VAIRES-SUR-MARNE, France — Two more Olympic medals were added to the University of Washington's extensive history of success in the sport.
In the men's four A, Logan Ullrich and New Zealand just missed out on a gold medal to the U.S. in a thrilling race. UIlrich and his team finished with a time of 5:49.88, while the Americans came in at 5:49.03. In the women's four A final, Phoebe Spoors and New Zealand ended up with a bronze medal, finishing behind Great Britain and The Netherlands, respectively. Ullrich finished his career at UW in 2023, while Spoors graduated in 2017.
UW has had rower representation at each of the past 13 Olympic Games and has had medalists in five consecutive Olympic games, according to the school. On Thursday, both former Husky medalists came during the four competition, one on the men's side and another on the women's side.
There will be more medal opportunities for the Huskies on Friday, as Jess Thoennes and Team USA will be going for gold in the women's pairs race final. On Aug. 3, four Huskies and UW rowing coach Michael Callahan will try for a medal in the men's eight A final.
See the full list of former UW rowers and all the other athletes with ties to the Seattle area here.
