Beavers Bound for IRA Championships
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State men’s rowing team concludes its season this weekend at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships on Mercer Lake near West Windsor, N.J.
Oregon State, which is ranked No. 16 in the final regular season USRowing Collegiate Poll, was awarded an at-large bid after a third place finish at the Pac-12 Championships earlier this season. The Beavers will send three crews to the national championship regatta – the Varsity 8, Junior Varsity 8 and Third Varsity 8.
“This is the culmination of the whole year. It’s a big deal,” interim head coach Gabe Winkler said. “Our goal is to beat our seed and perform well with these east coast team we don’t see often. We want to show we’re a national power.”
OSU’s crews will see several familiar foes at IRAs including California, Oklahoma City, Stanford, Washington and Wisconsin among the 24 Varsity 8 crews this weekend.
This weekend marks the third straight appearance at IRA Championships for the Beavers and is the first with Winkler at the helm. Winkler and company will be looking to improve on last year’s 18th place finish in the V8.
IRAs begin Friday at 8 a.m. ET and continue through Sunday.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday
8:00-8:45 a.m. ET Varsity Heats
9:00-9:45 a.m. ET JV Heats
10:00-10:45 a.m. ET 3V Heats
2:00-2:36 p.m. ET Varsity Repechages
2:48-3:24 p.m. ET JV Repechages
3:36-3:48 p.m. ET 3V Repechages
Saturday
9:36-9:48 a.m. ET 3V Semifinals
10:00-10:12 a.m. ET JV Semifinals
10:24-10:36 a.m. ET Varsity Semifinals
Sunday
8:00 a.m. – 12:44 p.m. ET All Finals
COURSE: Mercer Lake is a man-made lake within Mercer County Park in West Windsor, N.J. The lake is the home of one of the U.S. Olympic Rowing Team’s training centers. It has played host to the 1988, 1992, 2004 and 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Rowing, in addition to USRowing National Team selection events, international regattas, and both collegiate and junior national championship regattas.
ADMISSION & PARKING: Parking is $10 per day. Admission fee of $10 per person will be charged at the IRA Championships. Spectators under the age of 18 are free. Only cash will be accepted for admission.
RESULTS: Live results will be posted here. Results and updated schedules will be posted at this link as they become available and finalized.
