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No. 18 Men's Crew Sweeps Gonzaga As Part of Six-Win Saturday
April 07, 2012 | Men's Rowing
April 7, 2012
VANCOUVER, Wash. - The Oregon State men's crew team competed in eight races at Vancouver Lake on Saturday, eventually walking away with six total wins in duals against Gonzaga and No. 9 Stanford as well as a novice-four encounter as part of the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference (NCRC) Invitational, all of which continued a strong start to the Beavers' 2012 season.
OSU began its busy day with a quartet of races against its Northwest rivals and used the wonderful weather to its advantage, claiming victory in each of the V8, open 4+, JV8 and freshman 8 events against the Bulldogs.
"We had fantastic conditions this morning, near perfect actually," Oregon State head coach Steve Todd said. "All four crews raced well against Gonzaga and we came away with some hard-fought victories."
The varsity 8 race started with Gonzaga jumping out to an early lead, but 600 meters in the Beavers' boat of Dan Thompson (coxswain), Ty Louis, Daniel Werner, Clayton Ward, Wyatt Worrel, Jorgen Anderson, Bryce Fransen, Brad Buser and Chris Nofziger drew even. Gonzaga attempted to push Oregon State, but with 250 meters to go OSU pulled away for a 1.7-second win. The Beavers finished in 5:58.7 to the Zags' 6:00.4.
OSU also won JV8, open 4 and freshman 8 races against Gonzaga, with the first being the closest, as Oregon State won by eight tenths of a second. The Beavers were victorious in the open 4 by a nine-second margin and their freshman crew won by six seconds.
Following a brief afternoon hiatus that saw Oregon State's novice 4+ defeat Seattle Pacific, Humbolt State and Western Washington with a time of 7:02.5 as part of the NCRC Invite hosted by Lewis & Clark College, the team's V8, JV8 and F8 crews went to work later in the afternoon against Stanford.
Conditions deteriorated a bit as the varsity races were run in mild conditions, but the 2V and freshman races were run in a strong cross chop.
Stanford's varsity crew took advantage of a very strong start and opened up a lead early on. Oregon State cut into Stanford's advantage in the second half of the 2,000-meter course, but could not close to within a length of the No. 9 Cardinal crew. Stanford eventually finished in 5:55.0 to OSU's 5:59.7.
The Cardinal won the JV race by 10 seconds, with a time of 6:28.5 to Oregon State's 6:38.8.
In the freshman race, Stanford and Oregon State stayed nearly level down the course with both crews see-sawing back-and-forth. Oregon State led by just over a half-length with 100 meters to go when Stanford had a steering breakage, allowing the Beavers to surge into the final lead.
"The conditions the rookie crews faced were incredibly challenging, but we did extremely well to come away with a win," Todd said. "We would also like to thank Lewis & Clark College for hosting today's regatta."
Oregon State is back in action next weekend when it heads to Redwood Shores, Calif. for the Stanford Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.
Results
V8 vs. Gonzaga
1. Oregon State, 5:58.7
2. Gonzaga, 6:00.4
Open 4+ vs. Gonzaga
1. Oregon State, 6:50.3
2. Gonzaga, 6:59.9
JV 8 vs. Gonzaga
1. Oregon State, 6:10.4
2. Gonzaga, 6:11.2
F8 vs. Gonzaga
1. Oregon State, 6:03.4
2. Gonzaga, 6:09.0
V8 vs. Stanford
1. Stanford, 5:55.0
2. Oregon State, 5:59.7
JV8 vs. Stanford
1. Stanford, 6:28.5
2. Oregon State, 6:38.8
F8 vs. Stanford
1. Oregon State, 6:37.5
2. Stanford, 6:45.3
Novice 4+ (NCRC Invitational)
1. Oregon State, 7:02.5
2. Seattle Pacific, 7:18.1
3. Humboldt State, 7:42.7
4. Western Washington, 8:34.5
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