06/04/2013

OSU Men's Crew Lands 15 on Pac-12 All-Academic Team

Beavers claim three members with First Team honors and another 11 on the Second Team, one receives Honorable Mention status

05/30/2013

OSU Men's Rowers to Close out Season at IRA's in the Golden State

Team will make its return trip to IRA's after a three-year layoff, four boats to compete in three day event

05/17/2013

Oregon State Men's Crew to Compete at Pac-12 Championships in NORCAL

OSU men will feature four boats in the event on Lake Natoma, Sunday morning

04/25/2013

OSU Men's Crew to Race California on Vancouver Lake Sunday in Washington

No. 19 Beavers will take four boats to Vancouver on Sunday to take on a Cal team, who is ranked No. 2 in the nation

04/19/2013

No. 20 Oregon State Men's Crew to Race in Stanford Invite this Weekend at Redwood Shores

OSU to race against a pair of nationally ranked opponents at Stanford, will feature four boats at Redwood Shores

OREGON STATE
2010-11
Chad rowed in the Junior Varsity 8 throughout the 2011 season ... raced in the stroke seat of the JV8 in wins at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta and at Gonzaga ... set the pace in the stroke seat of the JV8 in fourth place finishes at the San Diego Crew Classic and at the Pac-10 Championships.

2009-10
Rowed mostly in the Junior Varsity 8+ ... rowed in the 2-seat of the Varsity 8+ at the Stanford Invitational ... manned the 6-seat of the JV8+ in wins over Victoria and Gonzaga ... helped the JV8+ to a fourth place finish from the bow seat at Pac-10 Championships.

2008-09
Rowed in the stroke seat of the Freshman 8+ ... raced in the F8+ that defeated Gonzaga in a dual race ... F8+ finished fifth in the Grand Finals at the San Diego Crew Classic ... F8+ defeated Oregon at the Windermere Cup ... member of the F8+ that finished fifth at the Pac-10 Championships ... F8+ raced to a 16th place overall finish at IRA Championships.

SKYLINE HS
Spent two years rowing for the Oakland Strokes ... finished in second place with the Novice 8 at the Southwest Junior Rowing Association Championships ... rowed in the stroke seat of the varsity 4 that finished second at the SW Junior Rowing Association Championships ... rowed in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4 that finished fifth at the 2007 Club Nationals and ninth place at Junior Nationals.

PERSONAL
Son of Mike and Karen Swenson ... has one sister, Amelia, and one brother, Tanner ... Majoring inComputer Science ... outside of rowing, Chad enjoys surfing the internet, hanging out with friends and Nintendo 64 ... chose Oregon State for the classes and the rowing team.