Head of the Lake
2 stories filed under Head of the Lake on Wazzu. The newest of them: “Cougs rowed hard, wrapped fall strong at Head of the Lake” and “Rowing WSU's final fall race on the water at Head of the Lake”. The women's rowing team put an exclamation point on fall at Head of the Lake, racing hard on Seattle's waters and finishing the season on a strong note. The WSU women's rowing team closed out its fall season on the water at Head of the Lake in Seattle, and if you were anywhere near the shore, you already know the Cougs showed up. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every Head of the Lake story on Wazzu, newest first.
Cougs rowed hard, wrapped fall strong at Head of the Lake
The women's rowing team put an exclamation point on fall at Head of the Lake, racing hard on Seattle's waters and finishing the season on a strong note. That's how you close out a semester. No drama, just work. The Cougs showed up, put in the effort, and left it all out there. It's the kind of thing that makes you proud to be from a place where people actually grind. Fall sports are wrapping up in Pullman, and the results are mixed everywhere you look. Football took its lumps on the road, as we covered in "Cougs fall in San Diego rain as another fourth-quarter push falls short." That one stung. But rowing? Rowing gave us something clean. No comeback that fell short. No what-ifs. Just a solid day on the water and a team that knows what it's building toward. Spring can't get here fast enough. For now, though, the oars are up and the work is done. That's a win we'll take. Go Cougs.
Rowing WSU's final fall race on the water at Head of the Lake
The WSU women's rowing team closed out its fall season on the water at Head of the Lake in Seattle, and if you were anywhere near the shore, you already know the Cougs showed up. This is the kind of race that reminds you why fall crew matters, cold mornings, tight turns, and the smell of the lake sticking to everything. They didn't just participate. They pushed. Head of the Lake is a big deal in the Northwest rowing calendar. It's not a tune-up. It's a statement. And for a program that spends most of its season grinding in relative quiet, this was a chance to measure against some serious competition. The Cougs handled it like they belonged there, because they do. If you've been following the other fall action, you already saw our piece on how the Cougs handled the Dawgs in a tune-up with eyes on the games that count. That same energy carried onto the water this weekend. It's the kind of focus that doesn't quit when the leaves turn. Pullman is a long way from Lake Washington, but these rowers made the trip count. No drama. No hype. Just work. That's the Coug way. Go Cougs.