Sam Schwartz

Position:
Rower
Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Corbett, Ore.
High School:
Corbett

OREGON STATE
2010-11
Sam rowed most of the season in the 6-seat of the Junior Varsity 8 ... raced in the 2-seat of the Varsity 8 in a third place finish at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta ... helped the JV8 to a first place finish at Gonzaga ... raced in the 6-seat of the JV8 helping the Beavers to a fourth place finish in the Grand Final of the San Diego Crew Classic ... rowed in the 6-seat of the JV8 at the Pac-10 Championships ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic First Team.

2009-10
Split time between Varsity 8+ and Junior Varsity 8+ ... rowed in the stroke seat of the V8+ in a win over Victoria ... manned the 2-seat of the V8+ in a win over Gonzaga ... helped V8+ to a fourth place finish from the 2-seat at the Pac-10 Championships ... part of V8+ crew that finished 17th overall at the IRA Championships ... also rowed in the 6-seat of the JV8+ at the Stanford Invitational ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic First Team.

2008-09
Rowed in the bow seat of the Open 8+ and Junior Varsity 8+ ... rowed in the JV8+ that was victorious over Gonzaga in a dual race ... member of the O8+ that raced to a fourth place finish in the Grand Finals at the San Diego Crew Classic ... rowed in the Junior Varsity 4+ that finished third at the Windermere Cup ... JV8+ raced to a fourth place finish at the Pac-10 Championships ... rowed in the bow seat of the O4+ through two races at IRA Championships before moving to the two seat of the Varsity 8+ for the semifinals and finals ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic First Team ... selected as one of OSU's everyday champions in May.

2007-08
Rowed in the 2-seat of the Freshman 4+ at the Washington Dual.

CORBETT HS
Received three letters for running the 300m hurdles and as member of the 4x400m relay team for coach Joseph McNeal ... finished 6th in the state in the 300m hurdles and 6th in the state in the 4x400m relay in the 2007 State Championships ... received three letters for wrestling under Coach Aaron Long ... lettered for two years as a defender on the soccer team.

PERSONAL
Son of Andy Schwartz and Rosanne Hudson ... has one sister, Lily ... favorite athletic thrill to date was finishing 6th in the 300m hurdles at the 2007 State Championships ... majoring in Construction Engineering Management ... interned for Fortis Construction during the summer 2010, he worked on the INTO OSU Building being built on campus ... outside of rowing, Sam enjoys backpacking and playing guitar.