March 23, 2007
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University women's crew program will host Washington State University on Saturday morning at Silver Lake in Medical Lake, Wash. The regatta will start at 8:00 a.m. with a shell dedication, before the race begins at 9:30 a.m. with the Novice 8+ race. The final race of the day, the Varsity 4+, is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. The Varsity 8+ race is set for a 10:00 a.m. start. Racing will include the Varsity 8+, Junior Varsity 8+, 3rd Varsity 8+, Novice 8+, 2nd and 3rd Novice 8+, Varsity 4+, and Novice 4+.
"Washington State is coming off a great season where it finished fourth at the NCAA's," said head coach Glenn Putyrae. "We are fortunate to open up the season with this caliber of program. I am looking forward to some great racing."
The shell dedication, which will begin the regatta, is in honor of former novice coach Kate Tytus. Tytus spent five seasons with the Bulldogs as their novice crew coach. At the West Coast Conference Championships in 2000, her Novice 8+ boat turned the fastest time of the day. She is currently a middle school teacher.
Here is the schedule of races for the day:
8:00 a.m. - Shell Dedication
8:30 a.m. - Coxswain Meeting
9:30 a.m. - Novice 8
9:45 a.m. - Junior Varsity 8
10:00 a.m. - Varsity 8
10:15 a.m. - Open
10:30 a.m. - 3rd Varsity 8
10:45 a.m. - Novice 4
11:00 a.m. - Open
11:15 a.m. - 2nd / 3rd Novice 8
11:30 a.m. - Varsity 4
Directions to Silver Lake (From Spokane):
Take Interstate 90 West to Exit #272 (WA 902) Medical Lake Exit
Turn right onto WA-902 (West Medical Lake Road)
Follow Medical Lake Road 5.25 miles
Turn Left onto North Stanley Road (Conoco Station at corner)
Follow North Stanley Road for half a mile
Turn right onto East Lake Road
Follow East Lake Road for one block
Turn left onto North Hallett Road
Follow North Hallett Road 2.25 miles
Road ends at Silver Lake Camp
