Women?s Rowing Hosts Oregon State Classic Saturday
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State women’s rowing team hosts the third annual Oregon State Classic on Saturday at Dexter Lake in Lowell, Ore.
The regatta features five of the top teams in the country including No. 5 Stanford, No. 8 Washington, No. 17 Louisville in addition to OSU and Minnesota, both of which received votes in the latest coaches poll.
Racing is slated to begin at 9 a.m. with the Open 4 event. The morning session will continue until 10:30 a.m. when the second heat of Varsity 8 boats takes the water.
Afternoon racing commences at 2:15 p.m. with the Open 8 and wraps up at 3 p.m. with the V8.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Morning Session 1 2 3 4 5
9:00 a.m. Open 4 OSU A UO A OSU B UO B OSU C
9:15 a.m. 1V4 LOU OSU MINN
9:30 a.m. 1V4 WASH STAN
9:45 a.m. 2V8 LOU OSU MINN
10:00 a.m. 2V8 WASH STAN
10:15 a.m. 1V8 LOU OSU MINN
10:30 a.m. 1V8 WASH STAN
Afternoon Session 1 2 3 4 5
2:15 p.m. Open 8 OSU UO
2:30 p.m. 1V4 WASH STAN OSU LOU MINN
2:45 p.m. 2V8 WASH STAN OSU LOU MINN
3:00 p.m. 1V8 WASH STAN OSU LOU MINN
RESULTS: Results for the Oregon State Classic will be available at row2k.com following the race. For the most current information follow @beaverrowing on Twitter.
QUOTING HEAD COACH EMILY FORD: “I expect really good racing all day. The strength of this field is awesome and provides a good opportunity for us to measure and apply what we’ve worked on and to see how we’re improving.”
LAST YEAR AT THE OREGON STATE CLASSIC: The OSU V8 defeated Duke head-to-head during morning racing before coming back in the afternoon to beat the Blue Devils a second time and nearly took down Michigan as well.
GETTING TO DEXTER LAKE: From I-5 North or South: Take Exit 188A Highway 58/Willamette Hwy – towards Oakridge – Follow Highway 58 east for approximately 13.5 miles – Left at Jasper-Lowell Rd (covered bridge is on the left-hand side right before the turn) – Follow Jasper-Lowell Rd. for 0.7 miles – Left on North Shore Dr. – North Shore Dr. turns into Pengra Rd. – Lowell Recreation Site is located 0.7 miles from turn on the left-hand side.
