Interested in Rowing?

We will be having several opportunities for you to come and see what Oregon Rowing is about!

1) We will be hosting an event during “Duck N2 the Rec” at the UO Student Rec Center from 3-5pm on 9/20

2) We will have a table at the Club Sports Open House in the EMU on 9/27 from 6-730pm

3) We will have two informational meetings for prospective rowers, on 9/28 and 10/2 from 6-8pm in Mackenzie 214
*These informational meetings will be covering the same material. It is only necessary to attend 1, but if you really liked the first meeting you can come back for the second*

Please come and talk to us on these dates! If you have any questions or concerns that you would like an answer for before then, feel free to contact team President Delaney Butler at 541-280-1982 or ddsbutler@gmail.com

UO Rowing All-Americans

After participating in the ACRA National Championships in May, four UO rowers were named to ACRA All-American teams! Join us in congratulating:

Jen St. Onge- 3rd Team Women’s All- American
Ian Davis- 1st Team West Region All-American
Delaney Butler- 1st Team Academic All-American
Max Londberg- 2nd Team Academic All-American
Trevor Mathwick- 2nd Team Academic All-American

Way to go Ducks!

Documentary

Check out this awesome documentary that chronicles the UO Crew Team’s preparations for the 2012 Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships. For all of those who have wondered what the life of a crewbie is like, watch this film for insight!

Spring Racing Season

The Oregon Rowing team is training for its final regatta of the spring racing season–the ACRA National Championship in Gainesville, Georgia (5/26 – 5/27). This will mark the team’s second appearance in as many years at this highly competitive regatta. Oregon is eager to represent the university, which it has done successfully throughout the spring.

On its home course at the Covered Bridge Regatta (4/14), Oregon placed third in both the men’s varsity and novice eights. Oregon also entered two varsity fours on the men’s side, finishing second and third. For the women, the JV and novice eights both finished fourth.

Complete results of the Covered Bridge Regatta

At the WIRA Championship in Sacramento (4/28 – 4/29), Oregon peaked at the right time. After a slow start to the season, the men’s varsity eight raced in the Grand Finals, finishing in 6:39, its fastest mark of the year. The novice eight also earned a season PR with 6:43.4.

On the women’s side, the pair made an impressive showing. WIRA was the duo’s first appearance, but they performed as if they had been rowing together all season. After qualifying for the Grand Finals, they finished with a time of 8:53.7. The novice eight also performed well. Qualifying for the Petite Final, the women shaved over 13 seconds off their mark from their earlier preliminary race.

Complete WIRA Championship Results

Oregon rowers did not have much time to reflect on the WIRA Championship, as training began for ACRA just two days later. With only one week to go before the national club championship, Oregon has intensified its training regimen. The team will be entering four boats. A novice four will be representing the women. A novice eight, varsity four and lightweight four will round out the men’s team. Although crews from across the nation will be competing in this regatta, Oregon rowers are confident they will reach their potential against worthy opponents. In 2011 they did just that, coming away with a silver and bronze medal in the men’s varsity single and women’s varsity four, respectively.

UO Rowing Bake Sale

The UO Rowing Team will be selling baked goods outside the Duck Store on Wednesday, March 7. Come support the team!

On Wednesday, March 7, the rowing team will hold a bake sale outside the Duck Store. Team members will be selling an assortment of baked goods such as brownies, cookies, peanut bars and much more. Some of the goods will be decorated with a rowing theme.

The team will be fundraising from 8 am – 7 pm. Any donation will help with spring racing (including race entry and travel fees) just around the corner. Please come support the rowing team, and as a bonus, enjoy a delicious baked treat!

Rowing at the University of Oregon

Welcome to the University of Oregon Club Rowing website! In the coming weeks we plan to bring you pictures, articles and updates on everything to do with rowing at the UO.

The team has just finished the first half of winter training at Mac Court. Beginning at 5:45 am, the two-hour practices are both intensive and rewarding. On any given day, the team may row upward of 5000 meters on the erg machines, run miles of laps up and down the stairs inside the arena, AND endure circuit training that targets the entire body.

On other days, we may simply do some lunges–a mile of them.

Be sure to bookmark our page so you can follow us as we prepare for the spring racing season!