Huskies men’s crew wins IRA title
Three Washington Huskies men’s crews won national titles and the other two had runner-up finishes on Saturday’s final day of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships on the Cooper River in Cherry Hill, N.J.
The Huskies won the second varsity 8 title for the fourth time in the last five years and their varsity 4 and freshman 4 boats also won titles. The varsity 8 and freshman 8 boats placed second.
Washington won the Ten Eyck Trophy, honoring the regatta’s team points leader, for the second straight season. The Huskies amassed 214 points, seven more than runner-up California. Wisconsin (191) was third, followed by Harvard (157) and Brown (150).
The defending champion Huskies came up short in the featured varsity 8 race, losing to unbeaten Wisconsin. The Badgers finished the 2,000-meter race in 5 minutes, 31.17 seconds. Washington clocked in at 5:32.89, 7 seconds faster than its previous season best. It was Washington’s first loss since the 2006 IRA Grand Final at the same venue and snapped an 18-race winning streak.
Also at the regatta, the Gonzaga Bulldogs freshman 8 boat won its second race in as many days and finished 13th in the nation.
GU’s varsity 8 boat, racing in the championships for the first time in school history, placed third in the Fourth Level final for a 21st-place final ranking.
Baseball
Montana State University-Billings head coach Chris Brown announced West Valley High School pitcher/outfielder Andrew Vennum will join the team.
Vennum was a first-team all-league pitcher as a junior, and most valuable player as a senior. He helped lead West Valley to 3A district and regional championships.
Brown said he expects Vennum to compete immediately for playing time in the outfield and on the mound.
•Olympia’s Kramer Champlin had a grand slam and five runs batted in to lead the Dodgers to an 18-14 win over the Cardinals in Game 2 of the All-State Baseball Series at Parker Field in Yakima.
In the first game, the Braves used a seven-run seventh inning to rally for a 13-9 win over the Athletics.
The series continues today.