TACOMA, Wash. — The Loggers brought home their second consecutive Lamberth Cup today, defeating Pacific Lutheran University in back-to-back years for the first time 2016. The Varsity 8+ with Skylar Reynolds at coxswain with a stroke group of Amalina Lambert-Mullen, Claudia Luthy, Sydney Maysmith, Becca Murphy, Austyn Smith, Lily Steller, Madeline Johnson, and bow Luci Reed led from the start, and finished with a time of 7:27.0 to claim the cup. PLU finished with a time of 8:03.0. 

Both crews returned to the water to race in two 4's heats. Puget Sound's 4+ of Skylar Reynolds at cox and a stroke of Lambert-Mullen, Claudia Luthy, Sydney Maysmith, and Austyn Smith won their heat with a time of 8:14.4, followed by the Puget Sound 4+ of McKenna Kalkbrenner at cox and Violet Baker, Alexia Gunderson, Konalani Kamaka for stroke and Luci Reed in the bow, finishing with a time of 8:41.3. The Lutes finished with a time of 9:41.5. Finally, in the second heat of 4's with Fran Dadulla, Zorah Freiwald, Mariko Uemura, Xiao Miao Atlansky, and Jasmine Whitley finished second with a time of 9:45.5, defeating one PLU crew, while falling to another. 

The Tacoma community praises Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound for the decades-long tradition of racing in the Lamberth Cup, promising continued legacy for generations to come.

Up next, Puget Sound will host Division-I teams, University of Portland and Seattle University, at the UPS Invite on American Lake on March 30.