Men's Rowing Has Home Dual With Oregon State Sunday
3/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Crew
March 18, 2011
SPOKANE, Wash. -
ON TAP: The Gonzaga University men's rowing team hosts its first event of the 2011 season Sunday when it welcomes Oregon State University to Silver Lake. The Bulldogs, who did not have a home race at all last spring season, will face the Beavers starting at 8:40 a.m. with the Varsity 8+ matchup.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Racing for the Gonzaga University versus Oregon State University dual runs from 8:40 a.m. to 10:10 a.m., Sunday.
Here is the schedule:
7:15 a.m.: Coxswain's meeting
8:30 a.m.: Women's Varsity 8+
8:40 a.m.: Men's Varsity 8+
8:50 a.m.: Women's Novice 8+
9:00 a.m.: Men's Second Varsity 8+
9:10 a.m.: Men's Freshman 8+
9:20 a.m.: Women's Varsity 4+
9:30 a.m.: Men's Second Freshman 8+
9:40 a.m.: Women's Second Varsity 8+
10 a.m.: Men's Third Varsity 8+/Fourth Varsity 8+
10:10 a.m.: Women's Second Novice 8+
HEAD COACH DAN GEHN'S THOUGHTS ON SUNDAY'S RACE: "We are excited we can host on Silver Lake with the ice coming off early this week. We had a disappointing first outing last week in the Varsity 8+ but have made some good changes; now we need to execute them. Oregon State looks strong top to bottom!"
LAST TIME AGAINST OREGON STATE: Rough water in the morning delayed the start of Gonzaga University men's rowing dual at Oregon State last year. Despite the delay, the Bulldogs captured the Second Freshman 8+ in 6:47.62 to OSU's 6:48.04, the only victory of the day for Gonzaga. The Beavers took the featured Varsity 8+ by six seconds over the Zags, winning in 6:30.80 to the Bulldogs 6:36.80.
OPENING WEEKEND; HOW DID IT GO?: The Gonzaga University men's rowing team began its 2011 season with mixed results last Friday. The Bulldogs, opening the season for the second consecutive year at the UC San Diego/San Diego Regatta, took first in an exciting Freshman 8+ race and place second in the Junior Varsity 8+ but came in third in the marquee Varsity 8+ battle.
VARSITY 8+ LINEUP: Taylor Mattheisen, Stuart McDonald, Erik Strand, Andrew Krug, Matt White, Benjamin Schwarz, Tim Doupe, Sahan Fernando, Connor Wege.
SECOND VARSITY 8+ LINEUP: TBA
THIRD VARSITY 8+ LINEUP: TBA
FRESHMAN 8+ LINEUP: TBA
SECOND FRESHMAN 8+ LINEUP: TBA
DIRECTIONS TO SILVER LAKE (FROM SPOKANE):
Take Interstate 90 West to Exit 272 (WA 902) Medical Lake Exit
Turn right onto WA-901 (West Medical Lake Road)
Follow Medical Lake Road 5.25 miles
Turn left onto North Stanley Road (Conoco station at corner)
Follow North Stanley Road for half a mile
Turn right onto East Lake Road
Follow East Lake Road for one block
Turn left onto North Hallett Road
Follow North Hallett Road 2.25 miles
Road ends at Silver Lake Camp
