Stanford Women's Rowing Dominates at San Diego Fall ClassicStanford Women's Rowing Dominates at San Diego Fall Classic
Women's Rowing by Maddie Gotreaux

Stanford Women's Rowing Dominates at San Diego Fall Classic

The Cardinal claimed every top spot in both the Women’s Open 8+ and 4+ races

SAN DIEGO – Stanford Women’s Rowing took on its only fall racing event of the 2025-26 season Sunday morning, sending nine boats to compete at the annual San Diego Fall Classic on Mission Bay in San Diego. 

Stanford sent four eights boats: “Card”, “Elle Logan”, “SWC”, and “Attacker”, and five fours boats: “Thunderdome”, “IB”, “Juice”, “Nerd”, and “Academic Weapon”.

The Cardinal’s eights boats earned the four top finishes in the Women’s Open 8+ competition, with “SWC” finishing first, "Attacker" second, "Card" third, and "Elle Logan" placing fourth. Stanford bested crews from UCLA, University of San Diego, UC San Diego, San Diego State, and UC Santa Barbara. 

The morning ended with the Cardinal’s five fours recording the top five finishes in the Women’s Open 4+ race. “Academic Weapon” placed first, followed by "Thunderdome", "Juice", "Nerd" and "IB" with the second, third, fourth and fifth-place finishes, respectively.  

Stanford next competes in the Spring of 2026. 

Lineups

Eights
“Card”
Cox: Reese Dibiase
8: Julia Doss
7: Susie Mallen
6: Charlotte Botha
5: Lexi Gormley
4: Elli Rowley
3: Taya Anderson
2: Kathryn Alexander
1: Heather Schmidt

Elle Logan
Cox: Tess Herrick
8: Fiona Asgeirsson
7: Astrid Thomas
6: Mia Thompson
5: Leni Koetitz
4: Yaara Ronen
3: Brooke Seebeck
2: Ellie Vander Ploeg Fallon
1: Harriet Noyes

“SWC”
Cox: Carolyn Kennedy
8: Martha Shepherd
7: Madeleine Greenstock
6: Matilda Drewett
5: Emma Bagrie
4: Annika Jeffery 
3: Emily Tierney
2: Sofia Simone
1: Charlotte Jett

“Attacker”
Cox: Ella Casano
8: Nora Goodwillie
7: Célia Dupré
6: Carly Brown
5: Sarah Marriott
4: Alice Baker
3: Claire Van Praagh
2: Quincy Stone
1: Ellie Sutro

Fours
“Nerd”

Cox: Grace De La Torre
4: Julia Doss
3: Ellie Sutro
2: Charlotte Jett
1: Sofia Simone 

“Academic Weapon”
Cox: Honor Warburg
4: Célia Dupré
3: Carly Brown
2: Sarah Marriott
1: Quincy Stone 

“Thunderdome”
Cox: Abbey Heinemann
4: Martha Shepherd
3: Madeleine Greenstock
2: Matilda Drewett
1: Valentina Fenton

“IB”
Cox: Reese Dibiase
4: Kathryn Alexander
3: Susie Mallen
2: Elli Rowley
1: Heather Schmidt

“Juice”
Cox: Nava Ruthfield
4: Emily Tierney
3: Claire Van Praagh
2: Nora Goodwillie
1: Annika Jeffery

Results

Womens Open 8+ 

  1. “SWC”- 15:05.575
  2. “Attacker”- 15:10.275
  3. “Card” - 15:34.147
  4. Elle Logan”- 15:52.873
  5. UCLAW A- 16:02.107
  6. UCLAW B- 16:11.231
  7. Stanford Lightweight Rowing- 16:15.240
  8. UCLAW D- 16:27.062
  9. UCLAW C- 16:34.473
  10.  USD A- 16:49.999
  11.  UCSD B- 16:58.448
  12.  UCSD A- 16:59.691
  13.  USD B- 17:23.621
  14.  UCSB A- 17:27.953
  15.  USD C- 18:13.331
  16.  UCSD C- 18:17.185
  17.  SDSU A- 18:39.395
  18.  CP A- 19:23.152
  19.  UCSB B- 20:29.906

Womens Open 4+

  1. “Academic Weapon”- 17:39.075
  2. “Thunderdome”- 17:55.244
  3. “Juice” - 17:56.919
  4. “Nerd”- 18:28.515
  5. “IB”- 18:33.617
  6. Stanford Lightweight Rowing G- 18:57.421
  7. UCLAW A- 19:05.591
  8. USD A- 19:07.038
  9. UCLAW B- 19:24.510
  10.  UCLAW D- 20:07.861
  11.  USD B- 20:15.810
  12.  Stanford Lightweight Rowing F- 20:23.864
  13.  UCSD A- 20:25.775
  14.  UCSD B- 20:50.405
  15.  USD C- 20:57.749
  16.  UCSB B- 21:43.423
  17.  UCSD D- 21:46.634
  18.  LMU A- 21:53.831
  19.  UCSB A- 21:56.669
  20.  SDSU A- 22:19.586
  21.  UCSD C- 22:20.085
  22.  CP A- 23:48.366
  23.  UCSB C- 26:15.291