ROW | Gaels Close Out 2026 Season with a Fifth-Place Finish at WCC Championships

Friday, May 15

Lake Natoma / Sacramento, CA

Saint Mary's College of California

WCC Championships

ROW | Gaels Close Out 2026 Season with a Fifth-Place Finish at WCC Championships

5/16/2026 12:00:00 PM | Women's Rowing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On both Friday and Saturday the Saint Mary's rowing team competed in the West Coast Conference Championships, as the Gaels 2V4+, 1V4+, 2V8+, and 1V8+ each qualified for the Grand Finals, battling valiantly in those races to earn a top half finish, earning fifth place in the 10 team field.

On Friday, the Gaels kicked off the day as they competed in the second heat of the 2V4+ race, where Saint Mary's finished third with a time of 8:07.867, crossing the finish line just under four seconds behind Portland to secure a spot in Saturday's Grand Final. The 1V4+ crew also advanced after posting a time of 8:05.643, finishing ahead of Creighton, who posted a time of 8:19.663.

The Gaels continued the momentum in the 2V8+ race, as the crew placed second in their heat in 7:10.517, finishing only behind No. 20 nationally ranked Oregon State to move to the Grand Final. The 1V8+ boat earned the final spot in the Grand Final with a time of 7:01.793, clinching their fourth Grand Final appearance of the weekend.

On Saturday, Saint Mary's competed in all four Grand Finals against the WCC's top crews. The 2V4+ crew finished sixth overall with a time of 8:16.046, while the 1V4+ crew placed fifth with a three second advantage over Portland.

In the 2V8+ race, the Gaels finished fourth overall in 7:20.400, ahead of both Portland and San Diego, holding off a late surge from both Pilots and Toreros to earn that spot. Saint Mary's closed out the weekend in the 1V8+ race, battling through a hiccup at the start to finish with a time of 7:14.540.

The Gaels ended the WCC Championships with a fifth-place finish overall out of ten competing teams. This is a one spot improvement over last year's finish, and marks the second highest finish in Head Coach Brian Ebke's tenure. At the culmination of the second day of racing, 1V8+ stroke Carolyn Huckel and seven seat Katelyn Robertson were named to the All-WCC team. This is Robertson's second All-WCC nod, and Huckel's first.

Event	1V8+	2V8+	1V4+	2V4+
Coxswain	Rachel Fry	Bennet Toth	Alondra Aguirre	Sophia Cammarosano
Stroke	Carolyn Huckel	Ava Delucchi	Lilah Marble	Lea Glafkides
7	Katelyn Robertson	Natalie Davis	Avery Britton	Sofia Martyniuk
6	Fiona Samuelson	Skye Kirsten	Gabriella Honig	Natalie Sanchez
5	Maria Moreno	Ashley Terry	Faith Freligh	Alyssa Terry
4	Lia Segrest	Isabella MacDonald
3	Danijela Concion	Kate Hurd
2	Chloe Casement	Gwyneth O'Brien
Bow	Kelly Nelson	Allison Skoog