Beavers to Face NW Rivals at Head of the Lake
November 07, 2015 | Men's Rowing
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Several Oregon State men's crews return to racing at the Head of the Lake in Seattle on Sunday morning.
The Head of the Lake is hosted by the Lake Washington Rowing Club. Joining the Beavers on the race course will be Washington, Stanford, Washington State, Oregon and Gonzaga among others.
ADMISSION: Admission is free. The race can be viewed from the shore along most of its length with the best viewing spots at the start near College Club's boathouse, from the Pocock Rowing Center, along the Montlake Cut and from the University and Montlake bridges.
COURSE: The three-mile course starts in Lake Union, crosses Portage Bay, runs through the Montlake Cut and finishes in Lake Washington.
RACE TIMES: Racing begins at 8 a.m. in a time trial format. OSU's Varsity 8 will be the second boat on the course, the Junior Varsity 8 pushing off at 8:03 and the Third Varsity 8, which will consist completely of novices, at 8:13. OSU's varsity crew will split up and return to the water at 10 a.m. to race in a pair of fours.
RESULTS: Live results are available through RegattaCentral.com. Check the Oregon State Rowing Twitter account (@BeaverRowing) for updates at go to osubeavers.com for a recap on Sunday.
QUOTES: Head coach Gabe Winkler - “The Head of the Lake is always a good cap to the fall season. It is a great opportunity to test ourselves against some of our west coast rivals.”
Junior coxswain Zack Moffitt (major: nuclear engineering) – “I'm really excited to race at the Head of the Lake for my first time. I'm looking forward to seeing our boat speed after all the training we've done this fall. This is a coxswain's race. It's a very challenging course to steer properly.”
