2016-17 Men's Rowing Roster
Horpel, Frank
Frank Horpel
- Position:
- Rower
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Castro Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Castro Valley HS
Bio
OREGON STATE
2016-17
2016-17
- Raced in the 5-seat of the ‘Hansen’ at the Portland Fall Classic helping his crew to a first place finish
- Rowed in the 6-seat of the Varsity 8 at the Head of the Lake earning a third place finish
- Raced in the 3-seat of the V8 against UC Santa Barbara at the Las Vegas Collegiate Regatta
- Raced in the 5-seat of the V8 in a dual regatta at Gonzaga
- Rowed in the 6-seat of the V8 at the Stanford Invitational recording a win over Santa Clara
- Rowed in the 3-seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships finishing fourth
- Rowed in the 7-seat of the V8 at IRA Championships earning a first place finish in the Fourth Final and a 20th place finish overall
- Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Raced in the 6-seat of the Freshman 8 in a season-opening win over Stanford and Gonzaga
- Rowed in the 6-seat of the F8 at the San Diego Crew Classic earning a silver medal finish
- Rowed in the 6-seat of the F8 at Washington defeating Washington State
- Helped power the F8 from the 6-seat at the Stanford Invitational earning dual wins over San Diego and Hobart
- Raced in the stroke seat of the F8 in a dual win over Gonzaga
- Rowed in the 5-seat of the Varsity 8 at Pac-12 Championships finishing fourth
- Rowed in the 5-seat of the V8 at IRA Championships earning a fifth-place finish in the Third Final
- Member of the Seminoles’ swim team
- Member of the swimming team at Indian River State
- Part of Junior College National Championships title 400-meter and 800m relay teams
- Finished 200-meter freestyle and 500m freestyle at the Junior College National Championships
- Earned four letters as swimmer in high school in the freestyle and back stroke
- Team MVP as a junior and senior
- Seven-time All-American
- Finished second in the 200-meters and third in the 300m free as a junior at CIF Championships
- Finished third in the 200m and third in the 300m free as a senior at CIF Championships
- Hayward Area Athletic League champion in the 200m and 500m in the freestyle as a junior and senior
- Born in Berkeley, Calif.
- Son of Vince Horpel and Katie Stone
- Has one sister, Rebecca
- Father, Vince, rowed at California and was part of the Varsity 8 Pac-10 Conference champion crew in 1979 and was a finalist at the Olympic Trials in the double scull in 1980
- Mother, Katie, also rowed at California and won a national championship in the V8 in 1980
- Sister, Rebecca currently rows at Washington State
- Enjoys outdoor activities, cycling, surfing and playing basketball
- Chose Oregon State because “of the strong academic background, a beautiful campus and a strong rowing program”
- Majoring in sociology
OSU Coaching Stewardship Series – Roger Payne
Wednesday, May 05
Coaching Stewardship Series – Dave Reischman
Friday, March 12
Beaver Rowing Virtual Orange & Black Regatta 2020
Thursday, November 05
Oregon State University Boathouse Tour
Wednesday, June 17
