Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics
Beaver Rowers Qualify to Make Seventh Straight IRA Appearance
May 21, 2019 | Men's Rowing
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State men's rowing team will race at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championships for the seventh straight season. Three crews – the Varsity 8, Junior Varsity 8 and Third Varsity 8 – will return to the national championship regatta held May 31-June 2 along the shores of Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.
"We're really excited to be headed back to IRAs," head coach Gabe Winkler said. "I'm proud of the season we've had and can't wait to face the best teams in the country."
The Beavers, who are ranked No. 17 in the nation in the most recent IRA/USRowing Varsity Eight Coaches, finished fourth overall at the Pac-12 Rowing Championships on Sunday and advanced to IRAs as one of 11 at-large teams.
Oregon State has less than two weeks to prepare for IRAs. The field of 24 teams includes several crews the Beavers have already faced this season including No. 2 Washington, No. 4 California, No. 7 Northeastern, No. 12 Cornell, No. 13 Stanford, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 23 Hobart and Santa Clara.
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"We're really excited to be headed back to IRAs," head coach Gabe Winkler said. "I'm proud of the season we've had and can't wait to face the best teams in the country."
The Beavers, who are ranked No. 17 in the nation in the most recent IRA/USRowing Varsity Eight Coaches, finished fourth overall at the Pac-12 Rowing Championships on Sunday and advanced to IRAs as one of 11 at-large teams.
Oregon State has less than two weeks to prepare for IRAs. The field of 24 teams includes several crews the Beavers have already faced this season including No. 2 Washington, No. 4 California, No. 7 Northeastern, No. 12 Cornell, No. 13 Stanford, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 23 Hobart and Santa Clara.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For more information on the Oregon State men's rowing team, visit OSUBeavers.com or follow the team's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverMRowing, on Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverRowing, or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverMRowing.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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