Huskies face big challenges ahead of annual Windermere Cup
FOX 13 Seattle
[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '3.280', 'text': 'The official start of boating season'}, {'start': '1.920', 'end': '5.440', 'text': "this Saturday wouldn't be the same"}, {'start': '3.280', 'end': '7.279', 'text': 'without the annual Windermir Cup. And'}, {'start': '5.440', 'end': '9.120', 'text': "this year, the Husky men's and women's"}, {'start': '7.279', 'end': '11.200', 'text': 'rowing teams will be getting a pretty'}, {'start': '9.120', 'end': '13.280', 'text': 'big challenge. Sports director Aaron'}, {'start': '11.200', 'end': '15.360', 'text': 'Lavine has a preview from the Mont Lake'}, {'start': '13.280', 'end': '17.199', 'text': "Cut. When your men's and women's"}, {'start': '15.360', 'end': '19.279', 'text': 'programs have won more than a combined'}, {'start': '17.199', 'end': '21.039', 'text': '30 national titles, you can be sure the'}, {'start': '19.279', 'end': '23.119', 'text': "world's best are happy to accept an"}, {'start': '21.039', 'end': '25.199', 'text': 'invitation to the biggest one-day rowing'}, {'start': '23.119', 'end': '27.039', 'text': 'event in the entire country. And this'}, {'start': '25.199', 'end': '29.599', 'text': "year it's New Zealand sending its men's"}, {'start': '27.039', 'end': '31.760', 'text': "and women's teams to Udub for the 39th"}, {'start': '29.599', 'end': '32.880', 'text': 'annual Wintermir Cup. Even now when'}, {'start': '31.760', 'end': '34.960', 'text': "we're going out in the booms like"}, {'start': '32.880', 'end': '36.399', 'text': "there's maybe 20 boats out and we just"}, {'start': '34.960', 'end': '37.760', 'text': "keep getting told like that's just the"}, {'start': '36.399', 'end': '39.040', 'text': "start and we're like oh man this is"}, {'start': '37.760', 'end': '41.280', 'text': "already like more people than they're at"}, {'start': '39.040', 'end': '42.879', 'text': 'our national regetta you know and then'}, {'start': '41.280', 'end': '44.160', 'text': "apparently there's going to be you know"}, {'start': '42.879', 'end': '45.520', 'text': 'thousands of people on the on the'}, {'start': '44.160', 'end': '46.960', 'text': 'sidelines and above the bridge like'}, {'start': '45.520', 'end': '48.960', 'text': "you'd have to go to another sport"}, {'start': '46.960', 'end': '50.160', 'text': 'international sport to kind of feel the'}, {'start': '48.960', 'end': '52.160', 'text': "kind of energy that we're starting to"}, {'start': '50.160', 'end': '54.160', 'text': 'feel in this race. The Kiwis have won a'}, {'start': '52.160', 'end': '56.160', 'text': 'total of nine medals in rowing events in'}, {'start': '54.160', 'end': '58.239', 'text': "the last two Olympics. The men's team"}, {'start': '56.160', 'end': '60.239', 'text': 'also beat Udub at the Winnameir Cup 10'}, {'start': '58.239', 'end': '61.840', 'text': 'years ago. The same year, the dogs went'}, {'start': '60.239', 'end': '64.400', 'text': 'on to win their fourth straight national'}, {'start': '61.840', 'end': '65.600', 'text': 'title. The 2015 hurt a little bit, but'}, {'start': '64.400', 'end': '66.479', 'text': 'it prepared us to win a national'}, {'start': '65.600', 'end': '68.159', 'text': "championship. And that's what we're"}, {'start': '66.479', 'end': '70.240', 'text': 'hoping this will do. Also will elevate'}, {'start': '68.159', 'end': '72.240', 'text': 'our competition, be a great exhibition,'}, {'start': '70.240', 'end': '74.000', 'text': 'a great spectacle for the Northwest.'}, {'start': '72.240', 'end': '76.240', 'text': "There's also a bit of a crossover in"}, {'start': '74.000', 'end': '78.400', 'text': 'loyalties this weekend with seven men'}, {'start': '76.240', 'end': '80.479', 'text': 'and three women on the Husky roster also'}, {'start': '78.400', 'end': '82.479', 'text': 'hailing from New Zealand. Most notably'}, {'start': '80.479', 'end': '84.640', 'text': 'Olympic silver medalist Logan Olrich in'}, {'start': '82.479', 'end': '86.479', 'text': "the Husky men's varsity 8 boat who will"}, {'start': '84.640', 'end': '88.640', 'text': 'be competing against his home country.'}, {'start': '86.479', 'end': '90.799', 'text': "It couldn't have been more of a special"}, {'start': '88.640', 'end': '92.240', 'text': 'way to close off my last windmir and my'}, {'start': '90.799', 'end': '94.079', 'text': 'last race down the Montly Cut actually'}, {'start': '92.240', 'end': '97.200', 'text': 'for Washington. So when I heard about'}, {'start': '94.079', 'end': '98.479', 'text': 'it, I was extremely excited and um yeah,'}, {'start': '97.200', 'end': '100.079', 'text': 'these some of these guys are my best'}, {'start': '98.479', 'end': '101.520', 'text': "friends. So, it's really fun to have him"}, {'start': '100.079', 'end': '103.200', 'text': 'here and uh show them around the place'}, {'start': '101.520', 'end': '105.840', 'text': "I've called home for the last 5 years."}, {'start': '103.200', 'end': '108.320', 'text': "Um, we've got a couple of Kiwis uh on"}, {'start': '105.840', 'end': '110.880', 'text': 'the New Zealand boat, Ella Castle, who'}, {'start': '108.320', 'end': '113.520', 'text': 'graduated here in 2023. She stroked our'}, {'start': '110.880', 'end': '115.600', 'text': "eight that was runner up at the NCAA's."}, {'start': '113.520', 'end': '117.280', 'text': "And then also, I don't know how it"}, {'start': '115.600', 'end': '119.200', 'text': 'worked out, but thank you for uh'}, {'start': '117.280', 'end': '121.600', 'text': "bringing Izzy Melville. She's going to"}, {'start': '119.200', 'end': '122.960', 'text': 'be a freshman here next year, and uh'}, {'start': '121.600', 'end': '124.399', 'text': "we're super excited about having her"}, {'start': '122.960', 'end': '126.240', 'text': 'here. Rounding out the field on the'}, {'start': '124.399', 'end': '127.600', 'text': "women's side is Indiana University"}, {'start': '126.240', 'end': '130.319', 'text': 'making its first appearance in the'}, {'start': '127.600', 'end': '131.840', 'text': 'Windmir Cup. Races start at 10:15'}, {'start': '130.319', 'end': '134.560', 'text': "Saturday morning with the men's and"}, {'start': '131.840', 'end': '136.400', 'text': "women's winir cup taking place at 11:30"}, {'start': '134.560', 'end': '140.800', 'text': 'and 11:45.'}, {'start': '136.400', 'end': '140.800', 'text': 'from Udub. Aaron Lavine, Fox 13 Sports.'}]