Spring Break
Women hit Lake Natoma for Pac-10 Championships
No. 13 OSU women's rowing to compete in Pac-10 Championships on Sunday, begin with race against No. 1 Stanford
Makenzie Marineau
Issue date: 5/14/09 Section: Sports
The Oregon State women's rowing team heads south to Lake Natoma, Calif., for the Pac-10 Rowing Championships on Sunday.
OSU is currently No. 13 in the nation, behind four Pac-10 teams in the collegiate poll. Stanford is No. 1 and the University of California is directly behind them at No. 2. With many Pac-10 teams ranked nationally in the top 20, the Beavers will have a tough day of competition as they attempt to finish in the top three to qualify for the IRA National Championships.
Head coach Emily Ford feels that it is an honor to represent Oregon State at the Pac-10 Championships.
"The team has raised the bar all year and trained better than ever. It will be fun to see how the racing plays out."
All teams will compete in the morning session and the top three boats in each heat will earn a chance to race in the Grand Final race in the afternoon. The boats that finish in the bottom of each heat will compete in the Petite Final.
The women's teams competing in the 2009 Pac-10 Championships are Washington, Washington State, Stanford, University of Oregon, St. Mary's, Gonzaga, University of California, University of Southern California, Sacramento State, UCLA, UC Davis and Oregon State.
The first race of the day will start at 8 a.m. with OSU's Varsity 4+ boat racing against Washington, Stanford and Gonzaga. At 8:30 a.m., the Second Varsity 8+ boat will race against California, Washington, UCLA and St. Mary's. Directly after that race, Varsity 8+ will race against No. 1 Stanford, No. 12 USC, Gonzaga and Sacramento State. To finish up the morning session, the Novice 8+ boat will take on Washington State, Stanford, Sacramento State, UC Davis and the University of Oregon at 9:10.
In the afternoon, the Petite Final is scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. with the Novice 8+ boats racing first. Varsity 4+, Second Varsity 8+ and Varsity 8+ races will all follow.
The Grand Final will begin at 2 p.m., starting off again with the Novice 8+ boats, followed by Varsity 4+ and Second Varsity 8+. The championship will come to an end around 3:20 when one of the Varsity 8+ boats crosses the finish line in the last race of the day.
OSU's last races against Washington State at Dexter Lake made for an impressive day of competition, and the Beavers are hoping they can bring that same intensity to this Sunday's races.
"Our goal as a team is to compete in the IRA Nationals," Katie Humm, who rows Varsity 8+, said.
To make the team's goal a reality and compete in the IRA Nationals, the Beaver's will have to give it their all to finish as one of the top three teams. Last year, the University of California took first place in the Grand Finals in three out of four races.
Varsity coxswain Celia Magistrale has confidence in the team.
"If we come out and compete like we know how, we will do well against these teams," she said.
Makenzie Marineau, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
OSU is currently No. 13 in the nation, behind four Pac-10 teams in the collegiate poll. Stanford is No. 1 and the University of California is directly behind them at No. 2. With many Pac-10 teams ranked nationally in the top 20, the Beavers will have a tough day of competition as they attempt to finish in the top three to qualify for the IRA National Championships.
Head coach Emily Ford feels that it is an honor to represent Oregon State at the Pac-10 Championships.
"The team has raised the bar all year and trained better than ever. It will be fun to see how the racing plays out."
All teams will compete in the morning session and the top three boats in each heat will earn a chance to race in the Grand Final race in the afternoon. The boats that finish in the bottom of each heat will compete in the Petite Final.
The women's teams competing in the 2009 Pac-10 Championships are Washington, Washington State, Stanford, University of Oregon, St. Mary's, Gonzaga, University of California, University of Southern California, Sacramento State, UCLA, UC Davis and Oregon State.
The first race of the day will start at 8 a.m. with OSU's Varsity 4+ boat racing against Washington, Stanford and Gonzaga. At 8:30 a.m., the Second Varsity 8+ boat will race against California, Washington, UCLA and St. Mary's. Directly after that race, Varsity 8+ will race against No. 1 Stanford, No. 12 USC, Gonzaga and Sacramento State. To finish up the morning session, the Novice 8+ boat will take on Washington State, Stanford, Sacramento State, UC Davis and the University of Oregon at 9:10.
In the afternoon, the Petite Final is scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. with the Novice 8+ boats racing first. Varsity 4+, Second Varsity 8+ and Varsity 8+ races will all follow.
The Grand Final will begin at 2 p.m., starting off again with the Novice 8+ boats, followed by Varsity 4+ and Second Varsity 8+. The championship will come to an end around 3:20 when one of the Varsity 8+ boats crosses the finish line in the last race of the day.
OSU's last races against Washington State at Dexter Lake made for an impressive day of competition, and the Beavers are hoping they can bring that same intensity to this Sunday's races.
"Our goal as a team is to compete in the IRA Nationals," Katie Humm, who rows Varsity 8+, said.
To make the team's goal a reality and compete in the IRA Nationals, the Beaver's will have to give it their all to finish as one of the top three teams. Last year, the University of California took first place in the Grand Finals in three out of four races.
Varsity coxswain Celia Magistrale has confidence in the team.
"If we come out and compete like we know how, we will do well against these teams," she said.
Makenzie Marineau, sports writer
sports@dailybarometer.com
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