Men's Rowing Hosts Zags Saturday
April 21, 2016 | Men's Rowing
CORVALLIS. Ore. – The No. 20 Oregon State men's rowing team hosts Gonzaga on Saturday, April 23, at Vancouver Lake in Washington. OSU will race four boats including a Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, Third Varsity 8 and a Novice 8.
“This is good for the Portland area families to be able to come out and see everybody race,” head coach Gabe Winkler said. “Vancouver Lake is a good body of water and a fair course for us to put down a good time. We have had been a tough schedule the last several weeks and this is an end to that.”
COURSE & VIEWING: The 2,000-meter course is located on Vancouver Lake is three miles west of downtown Vancouver. Viewing is visible from Vancouver Lake Regional Park beach and has an excellent view of the finish line.
RACE TIMES: The Beaver's top crew, the V8, will start the morning off at 9:30 a.m. The 2V8 will take the water against Gonzaga at 9:45 a.m. The 3V8 will race shortly after at 10 a.m. The last crew for Oregon State, the Novice 8, is set to start at 10:30 a.m.
RESULTS: Results can be found following Oregon State Rowing on Twitter (@beaverrowing) and at osubeavers.com following competition.
With the Beaver's staying fairly close to home, we take a closer look at Jordan Zielinski, a senior from Keizer, Ore., majoring in agricultural science.
Name: Jordan Zielinski
Favorite college subject: Crop and Soil Science
What do you want to do after you graduate from Oregon State?
Live stress free, explore new places and work in a career as an agriculture consultant.
Why did you choose to attend Oregon State?
This school has always been a part of my life since I was born into a household of die-hard beaver fans. Growing up I was always so excited to attend the football games and made it my goal to become a student here.
What do you like best about your teammates?
We like a weird competitive dysfunctional family. We are always pushing ourselves as individuals and pushing each other to become something beyond what any of us thought we were capable of. Sometimes we disagree with each other, which leads to fighting among teammates, but the disagreements give us something to build from and achieve even more out of ourselves. Most of all we support each other inside and outside of rowing.
What do you like best about your coaches?
How serious they can be and how fun they can be during competitions or practice. They care about the team performance by putting all of their focus, energy, and time to making us the fastest we can be. Lately they have been trying to raise the standard of how a student athlete should act in a professional manner, this has been a positive change from the past few years and will help the team in the future.
What do you like best about Corvallis?
It has the best of being a college town and a peaceful town at the same time.
If you could play a different college sport at Oregon State, what would it be and why?
Without a doubt I would be doing track and field. It was my favorite sport to compete in during high school, especially with it during the nice spring weather. It was fun to compete in and always trying to outdo myself. Shot-put and long jump were my best events.
What is your best athletic achievement to date?
My first race against Stanford during my sophomore year in the JV boat. My were bow to stern down on them (which is about 4 seconds behind) till the last 200 meters or so and walked up on them for the win. It was the first race I knew I gave everything I had to win.
What do you prefer head races or head to head races? and why?
Head to head races over head races any day. They are what I train and look forward to the entire year. It takes two whole terms of training just to get the racing season. Being right next to the competition and watching my boat race ahead of the other team. It has way more energy and competitiveness than a head race.
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