Saturday, May 14
Sacramento, Calif.
Creighton University
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WCC Championships
Photo by: Creighton Athletics
Bluejay Rowing Delivers Program Best Second Place Finish at WCC Championships
5/14/2022 3:32:00 PM | Rowing
Gretchen Strobbe and Dan Chips Claim Rower/Coach of the Year
Sacramento, Calif. -- The Creighton Rowing team delivered a program record second place finish at the WCC Championships on Saturday, May 14. Bluejay head coach Dan Chipps earned WCC Coach of the Year, while senior Gretchen Strobbe earned WCC Co-Rower of the Year.
Creighton opened racing with a third place finish in the 2v4 race, just 2.5 seconds behind San Diego. In the 1v4 the Bluejays posted a second place finish with a time of 7:51.0, over seven seconds ahead of San Diego. The deciding race came in the 1v8 as Creighton's squad grabbed a second place finish with a time of 6:53.8.
Gonzaga claimed each of the four races on Saturday, earning the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Results
2v4
1.   Gonzaga     7:51.0
2.   San Diego  7:57.5
3.  Creighton   8:00.0 (MJ Allen, Ava Edison, Bridget Stumbris, Engle Sharp, Erica Chronik)
4. Â Â LMU Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8:11.2
5.   Portland       8:20.6Â
1V4
1.   Gonzaga           7:35.8
2.   Creighton         7:51.0 (Claire Winter, Hallie Sanders, Maeve Lee, Lauren Miranda, Erica Svenby)
3.   San Diego        7:58.2
4.   Portland           8:01.8
5.   LMU                  8:05.8
6.   Saint Mary's     9:38.9
NA   Santa Clara    8:54.1
2v8
1.   Gonzaga           7:01.4
2.   LMU                  7:07.5
3.   San Diego         7:07.9
4.   Creighton         7:18.8 (Grace Bruckner, Emma Carpender, Wendy Wilson, Honor Foutch, Grace Frechette, Emma Johnson, Sydney Hiatt, Angel Hill, Riley Vigil)
5.   Portland           7:22.8
6.   Saint Mary's     8:03.8
1V8
1.   Gonzaga   6:47.3
2.   Creighton   6:53.5 (Ally Einbeck, Gretchen Strobbe, Rebecca Meyer, Destiny Jordan, Karen Crouch, Mary Hartigan, Maria Fier, Jacque Holdren, Isabella Fier)
3.   San Diego   6:55.8
4.   LMU             7:05.6
5.   Portland       7:09.2
6.   Saint Mary   7:28.9
NA   Santa Clara   7:15.3
WCC ROWING MAJOR INDIVIDUAL HONORS
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Katie Sierhuis, Gonzaga
2021 COXSWAIN OF THE YEAR:Â Sailor Hawes, Gonzaga
COACH OF THE YEAR:Â Â Daniel Chipps, Creighton
CO-ROWERS OF THE YEAR: Megan Chalfant, Gonzaga and Gretchen Strobbe, Creighton
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2022 ROWING ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
CREIGHTON: Gretchen Strobbe, Destiny Jordan, Karen Crouch
GONZAGA: Megan Chalfant, Grace Dojan, Hannah Cooney, Katie Sierhuis
LMU: Lauren Compeau, Georgia Guinan
PORTLAND: Catherine Watson, Maddie Olson
SAINT MARY'S: Katrina Heffernan, Emily Ferbet
SAN DIEGO: Isla Blake, Caitlin Burns
SANTA CLARA: Sophie Wink, Grace Wyatt
Creighton opened racing with a third place finish in the 2v4 race, just 2.5 seconds behind San Diego. In the 1v4 the Bluejays posted a second place finish with a time of 7:51.0, over seven seconds ahead of San Diego. The deciding race came in the 1v8 as Creighton's squad grabbed a second place finish with a time of 6:53.8.
Gonzaga claimed each of the four races on Saturday, earning the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Results
2v4
1.   Gonzaga     7:51.0
2.   San Diego  7:57.5
3.  Creighton   8:00.0 (MJ Allen, Ava Edison, Bridget Stumbris, Engle Sharp, Erica Chronik)
4. Â Â LMU Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8:11.2
5.   Portland       8:20.6Â
1V4
1.   Gonzaga           7:35.8
2.   Creighton         7:51.0 (Claire Winter, Hallie Sanders, Maeve Lee, Lauren Miranda, Erica Svenby)
3.   San Diego        7:58.2
4.   Portland           8:01.8
5.   LMU                  8:05.8
6.   Saint Mary's     9:38.9
NA   Santa Clara    8:54.1
2v8
1.   Gonzaga           7:01.4
2.   LMU                  7:07.5
3.   San Diego         7:07.9
4.   Creighton         7:18.8 (Grace Bruckner, Emma Carpender, Wendy Wilson, Honor Foutch, Grace Frechette, Emma Johnson, Sydney Hiatt, Angel Hill, Riley Vigil)
5.   Portland           7:22.8
6.   Saint Mary's     8:03.8
1V8
1.   Gonzaga   6:47.3
2.   Creighton   6:53.5 (Ally Einbeck, Gretchen Strobbe, Rebecca Meyer, Destiny Jordan, Karen Crouch, Mary Hartigan, Maria Fier, Jacque Holdren, Isabella Fier)
3.   San Diego   6:55.8
4.   LMU             7:05.6
5.   Portland       7:09.2
6.   Saint Mary   7:28.9
NA   Santa Clara   7:15.3
WCC ROWING MAJOR INDIVIDUAL HONORS
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Katie Sierhuis, Gonzaga
2021 COXSWAIN OF THE YEAR:Â Sailor Hawes, Gonzaga
COACH OF THE YEAR:Â Â Daniel Chipps, Creighton
CO-ROWERS OF THE YEAR: Megan Chalfant, Gonzaga and Gretchen Strobbe, Creighton
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2022 ROWING ALL-WCC FIRST TEAM
CREIGHTON: Gretchen Strobbe, Destiny Jordan, Karen Crouch
GONZAGA: Megan Chalfant, Grace Dojan, Hannah Cooney, Katie Sierhuis
LMU: Lauren Compeau, Georgia Guinan
PORTLAND: Catherine Watson, Maddie Olson
SAINT MARY'S: Katrina Heffernan, Emily Ferbet
SAN DIEGO: Isla Blake, Caitlin Burns
SANTA CLARA: Sophie Wink, Grace Wyatt
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