Published: Sunday, May 2, 2010
Husky crews dominate Windemere Cup
UW wins event’s top four competitions
SEATTLE — University of Washington crews swept the four marquee races in the 24th annual Windemere Cup on Saturday, posting wins in the top two races for the fourth consecutive year.
The Huskies beat Syracuse and Oxford, England, in the both the men’s and women’s varsity eight championships, the Cup’s premier events. UW also won the men’s and women’s Erickson Cascade Cup races.
UW officials estimated 40,000 people were on hand for the annual opening day of boating, which includes the Windemere Cup races that run on a 2,000 meter course along the Montlake Cut.
The UW men posted an open-water victory in their Windemere Cup race, finishing almost a full 10 seconds ahead of Syracuse. The Huskies found their rhythm in the middle part of the race, pulling away from the Orange and Oxford at the 1,000-meter mark.
Washington ramped up its pace in the final 500 meters and stroke Mathis Jessen pumped his fist in celebration as the shell crossed the finish line in a time of 5 minutes, 39.599 seconds. It was the third-fastest time a Husky crew has ever posted in the event.
“We talked before the race about having a good base rhythm,” Jessen said. “This one went really well. We had a good start and kept on going, a good push to 1,000.”
Syracuse was second at 5:49.309 and Oxford, the storied English rowing program making its first Windemere Cup appearance, was last at 5:51.545.
“We wanted to put some pressure on (the Huskies) the first 1,000 meters,” said Syracuse coach Dave Reischman, a Silvana native. “We were able to do that a little bit. But they’re a powerful, powerful crew.”
UW men’s coach Michael Callahan was pleased with his varsity eight’s peformance, especially considering the Huskies lost to Oxford last year in England.
“They took care of us. They handled us (last year),” Callahan said. “We wanted to make sure we came back out here and showed them our home course, the Husky brand of rowing. I think we did that. Hopefully, they were impressed by the hard work we put in.”
The Husky women, ranked seventh nationally, also posted an open water victory in their Windemere Cup race, finishing almost 17 seconds ahead of Syracuse. The UW rowed the course in 6:27.514, followed by the Orange (6:44.032) and Oxford (6:54.602).
Washington junior varsity eight crews won the men’s and women’s Erickson Cascade Cup races, the two other premier events.
The Husky men won their Erickson Cascade Cup race in a time of 5:41.997. They beat Syracuse (5:50.111) and Oregon State (6:09.045). Senior Max Weaver, a Snohomish High School alum, rowed stroke for the UW.
Washington’s women, with a time of 6:35.3, beat Western Washington (6:46.6) and Syracuse (7:01.6) in their Erickson Cascade Cup race. Sophomore Erin Lauber, an Edmonds-Woodway High alum, rowed in the UW shell.
Husky crews also won the men’s and women’s freshman eight and the men’s and women’s varsity fours. Rowing on the freshman eight women’s winner were Kamiak High alum Chelsea Leuth, Meadowdale High alum Hanna Fjortoft and Everett High alum Mallory Potts.
Everett Rowing Association finished fourth in the women’s eight for participants 50 years old or older. The Lake Stevens Rowing Club finished fourth in the boys four.
The Huskies beat Syracuse and Oxford, England, in the both the men’s and women’s varsity eight championships, the Cup’s premier events. UW also won the men’s and women’s Erickson Cascade Cup races.
UW officials estimated 40,000 people were on hand for the annual opening day of boating, which includes the Windemere Cup races that run on a 2,000 meter course along the Montlake Cut.
The UW men posted an open-water victory in their Windemere Cup race, finishing almost a full 10 seconds ahead of Syracuse. The Huskies found their rhythm in the middle part of the race, pulling away from the Orange and Oxford at the 1,000-meter mark.
Washington ramped up its pace in the final 500 meters and stroke Mathis Jessen pumped his fist in celebration as the shell crossed the finish line in a time of 5 minutes, 39.599 seconds. It was the third-fastest time a Husky crew has ever posted in the event.
“We talked before the race about having a good base rhythm,” Jessen said. “This one went really well. We had a good start and kept on going, a good push to 1,000.”
Syracuse was second at 5:49.309 and Oxford, the storied English rowing program making its first Windemere Cup appearance, was last at 5:51.545.
“We wanted to put some pressure on (the Huskies) the first 1,000 meters,” said Syracuse coach Dave Reischman, a Silvana native. “We were able to do that a little bit. But they’re a powerful, powerful crew.”
UW men’s coach Michael Callahan was pleased with his varsity eight’s peformance, especially considering the Huskies lost to Oxford last year in England.
“They took care of us. They handled us (last year),” Callahan said. “We wanted to make sure we came back out here and showed them our home course, the Husky brand of rowing. I think we did that. Hopefully, they were impressed by the hard work we put in.”
The Husky women, ranked seventh nationally, also posted an open water victory in their Windemere Cup race, finishing almost 17 seconds ahead of Syracuse. The UW rowed the course in 6:27.514, followed by the Orange (6:44.032) and Oxford (6:54.602).
Washington junior varsity eight crews won the men’s and women’s Erickson Cascade Cup races, the two other premier events.
The Husky men won their Erickson Cascade Cup race in a time of 5:41.997. They beat Syracuse (5:50.111) and Oregon State (6:09.045). Senior Max Weaver, a Snohomish High School alum, rowed stroke for the UW.
Washington’s women, with a time of 6:35.3, beat Western Washington (6:46.6) and Syracuse (7:01.6) in their Erickson Cascade Cup race. Sophomore Erin Lauber, an Edmonds-Woodway High alum, rowed in the UW shell.
Husky crews also won the men’s and women’s freshman eight and the men’s and women’s varsity fours. Rowing on the freshman eight women’s winner were Kamiak High alum Chelsea Leuth, Meadowdale High alum Hanna Fjortoft and Everett High alum Mallory Potts.
Everett Rowing Association finished fourth in the women’s eight for participants 50 years old or older. The Lake Stevens Rowing Club finished fourth in the boys four.
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