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Stanford Invitational
OSU Men's Crew Powers Past Stanford During JV 8+ Race on Stanford Invite's Final Day
April 21, 2013 | Men's Rowing
April 21, 2013
Oregon State goes 2-3 on the final day of competition, highlighted by its victory over Stanford in the JV8+
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - The JV 8+ boat stole the show Sunday for the Oregon State men's rowing team as it cruised to a five second victory (6:01.8 - 6:06.8) over Stanford's boat in the event. The Beavers led wire-to-wire in the final race of the day, which gave them their second victory during the Stanford Invite's second day.
Before the JV8+'s impressive victory, 20th ranked OSU had finished second to the seventh ranked Cardinal in the Varsity 8+ (5:45.3 - 5:59.2) and the Freshmen 8+ (6:02.0 - 6:03.0). A second faster for Head Coach Steve Todd's team in the Freshmen 8+ race, and they might have snatched two victories from Stanford in their own invitational.
"We made some progress today," Todd said following the race. "The races with Stanford show an improvement from a few weeks ago in San Diego (at the SD Crew Classic)."
Sunday's OSU victory in the JV8+ was its second against Stanford this season as it beat out the Cardinal during the San Diego Crew Classic
Earlier in the day, the Beavers finished first versus Santa Clara in the Varsity 8+, crossing the finish line at 6:03.2, a full 13 seconds in front of SC. Then OSU's Freshmen 8+ (6:02.0) and JV 8+ (6:05.2) boats finished second and third to California's boat which crossed the finish line at 5:58.2.
"Redwood Shores gave us a good measure for what needs to change to reach our best performance next month at Pac12's," Todd added.
During the two-day competition, Oregon State finished first in four races out of the 11 they were on the water for. Out of those 11, the `Beavs raced ranked opponents in six, winning one and finishing a second out of first by another.
OSU now focuses its attention to California, which it will see again next Sunday, April 28 in Vancouver, Wash., as the Beavers will host the Bears in a home dual on Vancouver Lake.
OSU BOAT RESULTS
OSU vs. Santa Clara
VARSITY 8+
1) Oregon State (6:03.2)
2) Santa Clara (6:16.0)
OSU vs. California
1) California (5:58.2)
2) Oregon State Freshmen 8+ (6:02.0)
3) Oregon State JV 8+ (6:05.2)
OSU vs. Stanford
VARSITY 8+
1) Stanford (5:45.3)
2) Oregon State (5:59.2)
FRESHMEN 8+
1) Stanford (6:02.0)
2) Oregon State (6:03.0)
JV 8+
1) Oregon State (6:01.8)
2) Stanford (6:06.8)
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