OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY PARENT HANDBOOK 2018- 2019 For:

by Beaver Rowing Club

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Table of Contents

General Information pg. 3 Welcome pg. 4 Brief History pg. 5 Beaver Rowing Club pg. 6 The Rowing Center pg. 7 The Parent Role pg. 8 Glossary and Terms of the Sport pg. 8-10 Program pg. 11 Oregon State University Rowers –International Elite Athletes pg-12

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 2 General Information Locations: Oregon State University Boathouse Corvallis-Newport Hwy Corvallis, OR 97333

Oregon State University Athletic Department 114 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 97331

OSU Rowing Websites: https://osubeavers.com/index.aspx?path=wrow https://osubeavers.com/index.aspx?path=mrow Facebook page:: Beaver Rowing Club

OSU Rowing Coaches: Kate Maxim, Women’s Rowing Head Coach, [email protected] Allison Foster, Women’s Rowing Assistant Coach, [email protected] Michael Eichler, Women’s Rowing Assistant Coach, [email protected] Kerry Simmonds, Women’s Rowing Assistant Coach, [email protected] Gabe Winkler, Men’s Rowing Head Coach, [email protected] Chris Greene, Assistant Men’s coach, [email protected] John Schneider, Rigger, [email protected]

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 3 Welcome Beaver Rowing Club would like to welcome new parents to the Rowing family at Oregon State University. We are excited that your student has decided to row for OSU. This handbook is intended to help introduce you to the sport of rowing at Oregon State University and help with resources that can help your student become successful. Rowing is a physically demanding and exceptionally rewarding sport. Rowing will help your student develop skills that are not born in the classroom. Many Rowers at Oregon State have found success in the professional world after the years they have dedicated to rowing. Rowing will teach your student a great work ethic, time management, confidence and competition. These skills will translate to the other areas of your student life. Shouldn’t my student be studying? Rowing offers your student an opportunity to compete inter-collegiately with like-minded individuals, introducing your student to opportunities not found in the classroom. Rowing at Oregon State gives your student the opportunity to work hard and persevere to be successful as both student and an athlete. Students competing for the Oregon State Rowing team have a higher cumulative GPA than many of the other athletic sports at Oregon State, majoring in programs such as engineering, business, human development, pre-med, and other demanding majors. While learning to be successful on the water and in the classroom, your student is participating in a healthy activity and developing relationships that will help them be successful for the rest of their life.

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 4 Brief History Oregon State Rowing is rich in rowing history. Oregon State Rowing dates back to Fall 1926 when two rowing shells arrived in Corvallis by rail with the Cal football team who were on their way to the University of Washington. The shells were gifted from the California Rowing Club. Oregon State Rowing Club was officially recognized in 1929. However they had already beaten a University of Washington boat in a regatta in 1928 as they did again in 1929 Here are some of the highlights: -Ed Stevens became the coach in 1931, taking over from J.C. Othus. Ed was a former Harvard coach who helped put Oregon State on the map for rowing on the West Coast. -In 1950 the Oregon State business office purchased 160 acres on the Willamette River that would eventually become Trysting Tree Golf Course as well as the location of the Oregon State Crew facilities. -1951 Karl Drlica as head coach is credited with initiating the first women’s rowing and from 1951-54, Seahorses (a women’s ballet group) and Aquabats (a women’s swimming honorary) raced each other at a men’s spring fund raising regatta. -1955 Women’s rowing intramurals started with men from the men’s team, serving as coxes and coaches. -1964 A women’s crew interest group was formed as part of the Women’s Recreation Assoc. Coached by Astrid Frolich Hancock They competed in the first Corvallis Invitational Regatta entering an and two fours. -1966 OSU women’s team becomes a charter member of the National Women’s Rowing Assn with the first regatta held on Green Lake in Seattle Spring l966. -1967 Men’s Heavyweight crew gained Varsity status. Men’s Lightweight crew was accepted into Recreational Sports with the women accepted in 1968. -1975 &1978 Men’s 4 man boat win the IRA National Championships. -1977 Judy Kitzman with 3 others succeed on the fourth attempt to have women’s crew accepted into Women’s Intercollegiate Athletics. After 3 months the women’s team was moved in to the Men’s Athletic Association. Coach Drlica was able to also get the men’s lightweight team in to MAA at this time as well. --1980 Ralph Mathison and Kirk Hutchinson coached the women’s teams to a National Championship. -1993 Oregon State University Men’s and Women’s varsity programs were separated with Charlie Owen serving as the first women’s head varsity coach. . -Oregon State has developed many rowers that have gone on to compete at national and international levels. Oregon State has produced five Olympians and dozens of National Team members. Several are in the Oregon State Hall of Fame.

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 5 Through allof this Oregon State University Rowing has been watched over by the John Beach barn, built in 1909.

A more complete history can be found in a book by Karl Drlica Jr.

Beaver Rowing Club BRC was originally established in 1969 as Beaver Crew Assoc. as an alumni and rower group. Frank Zagunis (‘77), with help from volunteers, started a fundraiser that benefited Oregon Community Foundation OSU Crew Foundation Advancement Fund. After years of running this successful fundraiser the Association became inactive. This fundraiser is still giving annual distributions to men’s and women’s rowing. In 2015, Tom Woodman (’78) and coaches worked to restart this program as an alumni group. The BRC mission is to support the Oregon State University Rowing program. We are interested in continuing the rich history and continued success of Beaver Rowing. BRC offers a network of professionals as well as a mentoring and career connections. BRC has two main events we participate within during the academic year.

• Orange and Black week-end in November and fall barbeque. • Spring Launch Dinner in February, is our yearly fundraiser. We meet twice a year in Corvallis. We encourage you to visit us on our Beaver Rowing Club Facebook page. We continually search for other alumni and work to grow our Beaver network. This allows us to maintain a rich list of alumni for our mentoring program available for all Oregon State Rowers. This connects your student to past Beaver rowers that have internships, experiences and opportunities for your student. Your student becomes a member of our organization automatically when their rowing career ends and their professional life begins. We are always looking for new bodies to fill our old shoes. If you or your student has interest in the BRC, please let us know. We can be contacted at [email protected].

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 6 The Rowing Center Oregon State University John Beach barn.

At 28253 Hwy 34 OSU Crew Rowing Center. Oregon Historic Sites Data base #44700 Built 1909. Dept. of historic preservation noting unique Shawver Truss

The locker rooms and meeting room were built in 2011 expanding and improving on existing structures. A new dock and ramp have been installed in the last two years. OSU graciously shares the facility with the Corvallis Rowing Club. OSU is working on a strategic plan for all athletic facilities and hopes to expand the rowing center. If you are interested in more information or helping fund new facilities, please contact [email protected].

Parent Role/Parent Volunteer Opportunities Regattas are fun for the parents and racing is what Rowers work for. Support your student by coming to home and away events

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 7 Regattas are also a great volunteer opportunity. Helping with the rower hospitality tent is greatly appreciated by the coaches and rowers rowers love food for fuel. Be on the lookout for requests to help with the following: *Donate food and drinks at home and away regattas for the rowers *Parent lead for regatta rower hospitality tent *Help with tent set up and decorations *Help with PAC-12 BBQ and hospitality tent If you are interested in helping, please send an email to: [email protected]

Glossary of Rowing Definitions and Terms, Adopted primarily from Names Academy Your student will usually be racing in 8+ or 4+. Occasionally they may practice in 2- boats. 1x: Single or scull, one rower with two oars 2-: Pair, 2 rowers, each with one sweep , no or “cox” 2+: Coxed pair: 2 rowers, each with one sweep oar, w/ cox 2x: Double, 2 rowers, each with 2 sculling oars 4x: Quad, 4 rowers, each with 2 sculling oars 4x+: Coxed quad, 4 rowers, each with 2 sculling oars, w/cox 4+: 4 rowers, each with one sweep oar, w/cox 8+: 8 rowers, each with one sweep oar, w/cox

Bow: The front of the boat, also the term used for the rower in the first seat. Bow ball: The rubber all used to protect the point at the front of the boat. Bow coxed boat: A shell that has the coxswain seated in the bow of the boat. Catch: The entry of the oar in the water. : The system that the cox uses to amplify their voice for commanding the boat. Coxswain/Cox’n, Cox(kok-suhn): The person at the front or back of the boat that commands the crew, steers the boat, implements the race plan. A good cox is worth their weight in food.

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 8 Crab: Being unable to take your blade out of the water at the release. This action can destroy the rhythm of the boat, set, run and momentum of the boat and can often be referred to as “catching a crab”. Drive: Power portion of the stroke, when the blade of the oar is in the water Ergometer/Erg: The Concept II rowing machine. This machine is used to build ad measure the endurance and level of fitness of the athlete. Erg scores may also be used to determine placement in the line up of a boat. Feather: The action of rotating the blade so that it is parallel with the water. Finish/Release: End of the drive during which the blade comes out of the water in preparation for the recovery. Gunwale(guhn-l): The side of the boat, the edge of the shell’s cockpit. Head Race: These are longer distance races, typically about 3 miles in length and occur in the fall. Boats start one after another and are timed over the course. The fastest boat wins. Hold down/Hold water/Hold: The action of pushing the blades to the water to slow the motion of the boat or shell. Inside Hand: The hand that is closest to the oarlock. Lightweight: A term referring to the rowers that row in a specific class that has weight limitations (125 lbs for women and 155 lbs. for men. Masters: Rowers over the age of 27 (21 at some regattas) Novices/Novies: First year rowers. Novice designation lasts for the academic year, but does not carry over the summer. Oar (sweep): Used in pairs, fours, and eights. Each rower uses one oar. Just over 12 feet in length, oars are generally made of carbon fiber and generally painted in the team colors. The term “hatchet” refers to the blade shape. Oarlock: Device that hold the oar and is the fulcrum for the oar. The lock consists of the pin and the gate. The gate is held closed by a threaded nut that is loosened to allow the rower to open the gate and insert an oar into the oarlock. The gate is then closed, and the nut is hand tightened. Port: Left side of the boat, facing the direction of travel (the bow). Red is the color that corresponds with the port side. Note: the rowers face the stern or rear of the boat. The port rower will have the oar in the water on their right side. Power 10 (20): A call for rowers to do a 10 (or 20) for their best, most powerful strokes. A strategy used to pull ahead of a competitor or to focus the rowers’ attention. Puddle: The disturbance left in the water by the blade as it is removed from the water. Puddles are visible during the recovery phase.

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 9 Recovery: This is the time from the release of one stroke to the catch of the next stroke; the time the blade is out of the water. During the recovery the rower moves his or her body and seat into position to prepare for the next catch. Rigger: The metal device that is bolted onto the side of the boat and holds the oar. Rudder: About the size of a credit card, the rudder is part of the skeg that swivels to steer the boat. Sometimes, the rudder is separate from the skeg. Run: The glide that occurs during the recovery, or the distance the shell moves during one stroke. You can figure it by looking for the distance between the puddles made by the same oar. Scull: Oar used in singles, doubles, and quads. Usually carbon fiber and smaller than oars used in . Sculling: One of the 2 disciplines in rowing. Each rower uses 2 oars. Set: The stability of the boat rocking from side to side. Shell: The boat. Eights are just under 60’ long. Skeg: A fin attached of the bottom of the boat near the stern that helps the boat stay on course and balanced. Slide Ratio: The ratio of the time spent during the drive versus the recovery. The goal is to spend longer controlled motion on the recovery. This maximizes the run of the boat as well at the ‘rest’ the rower gets during the recovery phase of the stroke. Starboard: The right side of the boat when facing the bow, Green is the color of starboard. Stern: The rear of the boat; the direction the rower is facing while rowing. Two K: This is the term used for the typical distance of a race in the spring for colleges and in the Olympics or World Championships. Also referred to as 2000 meters, 2Km, or 2K for short. USRA: United States Rowing Association. The Governing body for rowing. http://www.usrowing.org Way Enough: The command given to the rowers when it is time to stop rowing.

Program

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 10 Women’s Spring 2019 Race Schedule: March 9th, Dual vs. Stanford, Redwood Shores, CA March 24th, WSU, Gonzaga, Spokane, WA April 6th, Covered Bridge Regatta, Dexter, OR April 19th-20th, Clemson Invitational, Clemson SC April 27th, Longhorn Invite, Austin, TX May 19, Pac-12 Championships, Lake Natoma, Rancho Cordova, CA May 31st-June 1, NCAA’s @Eagle Creek, Indianapolis, IN

Men’s Spring Races March 2-3, Lake Las Vegas Invite VS Cornell, Las Vegas, NV March 23rd,Gonzaga @Silver Lake, Spokane, WA March 30, UCLA @ Dexter Lake, Or April 7th , Pac-12 Challenge, Redwood Shores, CA April 13-14th, Stanford Invite, Wisconsin & Stanford, Redwood Shores, CA April 21, Cal Duel, Vancouver Lake, Vancouver, WA May 4th, Windermere Cup @ Lake Washington, Seattle, WA May 19th, Pac-12’s, Lake Natoma, Rancho Cordova, CA May 31-June 2, IRA’s, Lake Natoma, Rncho Cordova, CA

Oregon State University Rowers-International Elite Athletes

OSU Parent Handbook pg. 11 Women:

• Holly Kays (USA) 1987 Pan Am 1987, 1989-90 World Championships. • Amy Martin (USA) 1997, 98, 99 World Championships, 1999 World Cup, 2000 Olympics • Devery Karz (USA) 2009-10 World Championships, 2016 Olympics. • Patricia Obee (Canada) 2010 U-23 Worlds, 2011 Commonwealth Games. • Amy Hicks (Canada) U-23 Worlds • Alina Hagstrom (USA) 2018 U-23 Worlds Men:

• Robert Zagunis (USA) 1975 World Championships, Pan Am Games, 1976 Olympics • Gary Bohlin (USA) 1978 World Championships • Tom Woodman (USA)1978 World Championships, 1979 World Championships, Pan Am Games, 1980 Olympics (Boycott), 1981 World Championships, 1991 FISA World Master Championships • Marshall Mcinnis (USA) 1981 World Championships • John Wohler (USA) 1981 World Championships • Paul Rooney (USA) 1982-83, 1985 World Championships • Mark Hanley (USA) 1985, 1987 World Championships • McGill (USA) 1987 Pan Am Games, 2010 FISA World Masters Championship • Karl Bjergo (USA) 1991 Pan Am Games • Charlie Owen 9USA) 1991 Pan Am Games • Shane Petersen (USA) Pan Am Games • Ed Grose (USA) 1993-94 World Championships, 1994 Pan Am Games, 1995 World Championships • Cary Sullivan (USA) 1994 Junior World Championships • Joey Hansen (USA) 2001-03 World Championships, 2001, 04 World Cup, 2004 Olympics • Patrick O’Shea (USA) 2003 Pan Am Games • Josh Inman (USA) 2004 Spain, 2010 World Cup Germany and Switzerland, 2005-8, 11 World Championships, 2008 Olympics • Chris Callaghan (USA) 2006 World Championships, 2007 Pan Am Games • John Wainwright (USA) 2008 U23 World Championships, 2009 World Championships • David Weir (USA) 2008 U23 World Championships • Dan Schultz (USA) 2009 World Championships • Nick Taylor (USA( World University Games • Baxter Call (USA) 2018 U23 World Championships • Jesse Maritz (USA) 2018 U23 World Championships

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