Rosalia's Beach ends rowing career at nationals

SARASOTA, FLA. - Rosalia's Hannah Beach rowed with seven other women from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) to a fifth-place finish in the NCAA Division III national crew championships.

PLU made it with an at-large bid, after winning its fifth-consecutive Northwest Conference championship.

Beach, a four-year captain from Rosalia, graduates in December with a nursing degree.

"She's an incredible person to have on the team. A hard worker, models behavior for everyone," said Coach Andy Foltz. "She also questions what we're doing to help us think things through differently."

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