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Men’s Rowing Sweeps Gonzaga

March 24, 2019 | Men's Rowing

PULLMAN, Wash. – Four Oregon State crews, ranked No. 18 in the nation, recorded wins over Gonzaga Sunday morning on the Snake River near Pullman, Wash.
 
The race was originally scheduled for Silver Lake in Spokane but was forced to change venues to Wawawai Landing due to icy conditions. Two mixed crews from OSU also registered wins over Washington State.
 
"It was a really successful day and a great way to start our spring break," head coach Gabe Winkler said. "From the first race to the last, the guys brought the intensity. Seeing this level of racing in March is exciting."
 
The Varsity 8 consisting of Hunter Smith, Alex Carlton, Roman Pjajka, Jacob Randall, Tyler Gray, Jacoby Wilson, Nils Patrick and Nick Taylor and coxed by Ben Garrison, raced past the Bulldogs crossing the finish 13 seconds ahead of Gonzaga with a time of 5-minutes, 55.72-seconds.
 
OSU's Junior Varsity 8 powered by Emerson Chase, Max McDonald, Nick Touchette, C.J. Wallace, Gregory Adelman, Camron Gharib, Zach Niedermeyer, and Samuel Foltz under the direction of Desiree Odgers, cruised to victory with a time of 6:04.54, nearly eight seconds ahead of Gonzaga.
 
The Beavers' Third Varsity 8 turned in the most dominant race defeating the Zags by more than 16 seconds. The crew, which includes Hunter Rust, Trygve Nordby, Jacob Hart, Ezra Glickman, Christian Touhey, Josh Hocker, Austin DeMartine and Zachary Smith and guided by Roger Wu, covered the course in 6:17.78,
 
The closest race of the day featured the Freshman 8 consisting of Chase, Wilson, Zachary Smith, Nordby, Matthew Peterkort, Hayden Wildermuth, Dalton Lundry and Foltz and directed by Andrew Bullock, outraced the Zags to the line with a time of 6:24.19.
 
"Some of the guys raced three times in the span of two hours. That is a tremendous amount of work. Jacoby Wilson, is a first-year rower, and he went three-for-three today. That's impressive."
 
In the final race of the day, a pair of varsity/junior varsity combined boats pulled in ahead of Washington State's Varsity 8 with times of 6:01.63 and 6:02.40 respectively. OSU's 3V8 finished fourth out of six boats.
 
The Beavers return to the water next Saturday to host UCLA at Dexter Reservoir.
 
RESULTS VS. GONZAGA
Varsity 8+
Oregon State – 5:55.72
Gonzaga – 6:08.08
 
Junior Varsity 8+
Oregon State – 6:04.54
Gonzaga – 6:12.20
 
Third Varsity 8+
Oregon State – 6:17.78
Gonzaga – 6:33.96
 
Novice 8+
Oregon State – 6:24.19
Gonzaga – 6:28.39
 
RESULTS VS. WASHINGTON STATE
OSU Orange (V/JV combination) – 6:01.63
OSU Black (V/JV combination) – 6:02.40
Washington State 1V – 6:17.35
Oregon State 3V – 6:19.19
Washington State JV – 6:24.42
Washington State 3V – 6:53.00
 
LINEUPS:
Varsity 8: (stroke) Hunter Smith, (7) Alex Carlton, (6) Roman Pjajka, (5) Jacob Randall, (4) Tyler Gray, (3) Jacoby Wilson, (2) Nils Patrick, (bow) Nick Taylor, (coxswain) Ben Garrison.
 
Junior Varsity 8: (stroke) Emerson Chase, (7) Max McDonald, (6) Nick Touchette, (5) C.J. Wallace, (4) Gregory Adelman, (3) Camron Gharib, (2) Zach Niedermeyer, (bow) Samuel Foltz, (coxswain) Desiree Odgers.
 
Third Varsity 8: (stroke) Hunter Rust, (7) Trygve Nordby, (6) Jacob Hart, (5) Ezra Glickman, (4) Christian Touhey, (3) Josh Hocker, (2) Austin DeMartine, (bow) Zachary Smith, (coxswain) Roger Wu.
 
Freshman 8: (stroke) Emerson Chase, (7) Jacoby Wilson, (6) Zachary Smith, (5) Trygve Nordby, (4) Matthew Peterkort, (3) Hayden Wildermuth, (2) Dalton Lundry, (bow) Samuel Foltz, (coxswain) Andrew Bullock.
 
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