Sequim High’s Elise Beuke is an international champion.

The Sequim High School senior raced to a Junior A Women’s division win at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta in Victoria, B.C., on March 7, completing the course in 8 minutes, 5.09 seconds.

Beuke edged second-place competitor H. Knowles of Burnaby Lake Rowing Club (8:07.74) by nearly three seconds. Beuke posted the top time in the preliminaries with a 7:51.39 time, edging Knowles (7:52.31) by less than a second.

Beuke topped a field of 16 competitors from clubs including Victoria City Rowing Club, St. Michael’s University School, Maple Bay Rowing Club and Fort Langley Rowing Club — all from Canada.