Women's Rowing Walk-ons
Athletes Wanted for Fall 2025
Women's Rowing Tryout Information
** No Experience Necessary **
 Women's Rowing Tryout Information
** No Experience Necessary **
Oregon State Women’s Rowing is recruiting athletes from all athletic backgrounds who seek an opportunity to try a new sport, get in really good shape, and ultimately try out for the varsity women’s rowing team.
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We are looking for tall, competitive and intrinsically motivated athletes that want to continue their athletic careers at the Division 1 level.
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Interested or want to learn more? Click here to fill out our walk-on questionnaire.
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Why Tryout:
- Learn a new sport
- Get in the best shape of your life
- Build lifelong friendships
- Be part of something bigger than yourself
- Grow athletically and personally
- Receive academic credit
- Train at the Division 1 level
- Compete in the PAC-12
How to try out:
- Sign up for PAC 205,
- Section 001
- CRN 14870
- Attend the informational meeting the first day of class – Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 at 4 p.m. in the Toyota Club on the third level of Reser Stadium.Â
- Towards the end of the term a selected group of athletes will be invited to formally try out
- From the formal try out group we will invite a more select group to join the team
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FAQs:
- How can I best prepare for tryouts?
- Be in the best shape possible through cardio and strength training 4-5 times per week
- Does it cost anything?
- The class costs $49 to take, but if you make the team there are no dues, we are a fully supported Division I program within Athletics
- How long is the season?
- Officially we are a spring sport, but we begin training in the early fall and continue through winter
- Where do we practice?
- Our boathouse is located about 1.5 miles from campus just across the Willamette river
- How can I balance school work, classes, and practice?
- With proper time management it can be done, in fact our team consistently has a GPA around 3.4
- What support services are available to members of the team?
- Tutoring, a full-time academic counselor, medical staff, nutritionist, strength coach, along with career and leadership support
If you have questions please reach out to our staff at womens.rowing@oregonstate.edu.
