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They have a few surprises
Oregon crew
prepares for
Pac-10 regatta
By Stev* Friedman
Rowing seven miles a day and
running stairs all year long is a
grueling task, but for the
Oregon Crew team it’s part of
their everyday activities
“We work hard — especially
on technique, power, and en
durance," says crew captain
Tim Meier
The team is compiled of 16
members, nine of whom are
women They have gone
through numerous obstacles to
get where they are now The
biggest, of course, is money
We re the only Pac-10 team
not funded by its school," says
Meier "We get a little money for
being in club sports, but in order
to compete regularly, we rely on
fundraisers to support us "
The crew team's money rais
ing efforts were rewarded this
year with the purchase of their
first-ever boat In the past, they
had to rent their boats — making
it hard to get the feel for a ves
sel, because they were always
different ones
In their second event the men
placed third, but the big story
was the women They finished
first in the light weight competi
tion, thus, christening their new
boat with a victory
The team then hosted its own
meet, sponsoring the Dexter
Lake Regatta Competing
against seven other schools,
they swept every event adding
four more wins to their new
boat
"In our fourth regatta in Port
land. we won six out of eight
events and brought home our
first-ever overall team trophy. I
was really excited then," Meier
says with a smile
The biggest regatta was still
to come, however
The Pacific Northwest
Regionals would have thirty
teams including the powerful
Washington Huskies and
University of Victoria.
Oregon seemed to be out
classed by the money-rich Hus
kies
“Their crew program is mas
sive — the only sport that out
funds it is football." says co
captain Scott Chestnut.
Going in as a heavy under
dog. the men beat all twelve of
their competitors in the
preliminary heats
In the finals, the four-man
light and heavy teams overtook
the Huskies and Victoria to win
the Championships in those
events
For the first time in the crew
team's history, they beat the
Huskies in a varsity rowing
event
This made them eligible to
participate in the qualifying
regatta for the National Sports
Festival, which all the teams in
the country attend. But that
does not start until June.
Next up for the team is the
Pacific 10 Conference Cham
pionships. "The competition is
going to be brutal, but we’re
going to pull a few suprises,"
says Meier
One of the suprises is called
"The Salazarnamed after
star marathoner Alberto
Salazar “We use it for our sprint
to the finish, says Meier. We get
stroking about 40 times a min
ute and that’s where we over
take a lot of our competition.’’
Whether they win or not, the
crew team’s tremendous ambi
tion and character have brought
this club sport some respect
from other teams in the North
west.
"This is the best season we
have evsr had," says Meier.
"We have a great bunch of
people and are going to be even
stronger in the future."
Photo by Mark Wotoahin
Hugh Watson of Oregon '* heavy four Is congratulated after
winning the Pacific Northwest Championships. Teammate John
Bigelow looks on.
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