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Rowing Places Seventh at WCC Championships
5/17/2025 8:08:00 PM | Rowing
Sacramento, Calif. -- The Creighton Rowing team concluded its 2024-25 season with a seventh place finish at the 2025 WCC Rowing Championships on Saturday, May 17.
Battling in the petite finals in each event, Creighton posted the best times in both the V4 and V8 events. The Bluejays posted a time of 8:13.208 in the V4 to best both Portland and Santa Clara by more than three seconds. In the V8 race the Jays finished with a time of 7:01.898, just under three seconds faster than Portland and nearly 12 seconds clear of Santa Clara.
"Winning two of the four petite finals we were in and having good rows is a great way to end a season," said head coach Dan Chipps. "We had a great year and are looking forward to making grand finals at next years championships. I am so proud of the team and our seniors."
Final Results
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Major Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Michael Eichler, Oregon State
Rower of the Year: Rhianna Loughnan, Oregon State
Coxswain of the Year: Taylor Denger, Oregon State
Newcomer of the Year: Linda Weitmann, Oregon State
All-West Coast Conference Team
Creighton:Â Lily Zeimetz, Paige Harty
Gonzaga:Â Katie Sierhuis, Cassidy Parr, Ella Beck
Oregon State:Â Rhianna Loughnan, Tulla Angeley ,Giulia Clerici, Charlotte Lightfoot
Portland:Â Mia Kilmister, Kate Feustel
Sacramento State:Â Daria Okhremtchuk, Kaylee Godwin
Saint Mary's:Â Hathaway Scarpine, Katherine Ferbet
San Diego:Â Grace Kaufmann, Annika Goodwyn
Santa Clara:Â Elise Kahler, Ella Shafman
Washington State:Â Siena Snow, Harriet Thompson, Saskia Steltman
Saturday Results
2V4
1. Sacramento State    8:21.66
2. Creighton                8:29.94 (Sofia Witmer (cox), Emma Hancock, Emma Chipps, Zoey Rauterkus, Shayla Edwards)
V4
1. Creighton                8:13.21 (Nicole Bryan (cox), Julia Stenvick, Rhiannon Sloan, Addison Egger, Isabelle Zuick)
2. Portland                 8:16.85
3. Santa Clara               9:16.85
2V8
1. Portland                   7:16.94
2. Santa Clara             7:20.33
3. Creighton               7:32.77 (Rachel Malander (cox), Sarah Herzer, Maddie Jones, Ellie Kearin, Rachel Krauss, McKenzie Glover, Amelia Muhlbauer, Carli Schulz, Laurel Kieffer)
V8
1. Creighton                  7:01.90 (Claire Winter (cox), Paige Harty, Lily Zeimetz, Ivy Williams, Emma Johnson, Emma Buys, Summer Ryan, Chloe Carlson, Claire Robertson)
2. Portland                     7:04.62
3. Santa Clara               7:13.56
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Battling in the petite finals in each event, Creighton posted the best times in both the V4 and V8 events. The Bluejays posted a time of 8:13.208 in the V4 to best both Portland and Santa Clara by more than three seconds. In the V8 race the Jays finished with a time of 7:01.898, just under three seconds faster than Portland and nearly 12 seconds clear of Santa Clara.
"Winning two of the four petite finals we were in and having good rows is a great way to end a season," said head coach Dan Chipps. "We had a great year and are looking forward to making grand finals at next years championships. I am so proud of the team and our seniors."
Final Results
| Finish | Team | Points |
| 1 | Oregon State | 54 |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 47 |
| 3 | Washington State | 43 |
| 4 | Sacramento State | 33 |
| 5 | San Diego | 30 |
| 6 | Saint Mary's | 27 |
| 7 | Creighton (won tiebreaker with higher V8 finish) | 14 |
| 8 | Portland | 14 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 8 |
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Major Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Michael Eichler, Oregon State
Rower of the Year: Rhianna Loughnan, Oregon State
Coxswain of the Year: Taylor Denger, Oregon State
Newcomer of the Year: Linda Weitmann, Oregon State
All-West Coast Conference Team
Creighton:Â Lily Zeimetz, Paige Harty
Gonzaga:Â Katie Sierhuis, Cassidy Parr, Ella Beck
Oregon State:Â Rhianna Loughnan, Tulla Angeley ,Giulia Clerici, Charlotte Lightfoot
Portland:Â Mia Kilmister, Kate Feustel
Sacramento State:Â Daria Okhremtchuk, Kaylee Godwin
Saint Mary's:Â Hathaway Scarpine, Katherine Ferbet
San Diego:Â Grace Kaufmann, Annika Goodwyn
Santa Clara:Â Elise Kahler, Ella Shafman
Washington State:Â Siena Snow, Harriet Thompson, Saskia Steltman
Saturday Results
2V4
1. Sacramento State    8:21.66
2. Creighton                8:29.94 (Sofia Witmer (cox), Emma Hancock, Emma Chipps, Zoey Rauterkus, Shayla Edwards)
V4
1. Creighton                8:13.21 (Nicole Bryan (cox), Julia Stenvick, Rhiannon Sloan, Addison Egger, Isabelle Zuick)
2. Portland                 8:16.85
3. Santa Clara               9:16.85
2V8
1. Portland                   7:16.94
2. Santa Clara             7:20.33
3. Creighton               7:32.77 (Rachel Malander (cox), Sarah Herzer, Maddie Jones, Ellie Kearin, Rachel Krauss, McKenzie Glover, Amelia Muhlbauer, Carli Schulz, Laurel Kieffer)
V8
1. Creighton                  7:01.90 (Claire Winter (cox), Paige Harty, Lily Zeimetz, Ivy Williams, Emma Johnson, Emma Buys, Summer Ryan, Chloe Carlson, Claire Robertson)
2. Portland                     7:04.62
3. Santa Clara               7:13.56
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