley State by the same score that the Lakers edged the Vikings in the semifinals last year.
 
The Vikings captured their first national championship in record-breaking fashion with their 24th consecutive victory, breaking the all-time Great Northwest Athletic Conference record for longest winning streak. Those 24 wins all came in 2016, breaking another GNAC record for most wins in a single season.
 
Jobanek put the Vikings ahead in the 18th minute with a well-placed shot from approximately 20 yards out, cutting toward the middle of the field and firing a left-footed strike past a diving goalkeeper to the upper-left corner of the net for her eighth goal of the season.
 
Grand Valley State, which was making its eighth consecutive trip to the NCAA II Final Four, tied the game in the 33rd minute as Gabriella Mencotti flicked a lead pass up and into the 18-yard box where Jayma Martin was able to allude oncoming WWU goalkeeper Ashley Homer (Jr., Puyallip) and control the pass to score on a rolling shot to the far post.
 
The scored didn't remain tied for long as Taylor Hallquist (So., Vancouver, WA/Columbia River) dished the ball to Jobanek who dribbled up to the top of the box from the right side of the goal and turned and shot into the far post for another go-ahead goal in the 37th minute.
 
The Vikings appeared to cushion their lead to 3-1 when sophomore forward Gabriela Pelogi (Federal Way, WA) broke away from her defender and fired a shot into the back of the net, but that was nullified by an offside call.
 
Grand Valley State scored another equalizer when Clare Carlson had her own shot from long range go to the back of the net in the 72nd minute to tie the game 2-2. It was only the second time this year that the Vikings had allowed two goals in one match after last having done so in a 3-2 win against UC San Diego in September.
 
Western got straight back on the attack and a foul 25 yards outside the box gave arguably the nation's best player at taking free kicks a chance to give her team the lead. With her teammates lined up along the edge of the 18-yard box, Webster took two steps and took a shot with her left foot toward the right side of the net. The shot grazed the crossbar in the upper-left quadrant of the goal and went into the net for the eventual national championship-winning goal.
 
"I had the best view in the house, let me tell you," Connell said about Jobanek and Webster's goals. "They were fantastic goals and that's probably what it takes to beat a team like this ... Caitlyn and Webster scored some amazing goals today."
 
The Vikings made no mistakes with their third lead of the game, not even allowing Grand Valley State to take a shot in the final 15 minutes to wrap up the season as the national champions with a 24-0-1 record. Webster finished the year with four goals and eight assists.
 
The senior class of Jobanek, Elise Aylward (Renton, WA/Lindbergh), Becca Cates (Poulsbo, WA/North Kitsap), Anna DeWeirdt (Sammamish, WA/Skyline) and Erin Russell (Brier, WA/Mountlake Terrace) completed its four years with an 81-5-7 record and made three trips to the NCAA Division II Final Four.
 
Junior Sierra Shugarts (Federal Way/Decatur) was named the Defensive MVP and Jobanek was named the Offensive MVP of the national title contest. Shugarts, Jobanek, Webster, Pelogi and freshman forward Liv Larson (Arlington) were all named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
"They have so much belief in themselves and the person next to them and it showed up many times this season," Connell said. "That's inside, that's who you are as a person and that's what showed up. The players just said, `we're going to go and win this thing no matter what gets in our way.'"
 
The Vikings advanced to the program's third Final Four in four seasons, winning their third West Region Championship with a 2-1 overtime victory over UC San Diego on a golden goal by Pelogi.
 
Western won a record fifth consecutive GNAC regular-season championship with a perfect 12-0-0 record and took a third GNAC Tournament title in advancing to a fifth consecutive NCAA II Tournament, posting a 100-9-7 record (.892) over that stretch.
 
Western finished the season ranked No.1 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, earning the first top ranking in program history on Oct. 11 and remaining the top team in the nation for the rest of the campaign.
 
Connell recorded his 200th career victory in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Colorado Mines and led the NSCAA Staff of the Year. The Vikings beat nationally ranked Bridgeport 5-1 at Harrington Field in a game broadcast nationally on WatchESPN/ESPN3 and set a GNAC record with 25 consecutive home wins.
 
Western, which led the GNAC in nearly every statistical category, set a school record and tied the GNAC record with 17 shutouts, tied for third nationally in NCAA II. The Vikings had the fifth-lowest goals against average nationally at 0.396, allowing only 10 goals in 25 games.
 
Western led the NCAA in winning percentage (.980) and averaged a school-record 2.64 goals per game, 15th-best in the nation.
 
Shugarts had one of the most decorated seasons in WWU Athletics history, earning GNAC and NSCAA Player of the Year honors. She was named a finalist for the Seattle Sports Female Star of the Year and was the women's soccer nominee for the 2017 DII Honda Athlete of the Year.
 
The Vikings beat Kutztown PA 3-0 in the national semifinal, setting an NCAA Championship record with 21 corner kicks and not allowing a shot.
 
2016 Women's Soccer Roster:
Head Coach: Travis Connell
Assistant Coach: Jamie Arthurs
Assistant Coach: Claire Morgan
Volunteer Assistant: Joana Houplin
Athletic Trainer: Lonnie Lyon
 
Elise Aylward (Renton/Lindbergh)
Avery Barbera (Santa Ana, CA/Foothill)
Jordyn Bartelson (Puyallup)
Emily Bunnell (Kirkland/Lake Washington)
Becca Cates (Poulsbo/North Kitsap)
Lauren Carson (Sammamish/Skyline)
Peyton Chick (Kent/Kentridge)
Anna DeWeirdt (Sammamish/Skyline)
Lindsey Fujiwara (Sammamish/Skyline)
Taylor Hallquist (Vancouver/Columbia River)
Ashley Homer (Puyallup)
Caitlyn Jobanek (Springfield. OR/Thurston)
Sophia Kallas (Boise, ID/Boise)
Liv Larson (Arlington)
Annaliese Laurila (Portland, OR/Grant)
Colleen Lindsay (Spokane/Gonzaga Prep)
Malia Maack (Spokane/Mead)
Emily Nelson (Puyallup/Bellarmine)
Jen Oak (Covington/Kentwood)
Hillary O'Connor (Los Angeles, CA/The Archer School)
Gabriela Pelogi (Federal Way)
Mariah Roggow (Kelso)
Erin Russell (Brier/Mountlake Terrace)
Sierra Shugarts (Federal Way/Decatur)
Callie VanAelst (Mill Creek/Jackson)
Emily Webster (Bellingham/Sehome)
 
2022 Women's Soccer
Exactly six years later, WWU wins program's second title
 
 
Exactly six years to the day, Dec. 3, the Western Washington University women's soccer team won its second NCAA Division II National Championship with a 2-1 victory over West Chester University in front of a sold-out crowd of 1,013 at Interbay Stadium in Seattle.
 
Playing within 90 miles of their campus, the Vikings had a huge following as they finished the season with a 19-2-4 record and added a second star to its championship crest, also winning the national title in 2016.
 
The Vikings established themselves as one of the premier soccer programs in the country advancing to 10 consecutive NCAA II championship tournaments, seven consecutive West Region tourneys and playing in a national title game for the third time in the last six seasons.
 
"When you talk about doing something big, like winning a national title, what we discovered this year is that you've got to break it down into small things," WWU head coach Travis Connell said. "We really wanted to - not win a title - we wanted to win the next play, and we wanted to win the next half and we wanted to win the next game. And if we stacked all those things on top of each other…we get to win this game."
 
Freshman Claire Potter (Pasco/Tri Cities Prep/Pasco) scored the game-winning goal in the 83rd minute, tucking a tough-angled shot from the edge of the right side of the 18-yard box into the side netting. Potter raced down the right side of the box after taking a pass from junior defender Kascia Muscutt (Leavenworth/Cascade/Peninsula CC), putting the Vikings 25th shot of the game just over the reach of the West Chester All-American goalkeeper.
 
"My objective in that moment was just to create another chance," Potter explained. "I sprinted after it and tried to chip the keeper - whether somebody else was going to get on the other end of it or not - and it ended up in the back of the net."
 
WWU out-shot the No.1 nationally ranked Golden Rams 25-3, with an 11-2 edge in shots on goal.
 
After controlling possession from the opening kickoff, the Vikings broke through on their eighth shot of the game when senior Tera Ziemer (Santa Rosa, CA/Montgomery/Texas A&M) found the back of the net in the 15th minute. Payton Neal (Lynnwood/Blanchet) took a short free kick laying it off to Katie Watt (Seattle/Blanchet), who sent a ball into the box from distance. Potter flicked a header into the middle of the box where Ziemer got a boot to the ball near the six-yard box eluding the WCU goalkeeper.
 
"We had an incredible blend of experienced returners that laid the foundation, created space and encouraged the new players and the less experienced players to grow into what they could be," Connell added. "Then we had hungry new players that just went after it. I would say confidently that this team improved more over the last four months than any team that I've coached before."
 
The Golden Rams found the equalizer in the 25th minute off a long free kick by Kiley Kergides, following a tough foul called on a slide tackle by Muscutt. Alyson Cutter timed her leap on the free kick, connecting on a looping header from 12-yards out into the upper left quadrant of the goal.
 
West Chester allowed two goals in a game for the first time this season while having its undefeated season come to an end at 23-1-1. Golden Rams first-team All-American Hayley McGee kept the game close making nine saves.
 
The Vikings had four players selected to the national all-tournament team, led by Most Outstanding Player Estera Levinte (Bothell). Watt, Ziemer and junior goalkeeper Claire Henninger (Sequim) were also picked.
 
WWU won its second national championship exactly six years after winning its first. The Vikings took the 2016 national title on December 3, 2016 with a 3-2 victory over Grand Valley State MI at Kansas City, Missouri.
 
2022 Women's Soccer Roster:
Head Coach: Travis Connell
Assistant Coach: Jamie Arthurs
Assistant Coach: Claire Morgan
Athletic Trainer: Thomas Silberberger
 
Ellie Busik (Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas/Grand Canyon)
Sophie Bearden Croft (Portland, OR/Lincoln)
Zola Carbone (Bellingham/Sehome)
Myka Carr (Newcastle/Liberty/Highline CC)
Dayana Diaz (Granite Falls)
Caylie Etherington (Oak Harbor)
Kaylin Gaiser (Woodinville/North Creek)
Asia Hardin (West Linn, OR)
Alisa Harmer (Bellevue/Interlake)
Claire Henninger (Sequim)
Quinn Kassing (Phoenix, AZ/Boulder Creek)
Allison Lepp (Minot, ND/Minot)
Estera Levinte (Bothell)
Morgan Manalili (Shoreline/Shorewood)
Kascia Muscutt (Leavenworth/Cascade/Peninsula CC)
Payton Neal (Lynnwood/Blanchet)
Ashley Nguyen (Seattle/Kennedy)
Jayden Nguyen (Bellingham/Squalicum/Whatcom CC)
Halle Noel (Puyallup)
Claire Potter (Pasco/Tri Cities Prep/Pasco)
Karina Provo (Federal Way)
Minji Rauch (Renton/Lindbergh)
Emily Rice (Portland, OR/Beaverton)
Gracie Sturdevant (Kirkland/Lake Washington/Denver)
Abby Succi (San Clemente, CA/San Clemente)
Abigail Trengove (Folsom, CA/Vista Del Lago/Long Beach State)
Chloe Unflat (Portland, OR/Wilson)
Katie Watt (Seattle/Blanchet)
Grace Wales (Snohomish)
Tara Ziemer (Santa Rosa, CA/Montgomery/Texas A&M)
 
2005 Rowing
After four years of knocking, door to national title opens
 
 
After four years of knocking, the door to a national title finally opened for Western Washington University at the NCAA Division II Women's Rowing National Championships on Sunday, May 29, at the CSU Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma.
 
The Vikings won the school's first NCAA II national crown in any sport and just the second overall.
 
"It doesn't get any better than this," said Western coach John Fuchs, who was named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association/NCAA II National Coach of the Year. "It was pretty emotional for everybody, a lot of tears. I feel about three inches taller. It's just awesome."
 
"After being a bridesmaid for so long … to finally win this thing. Four years of work came down to this."
 
The Vikings were victorious in both the fours and eights grand finals, finishing with a perfect score of 20. Defending national champion Mercyhurst placed second with 12 points, followed by Nova Southeastern 11 and Florida Tech 7.
 
Western's eight, ranked No.1 in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA II Poll nearly the entire season, held off Nova Southeasern, winning by 1-1/2 lengths. The Vikings completed the 2,000-meter course in 6:48.73. Nova Southeastern was clocked in 6:59.91, followed by Mercyhurst (6:59.92) and Barry (7:07.35).
 
Leading by a boat length with 1,000 meters to go, Western was briefly challenged by Nova Southeastern before pulling away at the end.
 
"We knew eventually someone was going to move up on us if we had the lead," Fuchs said. "So, we prepared for that. We were prepared to give a little bit, and then we just countered it and slowly walked away at the finish."
 
Seated in the Vikings' eight were coxswain Krissy Whaley (Sr., Woodinville), stroke Julie Gamache (Jr., Seattle/Blanchet), No.7 Staci Reynolds (Fr., Vancouver/Columbia River), No.6 Lindsay Mann-King (So., Colville), No.5 Kailyn McGrath (Jr., Fillmore, CA/Villanova Prep), No.4 Metta Gilbert (Fr., Helena, MT, No.3 Gail Lumsden (Sr., Everett/Mariner), No.2 Amelia Whitcomb (Fr., Spokane/Ferris) and bow Stephanie Parker (So., Marysville/Marysville-Pilchuck/SPU).
 
"We just stuck to our race plan," said Gamache, a two-time CRCA All-American. "Nova (Southeastern) walked up to us in the middle of it, but we just stuck with it because we knew if it came down to the wire that we had an amazing sprint and we're going to take it."
 
"We didn't change anything for anyone else. We didn't let anyone else change our plan."
 
"We broke down a wall that we had been working on all year," said Mann-King, who also received All-America recognition. "We came here prepared and did everything that we had planned to do … It was amazing."
 
"The feeling in the boat was calm confidence and we really pulled that off and stayed within our race plan and accomplished everything that we had planned on. Our motto is "Grace under Pressure," and that pretty much explains it."
 
Less than an hour later, Western's four won by a huge margin of nearly six boat lengths. The Vikings' winning time was 7:46.82, followed by Mercyhurst (8:07.78) and Florida Tech (8:09.34).
 
Western got off to a fast start and led by two lengths after the first 500 with a split time of 1:50.74 and by three lengths at the midway point.
 
"They had a really great start," Fuchs said. "I think they took a length lead within the first 15 strokes. They clearly dominated. It was amazing."
 
Seated in the Vikings' four were coxswain Elisabeth Johnson (Jr., Seattle/Franklin), stroke Courtney Moeller (Sr., Renton/Liberty), No.3 Samantha Marikis (Fr., Republic), No.2 Tanya Kaufmann (Sr., San Anselimo, CA/Sir Francis Drake) and bow Jordon Tobler (Fr., Langley/South Whidbey).
 
"We had a boat full of freshmen, who just pulled their hearts out," said Moeller. "We knew that we had it in us and we knew that we could do it … The last few strokes were the hardest I've pulled in my life."
 
Both Viking shells had impressive qualifying heat victories earlier.
 
"It's a strong statement to the work everyone did during the fall and winter," Fuchs said. "That's what paid off … and (assistant coach) Karla Landis. "She taught five of those girls how to row, they were true novices. It was a great effort by everybody. And that's what it takes to win at this level."
 
2005 Rowing (V8 1st GF, V4 1st GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Karla Landis
 
V8
coxswain Krissy Whaley
stroke Julia Gamache
No.7 Staci Reynolds
No.6 Lindsay Mann-King
No.5 Kailyn McGrath
No.4 Metta Gilbert
No.3 Gail Lumsden
No.2 Amelia Whitcomb
bow Stephanie Parker
 
V4
coxswain Elisabeth Johnson
stroke Courtney Moeller
No.3 Samantha Marikis
No.2 Tanya Kaufman
bow Jordan Tobler
 
2006 Rowing
Vikings successfully defend national title
 
 
Western Washington University successfully defended its national title, completing a sweep of all four of its races, at the NCAA II Women's Rowing National Championships on Mercer Lake at West Windsor, New Jersey.
 
For the second straight year, the nationally No.1-ranked Vikings won both the four and eight grand finals in claiming the national title after being victorious in both qualifying heats for the second consecutive year.
 
"Last year was such a huge deal for the program in general to win the first one," said Western coach John Fuchs. "But this year, we were never trying to repeat. It was more about accomplishing a goal and going through the proper steps to do it. And they did that."
 
"So., it's not quite as emotional, but I think that it's more rewarding this year."
 
Western's four began the final day with a two boat-length victory, navigating the 2,000-meter course in 8:24.16. South Region champion Barry FL was second (8:30.46) and UC San Diego third (8:35.13).
 
Needing a win over Barry to claim the team title, the Vikings' eight prevailed by a third of a boat length over the runner-up Buccaneers, never leading until the final 200 meters. Western's winning time was 7:17.60, just 1.08 seconds in front of Barry (7:18.68). Nova Southeastern was third (7:25.44) and Florida Tech fourth (7:32.34).
 
Western's eight time was a championship record, previously set by UC Davis in 2002 (7:17.98).
 
"It's amazing …it's an amazing accomplishment by these rowers," Fuchs said. "It could have gone either way. Barry had such a good program this year, especially the eight, and we knew that it was going to be very, very close, and it was."
 
"It was a great performance by both boats. We wanted to perform our best and we did that.  It was flawless, flawless racing by both crews."
 
Western finished with a perfect score of 20 points to 15 for Barry. Nova Southeastern followed with 6, UC San Diego 4 and Florida Tech 3.
 
"It came down to the eight," Fuchs said. "They (Barry) had us early by seven seats, but we kept plugging away and eventually pulled even with around 200 meters to go. Up till then, we were down the whole way.
 
Seated in Western's eight, ranked No.1 all season long in the US Rowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA II Poll, were coxswain Elisabeth Johnson (Sr., Seattle/Franklin), stroke Staci Reynolds (Sr., Vancouver/Columbia River), No.7 Julia Gamache (Sr., Seattle/Blanchet). No.6 Jordan Tobler (So., Langley/South Whidbey), No.5 Lindsay Mann-King (Jr., Colville), No.4 Rebecca Willms (Sr., Waterville/Wenatchee Valley CC/Montana), No.3 Metta Gilbert (So., Helena, MT), No.2 Samantha Markis (So., Republic), and bow Amelia Whitcomb (So., Spokane/Ferris).
 
"We were even with Barry about 250 meters in when we settled into our cadence," Fuchs said in describing the eight final. "Then Barry started to push and did that to the point it had about seven seats on us, But our girls were patient. They knew that if they stayed within striking distance at the end that they would be able to have a great finish. And that's exactly what they did.
 
"To stay cool and calm under that kind of pressure was absolutely fabulous. They'd been training for this as soon as we got here. We knew that was going to happen. So, I was pretty lucky in predicting their (Barry) race plan, but the girls were even better at working it through."
 
The lineup for the Vikings' four was coxswain Coree Naslund (Sr., University Place/Curtis), stroke Hilary Gastwirth (Fr., Issaquah/Liberty), No.3 Katie Saelens (So., Clinton/South Whidbey/Edmonds CC), No.2 Katrina Anderson (Sr., Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage) and bow Kristen Mathers (Fr., Camano Island/Stanwood).
 
"They got off the line and slowly dug into the field and just kind of inched their way ahead on each stroke," said Fuchs about the four final. "The other crews would make a push every now and then and try to get back with them, but they were patient and steady and kept pushing down the course. With 500 meters to go, they had some open water, and then they opened that up a little more by the time that they got to the finish line. It was just a good, steady, solid race."
 
Gamache and Mann-King were named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA DII All-Americans, Gamache for the third time and Mann-King for the second.
 
2006 Rowing (V8 1st GF, V4 1st GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Karla Landis
 
V8
coxswain Elisabeth Johnson
stroke Staci Reynolds
No.7 Julia Gamache
No.6 Jordan Tobler
No.5 Lindsay Mann-King
No.4 Rebecca Willms
No.3 Metta Gilbert
No.2 Samantha Marikis
bow Ameli Whitcomb
 
V4
coxswain Coree Naslund
stroke Hilary Gastwirth
No.3 Katie Saelens
No.2 Katrina Anderson
bow Kirsten Mathers
 
2007 Rowing
WWU is first school to win three straight rowing titles
 
 
Western Washington University became the first school in any rowing division to win three straight NCAA national titles as it took top honors at the NCAA Division II Rowing National Championships that took place on Melton Hill Lake near Oak Ridge, Tenn.
 
The nationally No.1-ranked Vikings led from start to finish in winning both the four and eight grand finals, each for the third straight year, to claim the national title. It is the first time that a school has won three consecutive titles since the NCAA began a rowing championship in 1997.
 
"These kids are just amazing," said Western coach John Fuchs, who was named Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association/NCAA DII National Coach of the Year. "With everybody coming up in the field, they just seem to find a little bit more. They seem to find what it takes to be the best."
 
"It's unreal. You don't win three national championships in a row. Maybe three in a program over a number of years, but when you go out and win three in a row, it's unbelievable … I mean talk about an experience that they'll never forget. They'll remember this for the rest of their lives. That's what so cool about it."
 
Western finished with a perfect score of 20 points to 15 for runner-up UC San Diego.
 
The Vikings' eight, ranked No.1 in the USRowing /CRCA NCAA II Poll the entire season, won by nearly two boat lengths, navigating the 2,000-meter course in 7:03.80. They were followed by UC San Diego 7:09.51, Dowling NY 7:12.93 and Nova Southeastern FL 7:28.30.
 
"With so much experience in that boat, the eight was very calm," Fuchs said. "We had four first-time rowers in that boat, but for the other five – this was their third national championship, they really have set the tone about what it's about and provided great leadership. When you've got kids who have experienced everything from start to finish and have won. It makes it a lot easier on the new kids."
 
Western's four also won by nearly two boat lengths with a winning time of 8:08.72. UC San Diego was second in 8:14.71 and Nova Southeastern FL third in 8:44.83.
 
"The four had a great start and completely took control," said Fuchs. "I'm really proud of them. The time they spent together as a four was longer than in most years. So, they had a long time to jell and they got it done.
 
Seated in the Vikings' eight were coxswain Kristy Theodorson (So., Bothell/Inglemoore), stroke Staci Reynolds (Jr., Vancouver/Columbia River), No.7 Lindsay Mann-King (Sr., Colville), No.6 Meghan Woodman (So., Redmond), No.5 Amelia Whitcomb (Jr., Spokane/Ferris), No.4 Samantha Marikis (Jr., Republic), No.3 Metta Gilbert (Jr., Helena, MT), No.2 Audrey Coon (So., Kenai, AK/Kenai Central) and bow Lila Scaife (Jr., Zillah/Big Bend CC).
 
Western's four lineup included coxswain Robin Fitzpatrick (Jr., Mukilteo/Kamiak), stroke Jordan Tobler (Jr., Langley/South Whidbey), No.3 Gina Auriemma (So., Lake Forest Park/Shorecrest), No.2 Katie Saelens (Jr., Clinton/South Whidbey) and bow Hilary Gastwirth (So., Issaquah/Liberty).
 
"They knew what they had to do," Fuchs said. "I didn't have to talk them up and give them a rah-rah speech. I just said to go out there and be yourselves, row like you've been doing all year and it should be good enough. And they trusted that and that's exactly what happened."
 
The lineups for both boats were solidified early in the season.
 
"Creating some early chemistry has worked for us in the past," said Fuchs. "The eight lineup was determined very early and we decided in late March what the four would be. It's just one way to do it. I don't know if we'll do that every year, but it worked for us this season."
 
2007 Rowing (V8 1st GF, V4 1st GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Karla Landis
 
V8
coxswain Kristy Theodorson
stroke Staci Reynolds
No.7 Lindsay Mann-King
No.6 Meghan Woodman,
No.5 Amelia Whitcomb
No.4 Samanth Marikis
No.3 Metta Gilbert
No.2 Audrey Coon
bow Lila Scaife
 
V4
coxswain Robin Fitzpatrick
stroke Jordan Tobler
No.3 Gina Auriemma
No.2 Katie Saelens
bow Hilary Gastwirth
 
2008 Rowing
Western makes it four-for-four
 
 
Western Washington University made it four-for-four at the NCAA Division II National Women's Rowing Championships, winning an unprecedented fourth straight national title at the Sacramento Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma.
 
The Vikings were led by a core group of four seniors – Metta Gilbert (Helena, MT), Samantha Marikis (Republic), Staci Reynolds (Vancouver/Columbia River) and Amelia Whitcomb (Spokane/Ferris) – who rowed at nationals for each of the championships.
 
Western led from start to finish in winning both the four and eight grand finals, each for the fourth straight year, to claim the national title. No team in any division had won three straight championships prior to the Vikings performing that feat in 2007.
 
"It's pretty impressive to accomplish what they've accomplished this year and for those seniors to finish out their careers like that," said Western coach John Fuchs. "I can't even fathom what they're feeling right now. They're the perfect example of what a student-athlete is. They represent all that is great about it."
 
Western finished with a perfect score of 20 points to 15 for UC San Diego, which was the runner-up for the second straight year. The Vikings were ranked No.1 in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA II Poll all season long, receiving every first-place vote.
 
"All of them (national titles) were different," Fuchs said. "I think just the fact seniors started this whole thing when they were freshmen, they won the first one, and for them to finish off their careers by winning the fourth one and not having a lot of overlap … It was like the circle was completed."
 
The Vikings' eight won by almost three boat lengths, finishing the 2,000-meter course in 6:53.20. They were followed by UC Diego in7:06.68, Dowling NY in 7:10.19 and Philadelphia PA in 7:31.24.
 
"They executed the race plan which was to have a good start and then just execute stroke after stroke, try and take a little bit more, and keep pushing and pushing," said Fuchs. "They didn't let up and pushed all the way down the course."
 
Western's four was victorious by almost three boat lengths with a winning time of 7:57.54. UC San Diego was second in 8:10.95 with Nova Southeastern FL third in 8:25.10.
 
"The four was the same plan (as the eight)," Fuchs said. "They got off the line quick, didn't make any mistakes and just went to work and out-rowed everybody."
 
Seated in Western's eight were coxswain Kristy Theodorson (Jr., Bothell/Inglemoor), stroke Staci Reynolds (Sr., Vancouver/Columbia River), No.7 Metta Gilbert (Sr., Helena, MT), No.6 Meghan Woodman (Jr., Redmond), No.5 Gina Auriemma (Jr., Lake Forest Park/Shorecrest), No.4 Samantha Marikis (Sr., Republic), No.3 Amelia Whitcomb (Sr., Spokane/Ferris), No.2 Audrey Coon (Jr., Kenai, AK/Kenai Central) and bow Madeleine Eckmann (So., Winthrop/Liberty Bell).
 
Gilbert, Marikis and Renolds were named CRCA All-Americans.
 
Seated in the Vikings' four were coxswain Samantha Oberholzer (Fr., Bellevue), stroke Katie Tipton (Fr., Snohomish), No.3 Casey Mapes (Fr., Anchorage, AK/Service), No. 2 Julie Munger (Jr., Palmer, AK/Colony) and bow Hilary Gastwirth (Jr., Issaquah/Liberty).
 
"I think both of them (eight and four) are actually the fastest we've had," Fuchs said. "And with the depth we had I think this is the best squad we've had."
 
"It was just a fun year watching them win like that. They're just amazing athletes."
 
Western's eight finished with eight wins in 11 races during the season, its only losses being against Division I competition. The Vikings have not lost to a NCAA II school in either eight or four races since 2005.
 
Besides being the fourth national title for Gilbert, Marikis, Reynolds and Whitcomb, it was the third for Gastwirth and the second for Auriemma, Coon, Theodorson and Woodman.
 
2008 Rowing (V8 1st GF, V4 1st GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Karla Landis
 
V8
coxswain Kristy Theodorson
stroke Staci Reynolds
No.7 Metta Gilbert
No.5 Gina Auriemma
No.4 Samantha Marikis
No.3 Amelia Whitcomb
No.2 Audrey Coon
bow Madeleine Eckmann
 
V4
coxswain Samantha Oberholzer
stroke Katie Tipton
No.3 Casey Mapes
No.2 Julia Munger
bow Hilary Gastwirth
 
2009 Rowing
In transition year, Vikings take fifth straight title
 
 
Even inexperience couldn't stop the Western Washington University women's rowing team.
 
Despite half the rowers in their two shells being freshmen, the Vikings claimed their fifth consecutive national title, winning the 2009 NCAA Division II national championship on Cooper River near Cherry Hill, NJ.
 
It was the first time that a team in any NCAA rowing division had won five straight titles since the NCAA began a rowing championship in 1997.
 
"It's crazy," said Western coach John Fuchs. "They got it done. I mean for them to actually pull it off is pretty amazing. And they did it against other crews that had nearly all upperclassmen. They're just an amazing group."
 
The Vikings' eight, which completed a perfect season with 10 wins in 10 races, won its grand final in a time of 6:52.60, over a boat length ahead of second-place Mercyhurst PA (6:57.22). Seattle Pacific was third (7:00.22) and Philadelphia PA fourth (7:05.70).
 
"This is the first year that we've been undefeated," Fuchs said. "It was just a very special year."
 
Western was second in the fours grand final, edging third-place Mercyhurst PA by just two seats on the last two strokes. Nova Southeastern FL won in 7:53.64. The Vikngs were clocked in 7:57.34 and Mercyhurst in 7:57.70.
 
"The four pulled it off," said Fuchs. "They threw it down and got it done. When they crossed the finish line, I knew that it was going to come down to the eight and that was the best we could have hoped for. They did their job. Everybody did their job this year,"
"They just stepped it up. That could have gone either way. To show that kind of tenacity towards the end there … That was close."
 
Western took the team title with 18 points, followed by Mercyhurst 13, Nova Southeastern 11 and Philadelphia 3.
 
The Vikings entered the championship regatta ranked No.2 nationally in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA II Poll, with Mercyhurst No.1. The Lakers had won a national title in 2004.
 
In the varsity eight race, Mercyhurst held a slight lead over Western for the first 500 meters. But the Vikings, despite rowing at a much lower stroke rate, took the lead at the 1,000-meter mark and gradually pulled away.
 
"We just don't row high," said Fuchs. "There's just too much room for error. It works for us because the kids get more rhythm, they gain some momentum and they are able to row harder in the last part. I told them that they would probably be down at the 1,000-meter mark, but to just be patient and stick with it and follow the game plan."
 
"They did exactly what they were supposed to do all year, every practice, every race, they did not make any mistakes. That's just amazing in itself. They went through every practice with intensity. It was almost perfect, and they finished perfect."
 
The Vikings have not lost to a non-Division I school in varsity eight competition since 2004.

Seated in Western's eight were coxswain Kristy Theodorson (Sr., Bothell/Inglemoor), stroke Casey Mapes (So., Anchorage, AK/Service), No.7 Audrey Coon (Sr., Kenai, AK/Kenai Central), No.6 Jean Piette (Fr., Vancouver/Columbia River), No.5 Heather Kelly (Jr., Bird Creek, AK/South Anchorage), No.4 Katie Woolsey (Fr., North Bend/Mount Si), No.3 Megan Northey (Fr., Brier/King's), No.2 Madeleine Eckmann (Jr., Winthrop/Liberty Bell), and bow Kate Berni (Fr., Silverdale/Central Kitsap).
 
"This is the happiest moment of my life," said Coon, the team captain. "There was a lot of anticipation, but we executed everything so perfectly, it's like icing on the cake. It's just perfect. I'm just feeling relieved and super happy."
 
Seated in the Vikings' four were coxswain Samantha Oberholzer (So., Bellevue), stroke Carson MacPherson-Krutsky (Fr., Seattle/Garfield), No.3 Hilary Gastwirth (Sr., Issaquah/Liberty), No.2 Siri Carlson (So., Tacoma/Franklin Pierce) and bow Hannah Gallagher (Fr., Seattle/Garfield).
 
It was the fourth national title for Gastwirth, third for Coon and Theodorson and second for Eckmann, Kelly (alternate last year), Mapes and Oberholzer.
 
"Last year, I watched the four seniors with four titles and all the emotion," said Gastwirth. "It's unbelievable. I can't really believe it's over yet."
 
Coon and Theodorson received CRCA All-America recognition, and Coon, Eckmann and Mapes were named CRCA National Scholar-Athletes.
 
The competition was the last collegiately for three seniors – Coon, Gastwirth and Theodorson.
 
2009 Rowing (V8 1st GF, V4 2md GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Karla Landis
Athletic Trainer: Masa Migita
 
V8
coxswain Kristy Theodorson
stroke Casey Mapes
No.7 Audrey Coon
No.6 Jean Piette,
No.5 Heather Kelly
No.4 Katie Woolsey
No.3 Megan Northey
No.2 Madeleine Eckmann
bow Kate Berni
 
V4
coxswain Samantha Oberholzer
stroke Carson MacPherson-Krutsky
No.3 Hilary Gastwirth
No.2 Siri Carlson
bow Hannah Gallagher
 
2010 Rowing
Western wins sixth straight NCAA II crown
 
 
The formula was not the expected one, but the result was still the same.
 
The Western Washington University won its sixth straight national team title at the ninth annual NCAA Division II Women's Rowing National Championships held on Lake Natoma at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center.
 
It is the first time that a school in any NCAA rowing division has won six straight crowns since the NCAA began a rowing championship in 1997.    
"It was a great year," said Western coach John Fuchs. "What an awesome team. They had great chemistry. They're nice kids and good students and they worked well with each other. It was really a fun year, a fun group to coach for sure."
 
For the first time in its championship run, Western did not win the varsity eight, finishing four seats behind Mercyhurst PA. But that result, combined with an impressive five boat-length victory by the four was enough for another title.
 
"It was a helluva race," Fuchs said. "Hats off to Mercyhurst, they've got a good crew and are well coached. It was a great race. Our kids didn't leave anything out there. It was close the whole way with some good times."
 
The Vikings' four dominated, completing the 2,000-meter course in 7:25.35, over 18 seconds better that second-place Florida Tech (7:42.84) with Philadelphia PA third (7:56.92).
 
"They had probably the best race of the year, and it's always good to do that on a day like today," said Fuchs. "The field wasn't that strong, but our kids had a great run. I think that's the best time or pretty close to the best time we've ever posted down here."
 
Mercyhurst led throughout the eight race, edging Western, ranked No.1 in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA II Poll, by 2.39 seconds. Mercyhurst, which placed second in 2009 after entering the final rated No.2, won the 2004 national title, the last time the Vikings lost to a DII opponent in the varsity eight, when they placed third.
 
"Mercyhurst was a little faster today," Fuchs said. "They earned the right to say that they're the best eight out there."
 
Western took the team championship with 20 points, followed by Seattle Pacific 11, Philadelphia 10 and Florida Tech 9.
 
Both Viking shells rowed to easy victories in their qualifying heats.
 
In Western's eight were coxswain Samantha Oberholzer (Jr., Bellevue), stroke Megan Northey (So., Brier/King's), No.7 Katie Woolsey (So., North Bend/Mount Si), No.6 Heather Kelly (Sr., Bird Creek/South Anchorage), No.5 Jean Piette (So., Vancouver/Columbia River), No.4 Siri Carlson (Jr., Tacoma/Franklin Pierce), No.3 Casey Mapes (Jr., Anchorage, AK/Service), No.2 Kate Berni (So., Silverdale/Central Kitsap) and bow Medeleine Eckmann (Sr., Winthrop/Liberty Bell).
 
Seated in the Vikings' four were coxswain Kelsey McFarland (Jr., Fife), stroke Carson MacPherson-Krutsky (So., Seattle/Garfield), No.3 Kelsey Baker (So., Gig Harbor), No.2 Stephanie Bluhm (Fr., Auburn/Mountainview) and bow Hannah Gallagher (So., Seattle/Garfield).
 
Kelly was named a CRCA All-American. Eckmann, MacPherson-Krutsky, Mapes and Northey were CRCA National Scholar-Athletes. 
 
It was the fourth trip to nationals for Eckmann, who was an alternate in 2007, and the third trip for Kelly, who was an alternate in 2008, Mapes and Oberholzer.
 
2010 Rowing (V8 2nd GF, V4 1st GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Lindsay Mann-King
Athletic Trainer: Masa Migita
 
V8
coxswain Samantha Oberholzer
stroke Megan Northey
No.7 Katie Woolsey
No.6 Heather Kelly
No.5 Jean Piette
No.4 Siri Carlson
No.3 Casey Mapes
No.2 Kate Berni
bow Madeleine Eckmann
 
V4
coxswain Kelsey McFarland
stroke Carson MacPherson-Krutsky
No.3 Kelsey Baker
No.2 Stephanie Bluhm
bow Hannah Gallagher
  
2011 Rowing
Western captures seventh straight title at NCAA II Nationals
 
 
Winning both the four and eight grand finals for the first time in three years, Western Washington University captured a seventh straight team title at the 10th annual NCAA Division II Women's Rowing National Championships held on Lake Natoma at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center.
 
The Vikings entered the competition ranked No.1 nationally in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA II Poll, receiving every first-place vote throughout the season.
 
Their string of seven national team titles is unprecedented in any rowing division since the NCAA began a championship in 1997.
 
"I can't describe it, it just feels so good," said Western coach John Fuchs. "They worked so hard this year, it was pretty flawless."
 
"The prep work, the cross-training from the first practice in the fall, it just worked … We changed a lot of things and I'm really happy with everything that we did. It all worked out better than I expected. The combination of all these things made the team better."
 
Both Western's four and eight shells were victorious by wide margins in posting grand final victories. After performing that feat of sweeps the first four years of their string, the Vikings were second in the fours in 2009 and runner-up in the eights last year.
 
Western has now won 25 of 28 races, including qualifying heats, at nationals during its championship reign.
 
The Vikings finished with a winning total of 20 points, followed by Mercyhurst PA 13, Humboldt State CA 12 and Nova Southeastern FL 5.
 
Western won by over two boat lengths in the eights competition, completing the 2,000-meter course in 6:50.46. Defending champion Mercyhurst was second in 6:58.25, followed by Humboldt State (7:01.87) and Nova Southeastern (7:13.65).
 
It was the fourth team title for two members of the varsity eight, team captain and stroke Casey Mapes (Sr., Anchorage, AK/Service) and coxswain Samantha Oberholzer (Sr., Bellevue).
 
"We had an awesome start," said Mapes. "Once we got out (in the lead), we knew we could hold on because this year we changed our workouts and did more power. In the past, we've come from behind. This year, we're getting out a little harder at the start and just flashing through it."
 
"I couldn't have asked for a better way to go out – better team, it's just been a phenomenal year. Sam and I have both gotten four now, and I'm just so lucky to be a part of this."
 
The Vikings had a boat length lead after the first 500 meters, opening with a split of 1:38.91, and were ahead by a boat length at the 1,000-meter mark.
 
Seated in Western's eight besides Oberholzer and Mapes were No.7 Carson MacPherson-Krutsky (Jr., Seattle/Garfield), No.6 Jean Piette (Jr., Vancouver/Columbia River), No.5 Siri Carlson (Sr., Tacoma/Franklin Pierce), No.4 Megan Northey (Jr., Brier/King's), No.3 Stephanie Bluhm (So., Auburn/Mountainview), No.2 Katie Woolsey (Jr., North Bend/Mount Si) and bow Kate Berni (Jr., Silverdale/Central Kitsap).
 
"Our warm-up was so calm, you could tell that everyone was just ready," said Oberholzer, who along with Carlson was named to the CRCA All-America team. "We just blasted out of our start and everything went according to plan. It felt so great. I think it was the best race we've ever had."
 
Carlson agreed. "It was just phenomenal. From start to finish, it was the best race that I've ever been a part of … After last year, we worked so hard to get that win. From the first stroke it was just so on, we were all on. I knew that we would win after the first stroke."
 
The Vikings' four also led from start to finish. That shell won in 7:50.72, over five seconds and a boat length of open water ahead of runner-up Humboldt State (7:56.16). Mercyhurst was third in 8:03.91.
 
Making up Western's four were coxswain Kelsey McFarland (Sr., Fife), stroke Kelsey Baker (Jr., Gig Harbor), No.3 Mariana Cains (Sr., Walla Walla), No.2 Alyssa Dewey (Jr., Bend, OR/Mountain View) and bow Lauren Fleming (Jr., Bainbridge Island).
 
Western's top eight won seven of nine races during the season. Both losses were by close margins to two NCAA I schools, Gonzaga and Washington. The Vikings' four was victorious in six of nine races, all three losses being to NCAA I opponents.
 
Western's four and eight earned grand final berths with easy victories in their respective qualifying heats.
  
2011 Rowing (V8 1st GF, V4 1st GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Lindsay Mann-King
Athletic Trainer: Masa Migita
 
V8
coxswain Samantha Oberholzer
stroke Casey Mapes
No.7 Carson MacPherson-Krutsky
No.6 Jean Piette
No.5 Siri Carlson
No.4 Megan Northey
No.3 Stephanie Bluhm
No.2 Katie Woolsey
bow Kate Berni
  
V4
coxswain Kelsey McFarland
stroke Kelsey Baker
No.3 Mariana Cains
No.2 Alyssa Dewey
bow Lauren Fleming
 
2017 Rowing
Vikings return to top of podium for first time since taking seven straight crowns
 
 
The Western Washington University women's rowing team won the program's eighth NCAA Division II national championship edging out Central Oklahoma in the team competition on Lake Mercer near West Windsor, N.J.
 
The Vikings, directed by head coach John Fuchs, returned to the top of the podium for the first time since a streak of seven consecutive national championships from 2005-2011.
 
"This is an awesome feeling for the team," said Fuchs. "The last time we were here we finished second to end our streak. To come full circle and to be back on top of the podium here is a great feeling."
 
WWU scored 17 team points in the competition, with eight coming from the national-champion four and nine from the second place finishing eight, earning a one-point victory over Central Oklahoma.
 
WWU's one-point victory marked one of the closest in the 15-year history of the current Division II scoring system, with 2014 (Humboldt State 16, Nova Southeastern 15) and 2004 (Mercyhurst 18, Humboldt State 17) also featuring one-point wins.
 
Western's four-oared boat set the tone in the first grand final race of the DII championship, recording an open-water victory over Mercyhurst, finishing the 2,000-meter course in 7:51.610. The Vikings led wire-to-wire, pulling away from Mercyhurst (8:06.148) and Central Oklahoma (8:12.477) for a 15-second victory.
 
The four lineup included junior coxswain Madison Moehlman (Vancouver, WA/Columbia River), with stroke Nicole Vanderzanden (Sr., Vancouver, WA/Union), No.3 Mary Harper (Jr., Seattle, WA/Ingraham), No.2 Kelly Oberbillig (So., Milton, WA/Fife) and bow Madison Kerr (So., Spokane, WA/Lewis & Clark).
 
"The four really set the tone for us, racing with confidence and a great attitude," said Fuchs. "They developed quickly after the WIRAs and really became a strong crew. They had a fantastic race."
 
This marks the eighth time the fours have won at the national championships, joining crews in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014.
 
The eight finished second in its four-boat grand final to earn nine points and seal the team championship. The Vikings had a strong last half of the race, but could not beat out Central Oklahoma (6:58.513) to finish in 7:00.569.
 
The eight was coxed by Giselle Kiraly (So., Vancouver, WA/Columbia River), and featured a veteran crew of stroke Chloe Burns (Jr., Kirkland, WA/Lake Washington), No.7 Karisa Stapp (Jr., Bellingham, WA/Mount Baker), No.6 Kia Parrish-Haim (Sr., Ashland, OR), No.5 Molly Ware  (Sr., Olympia, WA), No.4 Claire Whiting (Jr., Maple Valley, WA/Tahoma), No.3 Izzy Barnwell (So., Seward, AK), No.2 Magen Reig (Jr., Sitka, AK) and bow Kasey Mallon-Andrews (Jr., Issaquah, WA)
 
WWU has now won eight of the 16 DII rowing national championships since the first event in 2002. The Vikings have competed in 16 of the 17 NCAA Rowing Championships (2001 was a combined event), placing first or second 11 times.
 
WWU advanced directly to the grand finals in both the four and eight by winning their qualifying heats.
 
The championship put an exclamation point on a dominating season that saw the Vikings win 24 of 32 races and be the season-long No.1 team in the national rankings.

2017 Rowing (V8 2nd GF, V4 1st GF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Courtney Moeller
Athletic Trainer: Masa Migita
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Damien Fisher
 
V8
coxswain Giselie Kiraly
stroke Chloe Burns
No.7 Karisa Stapp
No.6 Kia Parrish-Haim
No.5 Molly Ware
No.4 Claire Whiting
No.3 Izzy Barnwell
No.2 Magen Reid
bow Kasey Mallon-Andrews
 
V4
coxswain Madison Moehlman
stroke Nicole Vanderzanden
No.3 Mary Harper
No.2 Kelly Oberbillig
bow Madison Kerr
 
2024 Rowing
Vikings win by one point in closest team standings in 22-year history of NCAA event
 
 
Powered by a winning performance in the eight grand final, the Western Washington University women's rowing team claimed its ninth NCAA Division II national championship in program history on Harsha Lake at East Fork State Park near Bethel, Ohio.
 
WWU edged out second-place Mercyhurst PA by one point in the final standings, earning 22 total points, with the top four teams separated by four total points in the closest final team standings in the 22-year history of the event. The NCAA Championships scoring format rewards more points to the eights, with WWU picking up 18 points with its dominating performance in the varsity eight and four points by placing fifth overall and winning the petite final in the fours.
 
A day after recording the fastest time in the qualifying heat, the Viking eight cruised to a wire-to-wire victory in the grand final with a time of 6:57.610 over the 2,000-meter course. Western recorded a margin of victory of over three seconds, holding off Mercyhurst over the last 500 meters to claim the program's seventh national title for the eight and first since 2011.
 
The Vikings' four opened the final day by winning the petite final with a time of 8:03.570, edging Embry-Riddle FL (8:08.690) in a head-to-head race. WWU charged off the start line and held the lead wire-to-wire. The Vikings picked up four team points in winning the petite final after just missing one of four qualifying positions for the grand final after placing third in a qualifying heat.
 
The 2024 season marked the 20th time in program history WWU advanced to the NCAA Rowing Championships.
 
The Vikings were under the guidance of 26-year head coach John Fuchs and longtime top assistant and program alum Courtney Moeller, who was named NCAA Division II Coach of the Year.
 
Western won the 2024 NCAA Division II National Championship with 22 points, earning 18 by winning the eight grand final and picking up four points in taking the four petite final. WWU's 22 points edged out 2022 national champion Mercyhurst by one point and Central Oklahoma by two points.
 
Seated in the Vikings' eight were coxswain Janisa Cook (Jr., Bothell), stroke Mia Knipe (So., Boise, ID/Boise), No.7 Emma Clark (Jr., Lake Stevens), No.6 Madeline Kidd (Jr., Modesto, CA/Modesto), No.5 Sarah Plemons (Fr., Richland/Hanford), No.4 Taylor Wall (So., Grand Junction, CO/Fruita Monument), No.3 Lex Clark (So., Everett/Jackson), No.2 Kate Baring (Jr., Fairbanks, AK/West Valley) and bow Reed Chesnek (Jr., Portland, OR/Jesuit).
 
Knipe was selected as the Collegiate Rowing Coaches of America Division II Rower of the Year, a first-team CRCA All-American and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Rower of the Year.
 
Two other Vikings named first-team All-Americans besides Knipe were Cook and Wall.
 
Western's four lineup included coxswain Malea Moy (So., Lacey/River Ridge), stroke Sarah Ernst (Jr., Seattle/Cleveland), No.3 Octavia Smith (Fr., Sammamish/Eastlake), No.2 Paige Donner (Jr., Monroe) and bow Linnea Olix (Jr., Woodinville).
  

2024 Rowing (V8 1st GF, V4 1st PF)
Head Coach: John Fuchs 
Assistant Coach: Courtney Moeller
Athletic Trainer: Masa Migita
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Damien Fisher
 
V8
coxswain Janisa Cook
stroke Mia Marie Knipe
No.7 Emma Clark
No.6 Madeline Kidd
No.5 Sarah Plemons
No.4 Taylor Wall
No.3 Lex Clark
No.2 Kate Baring
bow Reed Chesnek
 
V4
coxswain Malea Moy
stroke Sarah Ernst
No.3 Octavia Smith
No.2 Paige Donner
bow Linnea Olix
  
Alphabetical Roster – All nine rowing championship teams (73)
 
V4 No.2 Katrina Anderson 2006 (Anchorage, AK/West Anchorage)
V4 No.3 Gina Auriemma 2007 (Lake Forest Park/Shorecrest)
V8 No.5 Gina Auriemma 2008
V4 No.3 Kelsey Baker 2010 (Gig Harbor)
V4 stroke Kelsey Baker 2011
V8 No.2 Kate Baring 2024 (Fairbanks, AK/West Valley)
V8 No.3 Izzy Barnwell 2017 (Seward, AK)
***V8 bow Kate Berni, 2009 (Silverdale/Central Kitsap)
V8 No.2 Kate Berni 2010
V8 bow Kate Berni 2011
V4 No.2 Stephanie Bluhm 2010 (Auburn/Auburn Mountainview)
V8 No.3 Stephanie Bluhm 2011
V8 stroke Chloe Burns 2017 (Kirkland/Lake Washington)
V4 No.3 Mariana Cains 2011 (Walla Walla)
***V4 No.2 Siri Carlson 2009 (Tacoma/Franklin Pierce)
V8 No.4 Siri Carlson 2010
V8 No.5 Siri Carlson 2011
V8 bow Reed Chesnek 2024 (Portland, OR/Jesuit)
V8 No.7 Emma Clark 2024 (Lake Stevens)
V8 No.3 Lex Clark 2024 (Everett/Jackson)
V8 coxswain Janisa Cook 2024 (Bothell)
***V8 No.2 Audrey Coon 2007 (Kenai, AK/Kenai Central)
V8 No.2 Audrey Coon 2008
V8 No.7 Audrey Coon 2009
V4 No.2 Alyssa Dewey 2011 (Bend, OR/Mountain View)
V4 No.2 Paige Donner 2024 (Monroe)
***V8 bow Madeleine Eckmann 2008 (Winthrop/Liberty Bell)
V8 No.2 Madeleine Eckmann 2009
V8 bow Madeleine Eckmann 2010
V4 stroke Sarah Ernst 2024 (Seattle/Cleveland)
V4 coxswain Robin Fitzpatrick 2007 (Mukilteo/Kamiak)
V4 bow Lauren Fleming 2011 (Bainbridge Island)
V4 bow Hannah Gallagher, 2009 (Seattle/Garfield)
V4 bow Hannah Gallagher 2010
V8 stroke Julia Gamache 2005 (Seattle/Blanchet)
V8 No.7 Julia Gamache 2006
****V4 stroke Hilary Gastwirth 2006 (Issaquah/Liberty)
V4 bow Hilary Gastwirth 2007
V4 bow Hilary Gastwirth 2008
V4 No.3 Hilary Gastwirth, 2009
****V8 No.4 Metta Gilbert 2005 (Helena, MT)
V8 No.3 Metta Gilbert 2006
V8 No.3 Metta Gilbert 2007
V8 No.7 Metta Gilbert 2008
V4 No.3 Mary Harper 2017 (Seattle/Ingraham)
V4 coxswain Elisabeth Johnson 2005 (Seattle/Franklin)
V8 coxswain Elisabeth Johnson 2006
V4 No.2 Tanya Kaufman 2005 (San Anselmo, CA/Sir Francis Drake)
V8 No.5 Heather Kelly 2009 (Bird Creek, AK/South Anchorage)
V8 No.6 Heather Kelly 2010
V4 bow Madison Kerr 2017 (Spokane/Lewis & Clark)
V8 No.6 Madeline Kidd 2024 (Modesto, CA/Modesto)
V8 stroke Mia Marie Knipe 2024 (Boise, ID/Boise)
V8 coxswain Giselie Kiraly 2017 (Vancouver/Columbia River)
V8 No.3 Gail Lumsden 2005 (Everett/Mariner)
***V4 stroke Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, 2009 (Seattle/Garfield)
V4 stroke Carson MacPherson-Krutsky 2010
V8 No.7 Carson MacPherson-Krutsky 2011
V8 bow Kasey Mallon-Andrews 2017 (Issaquah)
***V8 No.6 Lindsay Mann-King 2005 (Colville)
V8 No.5 Lindsay Mann-King 2006
V8 No.7 Lindsay Mann-King 2007
****V4 No.3 Casey Mapes 2008 (Anchorage, AK/Service)
V8 stroke Casey Mapes 2009
V8 No.3 Casey Mapes 2010
V8 stroke Casey Mapes 2011
****V4 No.3 Samantha Marikis 2005 (Republic)
V8 No.2 Samantha Marikis 2006
V8 No.4 Samanth Marikis 2007
V8 No.4 Samantha Marikis 2008
V4 bow Kirsten Mathers 2006 (Camano Island/Stanwood)
V4 coxswain Kelsey McFarland 2010 (Tacoma/Fife)
V4 coxswain Kelsey McFarland 2011
V8 No.5 Kailyn McGrath 2005 (Filmore, CA/Villanova Prep)
V4 coxswain Madison Moehlman 2017 (Vancouver/Columbia
      River/Mills College)
V4 stroke Courtney Moeller 2005 (Renton/Liberty)
V4 coxswain Malea Moy 2024 (Lacey/River Ridge)
V4 No.2 Julia Munger 2008 (Palmer, AK/Colony)
V4 coxswain Coree Naslund 2006 (University Place/Curtis)
***V8 No.3 Megan Northey 2009 (Brier/Kings)
V8 stroke Megan Northey 2010
V8 No.4 Megan Northey 2011
V4 No.2 Kelly Oberbillig 2017 (Milton/Fife/Tacoma CC)
****V4 coxswain Samantha Oberholzer 2008 (Bellevue)
V4 coxswain Samantha Oberholzer 2009
V8 coxswain Samantha Oberholzer 2010
V8 coxswain Samantha Oberholzer 2011
V4 bow Linnea Olix 2024 (Woodinville)
V8 bow Stephanie Parker 2005 (Marysville/Marysville-Pilchuck/SPU)
V8 No.6 Kia Parrish-Haim 2017 (Ashland, OR)
***V8 No.6 Jean Piette 2009 (Vancouver/Columbia River)
V8 No.5 Jean Piette 2010
V8 No.6 Jean Piette 2011
V8 No.5 Sarah Plemons 2024 (Richland/Hanford)
V8 No.2 Magen Reid 2017 (Jr., Sitka, AK)
****V8 No.7 Staci Reynolds 2005 (Vancouver/Columbia River)
V8 stroke Staci Reynolds 2006
V8 stroke Staci Reynolds 2007
V8 stroke Staci Reynolds 2008
V4 No.3 Katie Saelens 2006 (Clinton/South Whidbey/Edmonds CC)
V4 No.2 Katie Saelens 2007
V8 bow Lila Scaife 2007 (Zillah/Big Bend CC)
V4 No.3 Octavia Smith 2024 (Sammamish/Eastlake)
V8 No.7 Karisa Stapp 2017 (Bellingham/Mount Baker)
***V8 coxswain Kristy Theodorson 2007 (Bothell/Inglemoor)
V8 coxswain Kristy Theodorson 2008
V8 coxswain Kristy Theodorson 2009
V4 stroke Katie Tipton 2008 (Snohomish)
***V4 bow Jordan Tobler 2005 (Langley/South Whidbey)
V8 No.6 Jordan Tobler 2006
V4 stroke Jordan Tobler 2007
V4 stroke Nicole Vanderzanden 2017 (Vancouver/Union)
V8 No.4 Taylor Wall 2024 (Grand Junction, CO/Fruita Monument)
V8 No.5 Molly Ware 2017 (Olympia)
V8 coxswain Krissy Whaley 2005 (Woodinville)
V8 No.4 Claire Whiting 2017 (Maple Valley/Tahoma)
V8 No.4 Rebecca Willms 2006 (Waterville/Wenatchee Valley
      CC/Montana)
****V8 No.2 Amelia Whitcomb 2005 (Spokane/Ferris)
V8 bow Amelia Whitcomb 2006
V8 No.5 Amelia Whitcomb 2007
V8 No.3 Amelia Whitcomb 2008
V8 No.6 Meghan Woodman 2007 (Redmond)
***V8 No.4 Katie Woolsey 2009 (North Bend/Mount Si)
V8 No.7 Katie Woolsey 2010
V8 No.2 Katie Woolsey 2011 
 
****Four-time national champion
***Three-time national champion