Best friends from Kamiak compete on rowing’s biggest stage

If Ian Ferguson is done with his competitive rowing career, he finished it at one of the most elite competitions in the country.

Ferguson, who graduated from Kamiak High School in June, and Bailey Kouchakji, an incoming junior at Kamiak, competed with the Everett Rowing Association at the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships in early June. The event brought together the best boats from all around the country for three days of racing in Bradenton and Sarasota, Fla.