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\nThe Washington varsity crew had a new stroke seat in two-time Olympian and senior Aisha Rocek<\/a>, who had been in the five seat all of the 2026 season to date.<\/p>\n
“The Twilight Sprints were the first time we had Aisha stroking, and it was just such a dynamic performance by our V8,” said UW head coach Yasmin Farooq<\/a>.\u00a0“It was really inspirational for today.<\/p>\n “You could also see GB’s composure last night,” she continued, “and they carried that same presence into today. They and Canada are just getting their international seasons underway, but both crews race with a level of experience that pushes everyone around them. Having a three-boat fight all the way down the course brought out some of our best racing and made it a fantastic show for the fans.”<\/p>\n Earlier in the day, UW women’s crews participated in five other events. Washington had two crews entered in the Erickson Cascade Cup, with Washington’s novice crew fending off another Husky eight, as well as entries from Seattle Pacific and Seattle U. for the win.<\/p>\n Washington also won the Third Varsity Eight, Varsity Four and Second Varsity Four races, while NCAA Division II’s No. 1-ranked Western Washington won the Open Eight event.
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\nThe Windermere Cup represented the final, regular-season race of the season for the Huskies, who will next compete at the Big Ten Championships, May 16-17 at the Indianapolis Rowing Center. NCAA Championships follow two weeks later, in Gainesville, Ga.
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\n“One of the things about the Windermere Cup is it reminds you that racing is fun and, to be able to square off against two world-class teams and be pushed that hard at this point in the season is something you just can’t get anywhere else,” Farooq noted. “So for us to be able to do this every single year, as we prepare for the conference championship, we just couldn’t ask for anything more.”
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\nWASHINGTON PURPLE (WINDERMERE CUP)
\nShell: Jan Harville
\nCox: Izzy Michaelson<\/a> (Everett, Wash.)
\nStroke: Aisha Rocek<\/a> (Como, Italy)
\n7: Violet Holbrow Brooksbank<\/a> (Monmouth, Wales, U.K.)
\n6: Jess Weir<\/a> (London, England, U.K.)
\n5: Mira Calder<\/a> (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
\n4: Jayna Palmer<\/a> (Truckee, Calif.)
\n3: Cillian Mullen<\/a> (Tacoma, Wash.)
\n2: Zola Kemp<\/a> (Wellington, New Zealand)
\nBow: Cait Whittard<\/a> (St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Canada)
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\nWASHINGTON GOLD (WINDERMERE CUP)
\nShell: Title IX Legacy
\nCox: Perry McLoughlin<\/a> (Port Washington, N.Y.)
\nStroke: Issy Melville<\/a> (Hamilton, New Zealand)
\n7: Kalee Verd<\/a> (Olympia, Wash.)
\n6: Chloe Sheppard<\/a> (Tewkesbury, England, U.K.)
\n5: Amelia Westbrook<\/a> (Lincoln, England, U.K.)
\n4: Grace Worthington<\/a> (Grand Haven, Mich.)
\n3: Katie Gardner<\/a> (Cowbridge, Wales, U.K.)
\n2: Sofia Suhinin<\/a> (Adelaide, Australia)
\nBow: Emily Myers<\/a> (Oxford, England, U.K.)
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\nWASHINGTON PURPLE (ERICKSON CASCADE CUP)
\nShell: Title IX Sisterhood
\nCox: Sloane Roth<\/a> (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
\nStroke: Caitlin Woods<\/a> (Melbourne, Australia)
\n7: Willow Tzonev<\/a> (Victoria, B.C., Canada)
\n6: Scarlett Shelton<\/a> (Melbourne, Australia)
\n5: Camille Hutton<\/a> (Manson, Wash.)
\n4: Finley Stockstad<\/a> (Tacoma, Wash.)
\n3: Zoe Keenan<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
\n2: Grace Sisett<\/a> (Kelowna, B.C., Canada)
\nBow: Claire Rogge<\/a> (Vancouver, Wash.)
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\nWASHINGTON GOLD (ERICKSON CASCADE CUP)
\nShell: Jenni Hogan
\nCox: Ella Ryter<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
\nStroke: Liv Ormseth<\/a> (Vashon Island, Wash.)
\n7: Katharina Stromberg<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
\n6: Annelise Hahl<\/a> (Cary, N.C.)
\n5: Kayla Coates-Robertson<\/a> (Redmond, Wash.)
\n4: Victoria Trentin<\/a> (Melbourne, Australia)
\n3: Marin Maycotte<\/a> (Austin, Texas)
\n2: Emma Cronin<\/a> (Roswell, Ga.)
\nBow: Carly Lauritzen<\/a> (Nine Mile Falls, Wash.)
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\nTHIRD VARSITY EIGHT
\nShell: New King
\nCox: Layla Mohanna<\/a> (Los Alamitos, Calif.)
\nStroke: Sophia Thompson<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
\n7: Cora Madison<\/a> (Kirkland, Wash.)
\n6: Caitlin Hane<\/a> (Irvine, Calif.)
\n5: Ellen Koselka<\/a> (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
\n4: Lauren Miller<\/a> (Wenatchee, Wahs.)
\n3: Makenna Garrett<\/a> (Renton, Wash.)
\n2: Riley Barringer<\/a> (Pacific Grove, Calif.
\nBow: Kylie Kunz<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
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\nOPEN EIGHT
\nShell: Olympia
\nCox: Abby Putnam<\/a> (Arlington, Va.)
\nStroke: Hannah Kress<\/a> (Bainbridge Island, Wash.)
\n7: Keira Cox<\/a> (Ladera Ranch, Calif.)
\n6: Lucy Forest<\/a> (Walla Walla, Wash.)
\n5: Sadie Schultz<\/a> (San Francisco, Calif.)
\n4: Elena Guevara<\/a> (Salt Lake City, Utah
\n3: Charlotte Park<\/a> (Bellevue, Wash.)
\n2: Layla Fini<\/a> (Westerville, Ohio)
\nBow: Lykka Spiekerkoetter<\/a> (Redwood City, Calif.)
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\nFIRST VARSITY FOUR
\nShell: Sam & Raz
\nStroke: Margaret Young<\/a> (San Anselmo, Calif.)
\n3: Nienke Overgoor<\/a> (Bunnik, Netherlands)
\n2: Emily Downing<\/a> (Marlow, England, U.K.)
\nBow: Carmel Bollag<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
\nCox: Camille Randall<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
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\nSECOND VARSITY FOUR
\nShell: Paula Mitchell
\nStroke: Jordan Freer<\/a> (Lotus, Calif.)
\n3: Ella Bayer<\/a> (Olympia, Wash.)
\n2: Cami Martin<\/a> (Seattle, Wash.)
\nBow: Sami Tyler<\/a> (Camas, Wash.)
\nCox: Taylor Inouye<\/a> (Kailua, Hawai’i)
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\nTHIRD VARSITY FOUR
\nShell: Coleen Lynch
\nStroke: Audrey Cronin<\/a> (Roswell, Ga.)
\n3: Jane Doyle<\/a> (New York, N.Y.)
\n2: Sofie Sand<\/a> (Rochester, Wash.)
\nBow: Caroline Law<\/a> (Bellingham, Wash.)
\nCox: Morgan Bradley<\/a> (Portland, Ore.)
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