Rowing Takes Sixth at WCC Championship

Sacramento, Calif. -- The Creighton Rowing team closed its 2016-17 season with a sixth place finish at the WCC Conference championship on Saturday, May 13. Following the race the duo of Maddie Eyer and Isabelle Buhr were honored by a selection to the All-WCC Rowing Team.

Creighton's best finish came in the Second Varsity 8+ Race as the Bluejay squad finished fifth with a time of 7:09.06. The Bluejays took sixth in both the Varsity 4+ (8:03.74) as well as the Varsity 8+ (7:08.55).

Download the full results (PDF).

2017 West Coast Conference Rowing Championship
Final Team Totals
1. Gonzaga - 42 Points
2. San Diego - 36 Points
3. Loyola Marymount - 30 Points
4. Portland - 20 Points*
5. Saint Mary's - 20 Points
6. Creighton - 14 Points
7. Santa Clara - 6 Points
* Portland wins the tiebreaker due to placement in the I Eight Race

I Four Official Results
1. GONZAGA – 7:10.15
2. SAN DIEGO – 7:20.39
3. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT – 7:39.79
4. PORTLAND – 7:47.09
5. SAINT MARY'S – 7:48.51
6. CREIGHTON – 8:03.74
(Cox: Emily Graupman, Alissa Doaln, Dakota Girdley, Julie Bricker, Heather Stevens)
7. SANTA CLARA – 8:17.57

II Eight Official Results
1. GONZAGA – 6:36.32
2. SAN DIEGO – 6:38.76
3. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT – 6:57.76
4. SAINT MARY'S – 7:04.73
5. CREIGHTON – 7:09.06
(Cox: Michelle Frisbie, Liz Maynard, Madison Henrich, Michaela Noreen, Madalyn McKeone, Caitlyn Ward,
Whitney Coriolan, Grace Daugherty, Sydney Olson)
6. PORTLAND – 7:16.50
7. SANTA CLARA – 7:22.72

I Eight Official Results
1. GONZAGA – 6:25.76
2. SAN DIEGO – 6:30.81
3. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT – 6:44.76
4. PORTLAND – 6:44.77
5. SAINT MARY'S – 7:00.44
6. CREIGHTON – 7:08.55
(Cox: Hannah Wysopal, Louisa Karam, Mackenzie Hatcher, Maddie Eyer, McKinley Wilson, Isabelle Buhr,
Samantha Erickson, Mary Stanley, Alyssa Frietas)
7. SANTA CLARA – 7:18.47

2017 All-West Coast Conference Women's Rowing Team
Creighton: Maddie Eyer, Isabella Buhr
Gonzaga: Micailah Donner, Olivia Marsh, Meghan McCallum, Isabelle Belzil
Loyola Marymount: Kim Ehntholt, Briar Murphy
Portland: Veronica Nicacio, Brianne Zbylicki
Saint Mary's: Alexis McGuire, Beatrice McGinnis
San Diego: Uche Anyanwu, Meredith Hoggatt, Megan Goodman
Santa Clara: Valerie Bright, Leila Chihab

2017 West Coast Conference Women's Rowing Major Awards
WCC Newcomer of the Year: Caroline Maguire, Gonzaga
WCC Coxswain of the Year: Alexa Jadallah, Gonzaga
WCC Rower of the Year: Uche Anyanwu, San Diego
WCC Coach of the Year: Glenn Putyrae, Gonzaga

Players Mentioned

Julie Bricker

Isabelle Buhr

Whitney Coriolan

Samantha Erickson

Maddie Eyer

Michelle Frisbee

Dakota Girdley

Emily Graupman

Mackenzie Hatcher

Louisa Karam

Madalyn McKeone

Michaela Noreen

Sydney Olson

Mary Stanley

Heather Stevens

Catie Ward

McKinley Wilson

Hannah Wysopal