No eighth straight title for WWU women's rowing

A run of seven straight national titles ended for Western Washington University, but not without a courageous fight by the nationally No.1-ranked Vikings who finished second at the 11th annual NCAA Division II Women's Rowing National Championships that ended Sunday at Lake Mercer.

The Vikings, whose run matched the longest in any NCAA rowing division, finished with 13 points. Humboldt State, which won both the four and eight grand finals, took the team title with 20 points. Nova Southeastern FL placed third (12) and Mercyhurst PA was fourth (5).