Ross Ellingwood

Position:
Rower
Height:
6-3
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Kirkland, Wash.
High School:
O'Dea HS

OREGON STATE
2013-14
Ross rowed in the Varsity 8 all season … rowed in the stroke seat of V8 during the fall season earning a win at the Portland Fall Classic and a second place finish at the Head of the Lake … rowed in the 2-seat of the V8 in a second place finish against University of Victoria … raced in the 6-seat of the V8 beating Drexel twice at the Husky Invitational … V8 won duals over Gonzaga and University of San Diego with Ross racing in the 6-seat … rowed in the 6-seat of the V8 at Pac-12 Championships … raced in the 6-seat of the V8 at IRA Championships finishing 18th overall ... named team captain ... earned Pac-12 All-Conference honors ... Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.

2012-13
Rowed in the Varsity 8 most of the season … raced in the stroke seat of the V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic, helping his crew to a fifth place finish in the Grand Final … rowed in the 7-seat of the V8 at the Covered Bridge Regatta … raced in the 7-seat of the V8 at the Stanford Invite including victories over Orange Coast College and Santa Clara … rowed in the 6-seat of the V8 at the Pac-12 Championships … rowed in the 6-seat of the V8 at the IRA Championships helping the Beavers to a fifth place finish in the Third Level Final … earned Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team.

2011-12
Raced in the stroke seat of the Varsity 8 in all but one race … raced in the stroke seat of the V8 in a win over the University of Victoria … rowed in the stroke seat of the Junior Varsity 8 in a win against Gonzaga … raced in the stroke seat of the V8 at the Stanford Invite including a win over UC Davis … rowed in the stroke seat of the V8 in a second place finish in Boston ahead of Holy Cross … raced in the stroke seat of the V8 finishing fourth at the Pac-12 Championships.

2010-11
Ross rowed in the Freshman 8 throughout the 2011 season … raced in the stroke seat of the F8 in a win at Gonzaga … rowed in the 7-seat in a win against Stanford at the Stanford Invitational … also rowed in the stroke seat in a bronze medal finish in the Grand Finals at the San Diego Crew Classic … raced in the 7-seat of the F8 to a bronze finish at the Pac-10 Championships.

O’DEA HS
Named a Library of Congress River of Words Poetry Contest winner.

PERSONAL
Son of Lynn and John Ellingwood … has two siblings, Jordan and Lauren … born and raised in Kirkland, Wash. … interested in backpacking, rock climbing and collecting rocks … studying geology.