No. 17 Men's Crew Will Give No. 3 Washington A Stern Test
April 18, 2000
SCHEDULE: The No. 17 Oregon State men's crew will host the third-ranked Washington Huskies in a home meet on Lake Vancouver on Saturday, Apr. 22 in conjunction with the OSU women's crew hosting Washington at the same venue. Racing will begin at 10 a.m.
OSU RANKED: The Beavers are ranked 17th in the Apr. 12 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Poll.
OSU MEN'S COACH DAVE REISCHMAN ON THE RACE: "Washington is a very tough school. (OSU's win against Stanford) gave us some momentum in terms of confidence in our ability to perform like we have to on the racecourse. Washington, top to bottom, is probably the strongest crew in the country as far as depth. Their varsity eight is ranked in the top three, and their other boats (freshman and Junior Varsity) have got to be favorites to win the national title."
BEAVERS' APPROACH TO HUSKY RACE: "It's interesting, as a coach, how you approach this type of race," Reischman said. "There are lots of theories about it. Our approach is twofold. Number one, it's a measuring stick, probably more in terms of margin than an outright victory, so that we know we can run with a crew of that caliber. The other thing that we do in our approach is to establish an attitude about our program. We want to let people know that, regardless of the odds or the perceived outcome of the race, that we're going to race hard and we're going to race aggressively. If they're racing Oregon State, they'd better have their `A' game or they're going to be in trouble. Our role this weekend is to make sure that we have our best because we know we're going to need it in the championship races coming up. At least for the varsity eight, it's our last chance before Pac-10s and IRAs. We also want to force Washington to be at their best if they're going to beat us."
REISCHMAN ON THE COURSE: "The course in Vancouver can get windy at times, but it's one of the better courses in the Northwest. We like racing on the lake because it allows us to escape the unpredictability of the river currents."
LAST ACTION: Oregon State swept No. 19 Stanford in the varsity eight, JV eight, freshman eight, and varsity four races under rainy and windy conditions in their first home meet on Washington's Lake Vancouver on Saturday, Apr. 15. The varsity eight beat Stanford by 10 seconds, finishing in 5:55, while the JV eight won by seven seconds in 6:07. The men's freshman eight `A' team downed Stanford in 6:00.18. OSU raced two varsity four teams, but Stanford did not race a four.
MANN RETURNS: Kevin Mann, a 6-4, 200-pound junior from Corvallis, Ore., returns to the lineup this week after being sidelined for a few weeks with a rib injury. Andy Dietrick, a sophomore from Alaska, rowed sparingly in practice on Monday after his back tightened up. Dietrick did not row in last Saturday's race against Stanford. Reischman looked on the bright side of the injuries however, and said that they will likely benefit the crew in the long run because it gave the second varsity valuable experience when they had to fill in for the injured first varsity members.
COACHING STAFF: Dave Reischman is in his sixth year at Oregon State after coming from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., where he was the Director of Rowing and Head Men's Crew Coach. During his tenure at Gonzaga, Reischman brought the program to varsity sport status and guided two varsity crews to the Grand Finals at the Pacific Coast Rowing Championships. In 1991, his varsity took fourth and qualified for the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships in Syracuse, New York.
In the summers of 1993 and `94, Reischman was a coach for the United States National Sculling Team. In `93 he was in charge of the Men's Single Sculler that competed at the World Championships in the Czech Republic. He was an assistant for the men's and women's squads that competed at the 1994 World Championships in Indianapolis.
A native of Silvana, Wash., Reischman attended Arlington High School and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Gonzaga in 1987 with a degree in Computer Science. He then served a one year coaching internship at Harvard University. Just prior to his position at Gonzaga, Reischman was the Freshman Coach at the Florida Institute of Technology. His crews finished second and third at the Dad Vail National Championship Regatta.
In his five years at Oregon State, the Beaver men have finished third in the Pac-10 Championships and have been invited to the Intercollegiated Rowing Association Championships in Camden, New Jersey. The program has continually improved its talent and depth under Reischman, and finished as high as eighth at last year's IRAs.
Matt Imes is in his third year at Oregon State University after joining the program in July of 1997. Imes came to Corvallis from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash., where he served as the Freshman men's coach for three years. he guided his team to a pair of fifth-place finishes at the Pac-10 Championships, and a fourth-place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships in the Freshman Four.
Imes' coaching experience also includes assisting at the 1998 Men's Nation's Cup Pre-Elite Camp in Elkhart, Ind. He also was an assistant coach at the 1999 Pan American Games.
Imes, who served as a two-year graduate assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin, is a U.S. Rowing Level II certified coach.
The Wisconsin native lead the Oregon State Freshman Eight to a third-place finish at the 1999 Pac-10 Championships.
Imes competed on the collegiate level at the University of Wisconsin from 1988-91, earning a varsity letter in 1990. He was a member of the IRA's Men's Varsity Four title team in 1990.
Imes earned a degree in history in 1994 from the University of Wisconsin.
