No. 20 OSU Men's Crew takes Two of Three versus Orange Coast & Santa Clara, Has Reversal of Fortunes Against No. 11 Wisconsin

Saturday, April 20

Redwood City, Calif.

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Stanford Invitational

No. 20 OSU Men's Crew takes Two of Three versus Orange Coast & Santa Clara, Has Reversal of Fortunes Against No. 11 Wisconsin

April 21, 2013 | Men's Rowing

By: TBD

April 21, 2013

STANFORD INVITATIONAL

Stanford_Invite_Race_Schedule

Saturday, April 20 - Sunday, April 21, 2013
Redwood Shores - Redwood City, Calif.

There were plenty of oars in the water Saturday, as the No. 20 ranked OSU men's rowing team won two of their first races of the day during the Stanford Invitational. The Beavers finished 2-4 overall against Orange Coast and No.11 Wisconsin and will compete against California, No. 7 Stanford and Santa Clara on Sunday at Redwood Shores in Redwood City, Calif.

STANFORD INVITATIONAL RACE SCHEDULE

DAY NO. 2 (SUNDAY, APRIL 21, 2013)

SCHOOLS	EVENT	TIME	LANES
OSU vs Santa Clara	Varsity 8+	9:00 a.m.	1/2
OSU 'A' vs California	Frosh 8+	9:50 a.m.	0/2
OSU 'B' vs California	JV 8+	9:50 a.m.	1/2
OSU vs Stanford	Varsity 8+	1:00 p.m.	1/2
OSU vs Stanford	Frosh 8+	1:10 p.m.	1/2
Stanford vs OSU	2nd Varsity 8+	1:20 p.m.	1/2

*=All times Pacific

Oregon State goes 2-4 on the first day of competition during the Stanford Invite

REWOOD CITY, Calif. - The 20^th ranked Oregon State men's rowing team completed first day competition at the Stanford Invite by taking two of three versus Orange Coast College and Santa Clara in the morning session and finishing 2-4 overall for the day, following afternoon races versus No. 11 Wisconsin.

The Beavers finished first in the Varsity 8+ and 2^nd Varsity 8+ races versus OCC and Santa Clara, but then dropped their Freshmen 8+ race by less than a second to Orange Coast. OSU crossed the finish line in six minutes flat in the Frosh 8+, just seven tenths of a second behind Orange Coast's boat.

The first two races of the morning were not as close as the last, with OSU finishing in 5:59.4 to OCC's 6:07.4) in the Varsity 8+ and 6:15.4 to OCC's 6:28.3 in the 2^nd Varsity 8+.

"The morning session went well for OSU, our boats put together solid races with the varsity and junior varsity coming through with wins in their races," said Head Coach Steve Todd. "The Freshmen fought hard with Orange Coast and put out a great effort but came up inches short."

The afternoon's races proved to be a tough test for the 20^th ranked `Beavs as they took to the water against No. 11 Wisconsin. The Badgers grabbed first place finishes in all-three races, with OSU's fastest time coming in the Varsity 8+ at 5:57.6.

"Wisconsin out rowed us in the afternoon session, but it gave the guys a good idea of what needs to happen tomorrow to race well versus Santa Clara and Stanford," Todd added.

Oregon State will as Todd said be back on the water Sunday morning versus Santa Clara and California in the Varsity 8+, Freshmen 8+ and JV 8+, followed by afternoon races with No. 7 Stanford in the Varsity 8+, Freshmen 8+, 2^nd Varsity 8+.

The morning session begins at 9 a.m. out at Redwood Shores, while the afternoon session kicks off at 1 p.m. for OSU.

OSU RACE RESULTS
MORNING SESSION
Varsity 8+
1) Oregon State (5:59.4)
2) Orange Coast (6:07.4)

2^nd Varsity 8+
1) Oregon State (6:15.4)
2) Santa Clara (6:28.3)

Freshmen 8+
1) Orange Coast (5:59.3)
2) Oregon State (6:00.0)

AFTERNOON SESSION
2^nd Varsity 8+
1) Wisconsin (5:57.9)
2) Oregon State (6:07.6)

Freshmen 8+
1) Wisconsin (5:57.0)
2) Oregon State (6:15.9)

Varsity 8+
1) Wisconsin (5:46.8)
2) Oregon State (5:57.6)

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