The Huskies finish fifth in the team standings at the NCAA rowing championships as California wins the national title. UW’s varsity four was second to California in the grand final, with UW’s second varsity eight in finishing third.
GOLD RIVER, Calif. — A year of transition for Washington women’s crew ended simultaneously with disappointment and tempered satisfaction Sunday at the NCAA rowing championships.
The Huskies concluded the three-day regatta without a title for the eighth straight year after Washington’s leading varsity fours were passed by California in the final 500 meters on the idyllic water on Lake Natoma.