St. Catharines, Ont. – The University of Victoria women's rowing team won the national championship title for the first time since 2012 at the Canadian University Rowing Championships, Nov. 6, on the Royal Henley Rowing Course.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Winning the 8+ A Final, the Vikes boat of Danae McCulloch, Maggie Hemphill, Abby Speirs, Nicole Cusack, Mikaela Holthuis, Danica Ariano, Kaliya Javra, Noa Hardcastle, and Sofie Hof clocked in at 6:12.270 to win the event. The Vikes also took the time trial 8+ race with a time of 5:49.932.
- The duo of Paige Letham and Genevieve Olsen claimed the lightweight 2x gold medal with a time of 7:01.85, improving from their sixth-place time trial finish one day prior.
- Securing the silver in the 4+ race, Letham, Sophia Regosa, Olsen, Charise Faubert, and Zoe Crookshank's time of 6:58.05 resulted in the second-place finish.
- Hemphill and Speirs added a podium finish in the 2- A Final with a time of 7:04.48 for the bronze medal.
- The Vikes took first place with 106 points overall for the 12th national title in program history, and first under head coach Jane Gumley.
- Gumley was named Coach of the Year for the second-straight season following the banner-winning regatta.
UP NEXT
The Vikes will send athletes to the RCA National Championships, set for Nov. 10-12 in Duncan, B.C.
RESULTS
Saturday, Nov. 5 – Time Trials
Women's 1x
8. N. Hardcastle – 7:26.573
Women's Lightweight 1x
6. C. Faubert – 7:23.205
Women's 8+
1. Victoria (D. McCulloch) – 5:49.932
Women's Lightweight 2x
6. Victoria (P. Letham) – 6:49.514
Women's 2-
4. Victoria (M. Hemphill) – 6:50.340
Women's Lightweight 4+
1. Victoria (P. Letham) – 6:37.324
Sunday, Nov. 6 – Finals
Women's 1x – B Final
1. N. Hardcastle – 7:39.350
Women's Lightweight 1x – A Final
5. S. Faubert – 7:42.400
Women's 8+ - A Final
1. Victoria (D. McCulloch) – 6:12.270
Women's Lightweight 2x – A Final
1. Victoria (P. Letham) – 7:01.85
Women's 2- - A Final
3. Victoria (M. Hemphill) – 7:04.48
Women's Lightweight 4+ - A Final
2. Victoria (P. Letham) – 6:58.05
