Burnaby, B.C. – The University of Victoria women's rowing team successfully defended their 2022 national championship title with a first-place finish at the 2023 Canadian University Rowing Championships, Nov. 11-12 on Burnaby Lake.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Finishing sixth during the lightweight 2x time trials to claim the final spot in the A Final, the duo of Sophia Regosa and Paige Letham finished in bronze medal position with a time of 7:53.629 to medal for the Vikes.
• Nicole Cusack and Mikaela Holthuis took second in both the time trials and A Final of the 2- races, winning silver with a time of 7:37.308.
• Grabbing silver in the lightweight 4+, the boat of Helen Ross, Regosa, Letham, Elena Masyte, and Sai Sai Faubert clocked in at 7:30.491 for the second-place finish.
• Improving three places from her fifth-place time trials showing, Maggie Hemphill claimed 1x silver with a time of 8:14.163 in the A Final.
• Closing out the championship with a gold medal performance, the 8+ team of Sofie Hof, Danica Ariano, Hemphill, Cusack, Holthuis, Belén Reed, Gabby Kieser, Sarah Stormont, and Kaliya Javra won the race with a time of 6:31.062.
• Vikes head coach Jane Gumley was named the Coach of the Year for the third-straight year after guiding the Vikes to back-to-back national championships.
• The national title is the 13th overall for the Vikes women's rowing program, and second under Gumley. 

UP NEXT
The Vikes return to racing in the spring of 2024.
 
RESULTS
Time Trials
Women's Lwt 2x
6. Victoria (S. Regosa, P. Letham) – 7:39.471
 
Women's 2-
2. Victoria (N. Cusack, M. Holthuis) – 7:37.253
 
Women's Lwt 4+
2. Victoria (H. Ross, S. Regosa, P. Letham, E. Masyte, S. Faubert) – 7:39.631
 
Women's 1x
5. Victoria (M. Hemphill) – 8:21.891
 
Women's Lwt 1x
3. Victoria (S. Faubert) – 8:01.518
 
Women's 8+
1. Victoria (S. Hof, D. Ariano, M. Hemphill, N. Cusack, M. Holthuis, J. Reed, G. Kieser, S. Stormont, K. Javra) – 6:24.960
 
Finals
Women's Lwt 2x – A Final
3. Victoria (S. Regosa, P. Letham) – 7:53.629
 
Women's 2- - A Final
2. Victoria (N. Cusack, M. Holthuis) – 7:37.308
 
Women's Lwt 4+ - A Final
2. Victoria (H. Ross, S. Regosa, P. Letham, E. Masyte, S. Faubert) – 7:30.491
 
Women's 1x – A Final
2. Victoria (M. Hemphill) – 8:14.163
 
Women's Lwt 1x – A Final
5. Victoria (S. Faubert) – 8:18.693
 
Women's 8+ - A Final
1. Victoria (S. Hof, D. Ariano, M. Hemphill, N. Cusack, M. Holthuis, J. Reed, G. Kieser, S. Stormont, K. Javra) – 6:31.062