Washington Huskies Women’s Rowing Team Sweeps To Championship
By Bret Stuter
Adding to Washington Huskies Record Books, the Huskies Women’s Rowing Team Sweeps NCAA Finals to Land 2017 Championship
The Washington Huskies athletes are on a roll. Rather, they are on a row of success stories. The latest of which happened earlier today to earn the team the 2017 NCAA Women’s Rowing Championship.
But the record was not the win. Nor was it the fourth win for the team in the 21-year history of the event. It was greater than that.
CLEAN SWEEP.
— Washington Athletics (@UWAthletics) May 29, 2017
The @UW_Rowing women's team earned their fourth NCAA title yesterday. #UWHuskies
>> https://t.co/wEsQUKQpoP pic.twitter.com/jyWg0njHAd
"“The Washington women’s rowing team became the first program in the 21-year history of the NCAA Rowing Championship to sweep all three grand finals, earning the Huskies their fourth NCAA rowing title Sunday at Mercer Lake.”"
The wins were reported on GoHuskies.com after the competition.
BOW DOWN! #NationalChamps pic.twitter.com/j1FPlVmR41
— Washington Rowing (@UW_Rowing) May 28, 2017
Record Record Breaking Year
The event is one more in a string of record breaking successes in recent months. Kelsey Plum broke NCAA scoring records. Chantel Osahor broke PAC-12 single game rebounding record with 30. John Ross III broke the NBA Combine speed record in the 40 yard dash with 4.22 seconds. The first selection of the WNBA and NBA drafts coming from the same school will be a first .
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And now, the UW Women’s rowing team sets a new record as well.
History made!! Washington's V8+ takes home the NCAA National Championship! #NationalChamps #WOOF #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/dg74RlS8Ou
— Washington Rowing (@UW_Rowing) May 28, 2017
This win is the first for the Huskies since 2001. Head coach Yasmin Farooq added this after the event:
"“I was just so impressed by how every single person on this team stepped up from the first day,” said head coach Yasmin Farooq. “They really, really did. Today they showed what great teammates do for one another. We always viewed it as a team championship where every person mattered.”"
The Washington Huskies scored the maximum 132 points to earn the team title, well in front of second-place California (123) and third-place Michigan (112). The Huskies continue to show athletic prowest in a full range of scholastic sports.