Saturday, April 26
Seattle, Wash.
10:00 AM
University of Washington
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The Dual vs. California (Simpson Cup)
Photo by: Scott Eklund / Red Box Pictures
Washington Women Beat Cal To Earn Simpson Cup At The Dual
April 26, 2025 | Women's Rowing
SEATTLE – The third-ranked Washington women's rowing team regained the Simpson Cup with a win over No. 9 California in the varsity eight race at The Dual Saturday morning on Montlake Cut.
The Washington women won the first and second varsity eight races, as well as the varsity fours, while California won the third and fourth varsity eights and second varsity fours. Also Saturday morning, the Husky men won the first, second and third varsity eights races vs. Cal, to retain the Schoch Cup.
Cal came to Seattle as holder of the Simpson Cup, as a Bears win last year at Redwood Shores had broken UW's three-year streak in the event. Saturday on Montlake Cut, however, the Huskies took it back.
In the varsity eight race, the Huskies took a very slim lead by 500 meters and gradually increased it over the full 2,000-meter course, winning with a time of 6:33.279, nearly six seconds and open water ahead of California.
"The Dual really stands alone. You can't go in it into it with any expectations because you know that both teams are going bring their very best," said UW head coach Yasmin Farooq. "The Dual has an amazing tradition – over a hundred years for the guys, and around 50 for the women. I think it's just really special."
"Coming off the Big Ten Invitational (last weekend) really allowed us to work on some key areas, like our start," Farooq explained. "When we faced them at the San Diego Crew Classic, Cal led us off the line and came out really hard. We knew they would do the same thing here. So, we worked on our start quite a bit down at the Big Ten Invite, and I think that really helped us today."
Washington's second varsity eight led from wire-to-wire and turned in a comfortable victory with a time of 6:37.841, more than 15 second ahead of the Bears (6:53.177).
The Huskies also earned a decisive win in the varsity four, as the Huskies' time of 7;19.204 was more than 12 seconds faster than Cal's 6:31.670.
Washington raced a total of 10 crews Saturday, with three entries in the third varsity eight races, and two each in the second varsity fours and the third varsity eights.
Cal won each of those three races. In the 3V8+ race, the Golden Bears' shell finished about 3.5 seconds in front of the UW novice eight, with the Huskies' third varsity and second novice crews finishing third and fourth.
Cal won the second varsity fours race in front of two entries from UW, while the Bears' fourth varsity crew beat Washington's fourth varsity eight and third novice boat.
"From the standpoint of the depth of the team, we tried to make this regatta as challenging as possible across the board," Farooq noted, "because we know that the first novice eight and the second novice eight are going to face some pretty fierce competition at the Big Ten Championships. It was really awesome to be able to race three and four boats across in some of the events. That's great experience for those athletes."
With both schools changing conferences since last season, the Huskies and Bears won't see one another until the NCAA Championships at the end of March, as UW will compete in the Big Ten Championships and Cal in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
This coming Saturday, Washington will host the annual Windermere Cup/Opening Day Regatta on Montlake Cut. This year, men's and women's crews from New Zealand, as well as the Indiana University women, will take on the Huskies in one of the world's greatest annual rowing events.
WASHINGTON LINEUPS
Varsity Eight
Shell: Title IX Legacy
Cox: Isabel Michaelson (Mukilteo, Wash.)
Stroke: Megan Lee (Natick, Mass.)
7: Sally Jones (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
6: Marilou Duvernay-Tardif (St. Jean-Baptiste, Que., Canada)
5: Aisha Rocek (Como, Italy)
4: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
3: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash.)
2: Leah Nash (Chatham, Mass.)
Bow: Sophie Houston (Sydney, Australia)
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Kit Green
Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga.)
Stroke: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash.)
7: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
6: Madeleine Parker (Napier, New Zealand)
5: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif.)
4: Emma Waters (Galway, Ireland)
3: Chloe Sheppard (Tewkesbury, England, U.K.)
2: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand)
Bow: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
Third Varsity Eight A (Novice Eight)
Shell: Olympia
Cox: Taylor Inouye (Kailua, Hawai'i)
Stroke: Liv Ormseth (Vashon Island, Wash.)
7: Marin Maycotte (Austin, Texas)
6: Annelise Hahl (Cary, N.C.)
5: Maggie Ward (Madison, Wisc.)
4: Caroline Law (Bellingham, Wash.)
3: Kayla Coates-Robertson (Redmond, Wash.)
2: Emily Myers (Oxford, England, U.K.)
Bow: Audrey Cronin (Roswell, Ga.)
Third Varsity Eight B (Fourth Varsity Eight)
Shell: Title IX Sisterhood
Cox: Olivia Murdock (Roswell, Ga.)
Stroke: Helen Latting (Atlanta, Ga.)
7: Eliza Perry (Bellingham, Wash.)
6: Maddie Ohm (La Grange, Ill.)
5 :Jane Cox (Poway, Calif.)
4: Danielle Lohrenz (Excelsior, Minn.)
3: Caitlin Hane (Irvine, Calif.)
2: Ellen Koselka (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Bow: Carly Lauritzen (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.)
Third Varsity Eight C (Second Novice Eight)
Shell: Purple King
Cox: Payton Wold (Arlington, Wash.)
Stroke: Ella Bayer (Olympia, Wash.)
7: Malia Odegaard (Bellevue, Wash.)
6: Mina Cook (Seattle, Wash.)
5: Sophia DiBlasi (Maltby, Wash.)
4: Faith Meyer (Beaverton, Ore.)
3: Abby Carpenter (Weston, Conn.)
2: Emma Cronin (Roswell, Ga.)
Bow: Katharina Stromberg Seattle, Wash.)
Varsity Four
Shell: "Thing 1"
Cox: Perry McLoughlin (Port Washington, N.Y.)
Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga.)
3: Cait Whittard (St. Catherine's, Ont., Canada)
2: Violet Holbrow Brooksbank (Monmouth, Wales, U.K.)
Bow: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C. Canada)
Second Varsity Four A
Shell: "Thing 2"
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Margaret Young (San Anselmo, Calif.)
3: Scout Wilson (San Antonio, Texas)
2: Alex Dessart (Bronxville, CA
Bow: Sofie Sand (Rochester, Wash.)
Second Varsity Four B
Shell: Sam & Raz
Cox: Elisabeth Wu (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Carmel Bollag (Seattle, Wash.)
3: Sofia Suhinin (Adelaide, Australia)
2: Cami Martin (Seattle, Wash.)
Bow: Niamh Comerford (London, England, U.K.)
Fourth Varsity Eight A (Third Novice Eight)
Shell: Olympia
Cox: Cate Fox (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
Stroke: Kate Elward (Los Angeles, Calif.)
7: Riley Barringer (Pacific Grove, Calif.)
6: Bethan Evans (Bothell, Wash.)
5: Claire Cunningham (Seattle, Wash.)
4: Kylie Kunz (Seattle, Wash.)
3: Alyssa Dittoe (Edmonds, Wash.)
2: Emelia Jordan (Rochester, N.Y.)
Bow: Samantha Rietbroek (Southlake Texas)
Fourth Varsity Eight B (Fifth Varsity Eight)
Shell: White King
Cox: Lilly Kurtz (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Victoria Trentin (Melbourne, Australia)
7: Brianna Hoffman (Poulsbo, Wash.)
6: Isabelle Tinsley (Venice, Fla.)
5: Allison Jakeway (Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada)
4: Kate Russ (Plano, Texas)
3: Izzy Peters (Bellingham, Wash.)
2: Kalee Verd (Olympia, Wash.)
Bow: Cora Madison (Kirkland, Wash.)
The Washington women won the first and second varsity eight races, as well as the varsity fours, while California won the third and fourth varsity eights and second varsity fours. Also Saturday morning, the Husky men won the first, second and third varsity eights races vs. Cal, to retain the Schoch Cup.
Cal came to Seattle as holder of the Simpson Cup, as a Bears win last year at Redwood Shores had broken UW's three-year streak in the event. Saturday on Montlake Cut, however, the Huskies took it back.
In the varsity eight race, the Huskies took a very slim lead by 500 meters and gradually increased it over the full 2,000-meter course, winning with a time of 6:33.279, nearly six seconds and open water ahead of California.
"The Dual really stands alone. You can't go in it into it with any expectations because you know that both teams are going bring their very best," said UW head coach Yasmin Farooq. "The Dual has an amazing tradition – over a hundred years for the guys, and around 50 for the women. I think it's just really special."
"Coming off the Big Ten Invitational (last weekend) really allowed us to work on some key areas, like our start," Farooq explained. "When we faced them at the San Diego Crew Classic, Cal led us off the line and came out really hard. We knew they would do the same thing here. So, we worked on our start quite a bit down at the Big Ten Invite, and I think that really helped us today."
Washington's second varsity eight led from wire-to-wire and turned in a comfortable victory with a time of 6:37.841, more than 15 second ahead of the Bears (6:53.177).
The Huskies also earned a decisive win in the varsity four, as the Huskies' time of 7;19.204 was more than 12 seconds faster than Cal's 6:31.670.
Washington raced a total of 10 crews Saturday, with three entries in the third varsity eight races, and two each in the second varsity fours and the third varsity eights.
Cal won each of those three races. In the 3V8+ race, the Golden Bears' shell finished about 3.5 seconds in front of the UW novice eight, with the Huskies' third varsity and second novice crews finishing third and fourth.
Cal won the second varsity fours race in front of two entries from UW, while the Bears' fourth varsity crew beat Washington's fourth varsity eight and third novice boat.
"From the standpoint of the depth of the team, we tried to make this regatta as challenging as possible across the board," Farooq noted, "because we know that the first novice eight and the second novice eight are going to face some pretty fierce competition at the Big Ten Championships. It was really awesome to be able to race three and four boats across in some of the events. That's great experience for those athletes."
With both schools changing conferences since last season, the Huskies and Bears won't see one another until the NCAA Championships at the end of March, as UW will compete in the Big Ten Championships and Cal in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
This coming Saturday, Washington will host the annual Windermere Cup/Opening Day Regatta on Montlake Cut. This year, men's and women's crews from New Zealand, as well as the Indiana University women, will take on the Huskies in one of the world's greatest annual rowing events.
WASHINGTON LINEUPS
Varsity Eight
Shell: Title IX Legacy
Cox: Isabel Michaelson (Mukilteo, Wash.)
Stroke: Megan Lee (Natick, Mass.)
7: Sally Jones (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
6: Marilou Duvernay-Tardif (St. Jean-Baptiste, Que., Canada)
5: Aisha Rocek (Como, Italy)
4: Zola Kemp (Wellington, New Zealand)
3: Cillian Mullen (Tacoma, Wash.)
2: Leah Nash (Chatham, Mass.)
Bow: Sophie Houston (Sydney, Australia)
Second Varsity Eight
Shell: Kit Green
Cox: Grace Murdock (Roswell, Ga.)
Stroke: Ava Meuleman (Seattle, Wash.)
7: Olivia Hay (Auckland, New Zealand)
6: Madeleine Parker (Napier, New Zealand)
5: Jordan Freer (Lotus, Calif.)
4: Emma Waters (Galway, Ireland)
3: Chloe Sheppard (Tewkesbury, England, U.K.)
2: Shakira Mirfin (Invercargill, New Zealand)
Bow: Jess Weir (London, England, U.K.)
Third Varsity Eight A (Novice Eight)
Shell: Olympia
Cox: Taylor Inouye (Kailua, Hawai'i)
Stroke: Liv Ormseth (Vashon Island, Wash.)
7: Marin Maycotte (Austin, Texas)
6: Annelise Hahl (Cary, N.C.)
5: Maggie Ward (Madison, Wisc.)
4: Caroline Law (Bellingham, Wash.)
3: Kayla Coates-Robertson (Redmond, Wash.)
2: Emily Myers (Oxford, England, U.K.)
Bow: Audrey Cronin (Roswell, Ga.)
Third Varsity Eight B (Fourth Varsity Eight)
Shell: Title IX Sisterhood
Cox: Olivia Murdock (Roswell, Ga.)
Stroke: Helen Latting (Atlanta, Ga.)
7: Eliza Perry (Bellingham, Wash.)
6: Maddie Ohm (La Grange, Ill.)
5 :Jane Cox (Poway, Calif.)
4: Danielle Lohrenz (Excelsior, Minn.)
3: Caitlin Hane (Irvine, Calif.)
2: Ellen Koselka (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Bow: Carly Lauritzen (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.)
Third Varsity Eight C (Second Novice Eight)
Shell: Purple King
Cox: Payton Wold (Arlington, Wash.)
Stroke: Ella Bayer (Olympia, Wash.)
7: Malia Odegaard (Bellevue, Wash.)
6: Mina Cook (Seattle, Wash.)
5: Sophia DiBlasi (Maltby, Wash.)
4: Faith Meyer (Beaverton, Ore.)
3: Abby Carpenter (Weston, Conn.)
2: Emma Cronin (Roswell, Ga.)
Bow: Katharina Stromberg Seattle, Wash.)
Varsity Four
Shell: "Thing 1"
Cox: Perry McLoughlin (Port Washington, N.Y.)
Stroke: Paris Burbine (Alpharetta, Ga.)
3: Cait Whittard (St. Catherine's, Ont., Canada)
2: Violet Holbrow Brooksbank (Monmouth, Wales, U.K.)
Bow: Mira Calder (Victoria, B.C. Canada)
Second Varsity Four A
Shell: "Thing 2"
Cox: Camille Randall (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Margaret Young (San Anselmo, Calif.)
3: Scout Wilson (San Antonio, Texas)
2: Alex Dessart (Bronxville, CA
Bow: Sofie Sand (Rochester, Wash.)
Second Varsity Four B
Shell: Sam & Raz
Cox: Elisabeth Wu (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Carmel Bollag (Seattle, Wash.)
3: Sofia Suhinin (Adelaide, Australia)
2: Cami Martin (Seattle, Wash.)
Bow: Niamh Comerford (London, England, U.K.)
Fourth Varsity Eight A (Third Novice Eight)
Shell: Olympia
Cox: Cate Fox (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
Stroke: Kate Elward (Los Angeles, Calif.)
7: Riley Barringer (Pacific Grove, Calif.)
6: Bethan Evans (Bothell, Wash.)
5: Claire Cunningham (Seattle, Wash.)
4: Kylie Kunz (Seattle, Wash.)
3: Alyssa Dittoe (Edmonds, Wash.)
2: Emelia Jordan (Rochester, N.Y.)
Bow: Samantha Rietbroek (Southlake Texas)
Fourth Varsity Eight B (Fifth Varsity Eight)
Shell: White King
Cox: Lilly Kurtz (Seattle, Wash.)
Stroke: Victoria Trentin (Melbourne, Australia)
7: Brianna Hoffman (Poulsbo, Wash.)
6: Isabelle Tinsley (Venice, Fla.)
5: Allison Jakeway (Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada)
4: Kate Russ (Plano, Texas)
3: Izzy Peters (Bellingham, Wash.)
2: Kalee Verd (Olympia, Wash.)
Bow: Cora Madison (Kirkland, Wash.)
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