Men’s Rowing Picks up One Win at Pac-12 Challenge

Saturday, April 6

Redwood City, CA

8:00 AM

Oregon State

Stanford, Oregon State, Washington

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

April 07, 2019 | Men's Rowing

By: Athletic Communications

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - One Oregon State men's rowing crew, ranked No. 18 in the nation, recorded a win at the very competitive Pac-12 Challenge at Redwood Shores over the course of the weekend.

Hosted by Stanford, the two-day event featured four school all of which are ranked in the most recent polls. Washington tops the list at No. 2, with No. 6 Northeastern and No. 13 Stanford along with OSU rounding out the field of competition.

"This was a tough weekend and these are some fast teams," began head coach Gabe Winkler. "The guys raced hard three-to-even four times which is physically and mentally draining."

Saturday Morning
The Junior Varsity 8 consisting of Emerson Chase, Mac McDonald, Nick Touchette, Henry Hebson, Jacob Hart, Samuel Folts, Zach Niedermeyer and Camron Gharib and coxed by Desiree Odgers, were the only crew to manage a win during the weekend.

In the morning session on Saturday, the JV8 outpaced host Stanford by nearly 11-seconds. The Beavers churned the course in 6-minutes, 10.06-seconds, while the Cardinal crossed the line in 6-minutes, 20.91-seconds.

OSU's Varsity 8 powered by Hunter Smith, Alex Carlton, Roman Pjajka, Jacob Randall, Tyler Gray, Jacoby Wilson, Nils Patrick and Nick Taylor under the direction of Ben Garrison finished just under four-seconds behind Stanford on the first morning. The Beavers crossed the finish line in 5-minutes, 56.15-seconds.

The final race of the morning featured the Third Varsity 8 boats from both schools. Stanford's crew outpaced Oregon State with the Beavers finishing in 6-minutes, 29.3-seconds.

Saturday Afternoon
After the student-athletes regrouped during a brief intermission, the Beavers next task came against No. 6 Northeastern. It was a tough afternoon that saw the V8 with the closest margin of time in a loss. OSU's V8 finished in 6-minutes, 4.9-seconds, while Northeastern crossed in 5-minutes, 53.6-seconds.

Both the JV8, 6-minutes, 28.7-seconds, and the 3V8, 6-minutes, 34.9-seconds were outpaced by more than 20-seconds in their respective heats.

Sunday Morning
The final morning featured the Beavers and the No. 2-ranked Huskies of Washington. Beginning with the V8, OSU had their second-fastest time of the weekend at 5-minutes, 56.59, but lost to UW by just under 20-seconds.

The 3V8 recorded their fastest time of the weekend during their final row on Sunday. The Beavers managed a time of 6-minutes, 26.33-seconds. UW won with a time of 5-minutes, 52.15-seconds.

Following suite, the JV8 churned out its fastest time of the weekend in the final eights race for OSU. Falling to Washington in the race, OSU crossed the finish line with a time of 5-minutes, 58.73-seconds.

Oregon State had one bonus race after the conclusion of the eights racing. OSU battled UW in a Men's Varsity 4 race that saw the Huskies win, with the Beavers rowing a time of 6-minutes, 31.58-seconds.

"It's time to reload and come back stronger next weekend where we will do it all over again," said Winkler. " [I'm] pound of the team on how we are moving forward."

RESULTS VS STANFORD
Varsity 8+
Stanford - 5:52.18
Oregon State - 5:56.15

Junior Varsity 8+
Oregon State - 6:10.06
Stanford - 6:20.91

Third Varsity 8+
Stanford - 6:22.60
Oregon State - 6:29.30

RESULTS VS NORTHEASTERN
Varsity 8+
Northeastern - 5:53.60
Oregon State - 6:04.90

Junior Varsity 8+
Northeastern - 6:06.80
Oregon State - 6:28.70

Third Varsity 8+
Northeastern - 6:06.50
Oregon State - 6:34.90

RESULTS VS WASHINGTON
Varsity 8+
Washington - 5:36.19
Oregon State - 5:56.59

Junior Varsity 8+
Washington - 5:35.32
Oregon State - 5:58.73

Third Varsity 8+
Washington - 5:52.15
Oregon State - 6:26.33

Varsity 4+
Washington - 6:14.50
Oregon State - 6:31.58

LINEUPS:
Varsity 8: (stroke) Hunter Smith, (7) Alex Carlton, (6) Roman Pjajka, (5) Jacob Randall, (4) Tyler Gray, (3) Jacoby Wilson, (2) Nils Patrick, (1) Nick Taylor, (coxswain) Ben Garrison

Junior Varsity 8: (stroke) Emerson Chase, (7) Max McDonald, (6) Nick Touchette, (5) Henry Hebson, (4) Jacob Hart, (3) Samuel Foltz, (2) Zach Niedermeyer, (1) Camron Gharib, (coxswain) Desiree Odgers

Third Varsity 8: (stroke) Hunter Rust, (7) Trygve Nordby, (6) Austin DeMartine, (5) Alex Hernandez, (4) Christian Touhey, (3) Zachary Smith, (2) Dalton Lundry, (1) Josh Hocker, (coxswain) Andrew Bullock

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