Crew Takes JV and Novices to Seattle - Oregon State University Athletics

This Saturday, May 5, Oregon State men’s rowing will be competing at the Windermere Cup/ Opening Day Regatta hosted by the University of Washington. The Junior Varsity 8+ and Novice 8+ will be representing the Beavers in the weekend event.

“Getting another race under your belt is always good experience, especially for the junior varsity and novice guys because they have such limited experience,” said assistant coach Dave Friedericks. “Any time they go down the race course they learn a great deal. It’s going to be a race in a high pressure situation, because there will be so many people watching. It’s going to give them a test of performance under pressure.”

The crews will be racing on a 2,000-meter course that begins on Lake Washington and will finish at the west end of the Montlake Cut.

The 21st-annual Windermere Cup races are the headline events of the 38th-annual Opening Day Regatta. Races will begin at 10:20 a.m. with the first OSU race (N8+) taking place at 10:58.

At 11:10 the JV8+ will be racing for the Erickson Cascade Cup.

“It’s going to be good racing Washington," said Friedericks. "They are very fast this year, undefeated and still ranked No. 1. It’s going to be a challenge. Going out there and pushing the envelope against UW will help the guys learn some new things that will help prepare them for Pac-10s.”

Both the JV8+ and N8+ are coming off races against Stanford in a home regatta last weekend at Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore.

A free video webcast will be available to view the races this weekend at:

Race Schedule
10:20 a.m. -- Mixed Four (age 40+)
10:22 a.m. -- Men's Eight (age 40+)
10:24 a.m. -- Mixed Eight (age 40+)
10:26 a.m. -- Women's Eight (age 30+)
10:28 a.m. -- Women's Eight (age 50+)
10:33 a.m. -- Men's Varsity Four
10:35 a.m. -- Women's Varsity Four
10:39 a.m. -- Women's Open Eight
10:43 a.m. -- Men's Open Eight
10:45 a.m. -- Girl's High School Eight
10:47 a.m. -- Girl's Junior Club Eight
10:50 a.m. -- Boy's High School Eight
10:52 a.m. -- Boy's Junior Club Eight
10:54 a.m. -- Women's Novice Eight
10:58 a.m. -- Men's Freshman Eight
11:00 a.m. -- Women's Erickson Cascade Cup (JV Eight)
11:10 a.m. -- Men's Erickson Cascade Cup (JV Eight)
11:15 a.m. -- Women's Windermere Cup (Varsity Eight)
11:25 a.m. -- Men's Windermere Cup (Varsity Eight)