LOWELL, Ore. -- The Gonzaga men's rowing team opened the spring season with a dual at Oregon State. The regatta took place at Lowell State Park.

In the Varsity 8 race, GU finished in 6:10.6, behind OSU's 6:05.3 first-place time. In the JV8 competition, the Zags finished second with a time of 6:22.6. OSU finished in 6:27.9 in the same race.

The last competition of the day was the 3V8 boat. Gonzaga finished in third with a time of 7:15.6. The winning boat finished in 6:48.0 for Oregon State.

"With not a lot of water time I thought the racing was good," head coach Dan Gehn said. "Both JV8 and V8 really battled in the first 1000 of their races. It was good racing experience to build on going into the San Diego Crew Classic."

Up Next: The Bulldogs compete at the San Diego Crew Classic on March 26-27.

Lineups
V8:
Cox: Gabrielle Sabatini
Stroke: Nicholas Kittleman
7: Jack Githens
6: Aidan McCarthy 
5: Lucas Abeln
4: Aidan Smith
3: Jeremiah Guest
2: Michael Powers
Bow: Joey Moore

JV8:
Cox: Finn Dugan
Stroke: Garrett Urvater
7: Owen Kirby
6: Andrew Lof
5: Tyler Smith
4: Kendal Peter
3: John Hare
2: Anders Svenningsen 
Bow: Nehemiah Hires

3V8:
Cox: Alex Baum
Stroke: Matt Simmons
7: Owen Kirby
6: Kendal Peter
5: Tyler Smith
4: Dominick Scarola
3: Nehemiah Hires
2: Joe Sweeney
Bow: Braeden Gee