Submitted by Washington State University
Washington State University women’s rowing senior Savannah Davison has been named to the Pac-12 All-Conference team, commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.
Davison completed her final season with the Cougars, rowing in the varsity eight boat for the second-straight year in 2016. She helped guide the Cougars to a 13th-place finish as a varsity eight crew and 12th overall team finish at the 2016 NCAA Championships. As a junior in 2015, Davison’s varsity eight crew finished ninth as the team placed eighth overall, its best finish since 2008.
In addition, Pac-12 and NCAA Champions, California, nearly swept the individual awards as second-year head coach Al Acosta was named the women’s rowing coach of the year for the second-straight year and senior Kendall Chase was named the Pac-12 Women’s Rowing Athlete of the Year for the second-straight year. Cal’s Charlotte Wesselman and Washington’s Katy Gillingham were named Pac-12 Women’s Co-Newcomers of the Year.
A native of Aberdeen, Davison becomes the 37th Cougar to earn all-conference accolades dating back to 1988. At least one WSU rower has been named to the all-conference team each of the last 21 seasons. This is the first all-conference honor for Davison.
Members of the All-Conference rowing teams are based upon each institution’s finish in the varsity eight race at the Pac-12 Championships, which were held May 15 on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. The conference champion provides four members of the All-Conference team, the Pac-12 second-place crew provides three members and the third-place finisher provides two. All other participating conference crews receive one selection each.
Pac-12 Rowing All-Conference Team
Kendall Chase, California*
Charlotte Seiring, California
Jacinta Edmunds, California*
Inger Kavlie, California
Jessica Stewart, Oregon State
Simone Jacobs, Stanford
Ruth Narode, Stanford
Leigh Warner, Stanford
Marie Jacquet, UCLA
Athina Angelopoulou, USC
Krisztina Gyimes, USC
Sarah Dougherty, Washington
Savannah Davison, Washington State
* Second career All-Conference selection
