No. 1 Washington Comes Calling On No. 14 Women's Crew At Lake Vancouver
April 19, 2000
SCHEDULE: The Oregon State women's crew will host No. 1 Washington in OSU's second home race of the season on Saturday, Apr. 22 in Vancouver, Wash. on Lake Vancouver. The OSU men's crew will be racing Washington's men in conjuntion with the women. Racing will start at 10:00 a.m.
BEAVERS IN THE RANKINGS: OSU dropped to the number 14 spot in the Apr. 19 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Poll. OSU was ranked 11th before their win against Stanford on Apr. 15.
STANFORD WIN SETS STAGE FOR SHOWDOWN WITH WASHINGTON: "It's always good when you can sweep another program," OSU women's coach Charlie Owen said. "We showed that we're pretty strong in our race against Stanford, but we're going against the number-one program in the country, so we're going to see what we can do to beat them."
"A victory would be nice anytime, but we'll be looking to see how close we are as well. Also, there are areas that we know we need to work on for the race, so we'll be looking to have a close margin, and also see if we can improve in those areas. If we improve in the areas that we feel we need to, we should be closer to Washington. We still have to row our own race and develop as a crew."
OWEN ON THE COURSE: "The lake (Vancouver) is a great place to row. It's a great spot for spectators, there's a nice park there that we launch from which has a pretty good view of the race."
LAST ACTION: The OSU women's varsity eight, second varsity eight, novice eight, and varsity four swept Stanford on Lake Vancouver on Saturday, Apr. 15. The varsity eight beat the Cardinal rowers by over 12 seconds, finishing in 6:47.5. The second varsity eight finished in 6:50 to beat Stanford by nearly 16 seconds, while both the `A' and `B' novice boats cruised to victory over Stanford with margins of 30 and 10 seconds, respectively. The Cardinal did not field a varsity four boat.
INJURY BUG: OSU will have to deal with injuries for the second straight week, according to Owen. Abby Roos, who did not row against Stanford, will be out again this Saturday against Washingon. With Roos out, as well as other minor injuries, Owen has had to juggle the lineup in the varsity eight, which has meant that the rest of the program has had to step up and contribute. However, Owen said he would much rather the injuries not occur, because it makes consistent practices difficult. On the bright side though, Owen noted that even with the injuries, the Beavers still swept Stanford.
BOUSKA, GODWIN NOMINATED: Cassie Bouska and Annie Godwin, both seniors, have been nominated for the 2000 GTE Academic All-America team. Bouska, from Myrtle Point, Ore., sports a 3.88 GPA in Biology, and is a two-year member of OSU's 11th-ranked varsity eight boat.
Bouska was honored as a National Scholar Athlete by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association and was an All-Academic selection in 1999. Bouska is attending OSU on Presidential and Georgia-Pacific Scholarships. She also volunteers with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program.
Godwin, from Halfway, Ore., is a third-year member of the 12th-ranked varsity eight boat. She was a 1999 USRowing honor roll selection, and a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar Athlete. Godwin volunteers her time to many organizations in the Corvallis community.
COACHING STAFF: Charlie Owen, in his ninth year at Oregon State University, first arrived at OSU in the fall of 1986 as a student-athlete. He has been involved with the program ever since.
Owen rowed in the varsity lightweight men's eight and heavyweight men's eight, before an injury cut his career short. He did however enjoy a successful sculling career with an eventual position on the 1991 Pan American Team.
Owen's coaching career began in the fall of 1991 as the novice women's mentor. He coached the novice team for two years, with his teams placing second on the West Coast each season and all crews earning medals. At the same time he coached a team at the Olympic Sports Festival.
Owen assumed the reigns of head women's coach in 1993, and the team has improved every year. His 1997 varsity team has been the highlight of his coaching tenure, placing second at the Pac-10 Championships and earning an entry into the inaugural NCAA Championships. The women's crew placed seventh overall at the NCAAs. The 1998 team also had a banner year, with a third-place showing at the conference meet.
Owen started rowing at Salisbury School in 1984 and while there competed at the West German Junior National Championships. Owen also competed in England at the Henley Royal Regatta.
Owen is a 1992 graduate of Oregon State with a bachelor's degree in housing studies.
Jane LaRiviere is in her sixth season as the Women's Freshman and Novice Coach at Oregon State University.
LaRiviere has guided the program to some of its most successful seasons in school history, and has made it one of the most competitive on the West Coast. One of the highlights of LaRiviere's coaching career was guiding the 1999 Novice team to a second-place finish in the Women's Varsity four at the Pacific-10 Championships.
As a student at the University of Calgary, LaRiviere rowed for the Calgary Rowing Club. In 1985 her team won the Intermediate Four With at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. LaRiviere began coaching rowing in 1989 while attending the University of Oregon. She went on to coach in Canada at the University of Western Ontario and the London Rowing Club. While in London, Ontario, she assisted with the Women's National Team development camps. During the summer of 1999 LaRiviere volunteered at the Canadian National Team's Pre-World Championship camp.
LaRiviere is a U.S. Rowing Level II certified coach and a Level III certified rowing coach in Canada.
LaRiviere received her bachelor's degree in 1986, her master's degree in 1990, and is presently completing her Ph.D in biomechanics at Oregon State University.
