No. 18 Beavers Sweep Past Gonzaga

Saturday, April 28

Dexter, OR

9:00 AM

Oregon State

Gonzaga

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

April 28, 2018 | Men's Rowing

By: Athletic Communications

LOWELL, Ore. – Four crews from the 18th-ranked Oregon State men's rowing team raced to victory Saturday morning on their home course at Dexter Lake.

"This was an awesome way to cap off a hard week of training," head coach Gabe Winkler said. "Gonzaga came to race and they had some good speed but all of our guys responded with gutty performances. It was beautiful racing in a beautiful location. We'll look forward to being back out here next week to take on Stanford."

The Varsity 8 powered by Jesse Maritz, Hunter Smith, Baxter Call, Roman Pjajka, Jacob Randall, Jacob Hart, Max McDonald, Neall Koetje and coxed by Ben Garrison, recorded the only sub-6 minutes time of the day crossing the finish with a time of 5-minutes, 53.61-seconds coming in nearly 10 seconds ahead of the Bulldogs (6:02.19).

The Beavers' Junior Varsity 8, which included Alex Carlton, Sasha Kosek, Timothy Shearer, Miles Moran, C.J. Wallace, Zach Fried, Max Shaffer, Nils Patrick, and under the direction of Ercoli Crugnale, posted an impressive time of 6:03.15 in racing past Gonzaga's crew which turned in a time of 6:10.38.

In the closest race of the day, the Beavers' Third Varsity 8 held on for the two-second win. OSU's crew of Hunter Rust, Ezra Glickman, Tyler Gray, Alex Hernandez, Nick Touchet, Austin Eaton, Austin DeMartine, Camron Gharib and directed by Nick West, outraced the Zags to the finish line pulling in with a time of 6:13.13 to 6:15.05.

The Beavers' Freshman 8, consisting of Patrick, Shearer, Zach Niedermeyer, Shaffer, Gray, Eaton, Gregory Adelman, Andrew McSween and coxed by West, registered the largest margin of victory on Saturday notching a time of 6:10.83 while Gonzaga's crew recorded a time of 6:30.35.

The Beavers return to the water next Saturday to host Pac-12 rival Stanford at Dexter Lake.

RESULTS:
Varsity 8+
Oregon State – 5:53.61
Gonzaga – 6:02.19

Junior Varsity 8+
Oregon State – 6:03.15
Gonzaga – 6:10.38

Third Varsity 8+
Oregon State – 6:13.13
Gonzaga – 6:15.05

Freshman 8+
Oregon State – 6:10.83
Gonzaga – 6:30.35

LINEUPS:
Varsity 8: (stroke) Jesse Maritz, (7) Hunter Smith, (6) Baxter Call, (5) Roman Pjajka, (4) Jacob Randall, (3) Jacob Hart, (2) Max McDonald, (bow) Neall Koetje (coxswain) Ben Garrison.

Junior Varsity 8: (stroke) Alex Carlton, (7) Sasha Kosek, (6) Timothy Shearer, (5) Miles Moran, (4) C.J. Wallace, (3) Zach Fried, (2) Max Shaffer, (bow) Nils Patrick, (coxswain) Ercoli Crugnale.

Third Varsity 8: (stroke) Hunter Rust, (7) Ezra Glickman, (6) Tyler Gray, (5) Alex Hernandez, (4) Nick Touchet, (3) Austin Eaton, (2) Austin DeMartine, (bow) Camron Gharib, (coxswain) Nick West.

Freshman 8: (stroke) Nils Patrick, (7) Timothy Shearer, (6) Zach Niedermeyer, (5) Max Shaffer, (4) Tyler Gray, (3) Austin Eaton, (2) Gregory Adelman, (bow) Andrew McSween, (coxswain) Nick West.

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