GOLD RIVER, Calif.- The Pacific University rowing team competed on Saturday in the Prelims of the WIRA Regatta just outside of Sacramento.
 
The Boxers had three different boats compete in the Regatta. The first boat to race was the Novice 8 boat. They earned a fifth-place finish in their heat with a time of 8:38.145. This time advances them to the Petite Final on Sunday.
 
Novice 8:
Cox- Jo Hamlin
8- Brooke Fritzler
7- Zannah Suehiro
6- Kaitlynn Bumanlag
5- Makenna Sawyer
4- First Moon Vecenia
3- Savannah Ashbaugh
2- Morgan Hansen
1- Alexis Perez
 
The next boat for the Boxers was in the Novice 4 race. This boat faced many schools spread across all three NCAA divisions as well as up and down the West Coast. The Boxers put together a time of 10:06.537 earning them a fifth-place finish in the third heat. This time advanced them to the Third Final and the results for that race are still pending, due to official review of the race.
 
Novice 4:
Cox- Sofi Mishima
4- Kaitlynn Bumanlag
3- Zannah Suehiro
2- Taelor Viera
1- Alex Kerstetter
 
The performance of the day came for the 2x boat from the Boxers. The Boat faced all Division I competition therefore needing a strong performance. Emily Black and Chloe Williams did just that turning in a time of 9:26.603 earning them a third-place finish in their heat. This time earns them a spot in the Grand Final on the second day of the race.
 
Women's Double:
Stroke- Emily Black
Bow- Chloe Williams
 
 
Coach Charlotte Copp had this to say following the teams performance, "Racing conditions were favorable for the novice 8 and the varsity double, with a little crosswind during the Novice 4 event, which made the start challenging. It's really exciting to have the double advance to the Grand Final. This event became a vision during spring break and Chloe and Emily have worked really hard on their technique over the past 6 weeks. It's clearly paying off. Only one other boat in Pacific history has made it to the petite finals, so to have an 8 and a small boat advance shows that what we are doing is working."
 
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