Fall 2021 Racing

Head of the Oklahoma

After a long break due to COVID-19, OSU Crew is back to training in eights and competing at regattas. For most of our athletes, their first time picking up an oar was in early September. It was only a month later when we competed at Head of the Oklahoma and placed third in Women's Collegiate Novice 8+ and Men's Collegiate Novice 8+. We are proud of how far our athletes have already come, and we are thrilled to continue training and competing throughout the semester.

OSU's Newest National Champion

OSU senior, Rebecca Korn (far right) with her gold medal winning quad from the 2021 USRowing Summer National Championship in Camden, NJ.

Taking it to the top

OSU Senior, Rebecca Korn was invited to the OKC Riversport High Performance Talent ID Camp. Korn took the opportunity to spend the summer training with elite rowers from across the country at the Olympic training center in Oklahoma City. She was selected to represent the camp in the quad at the USRowing Summer National Championship in Camden, NJ where she and her teammates won gold after a weekend of hard racing. Going into her fourth year rowing as a Cowboy, Korn is excited to bring her experience back to Stillwater and see what is in store for the 2021-2022 season.

Rowing through Adversity

                              Singles and Small Boats

For over a year, COVID-19 guidelines kept us from using the eights that OSU Crew typically trains in, but the pandemic did not stop us from getting on the water and participating in the sport we love. The team utilized our fleet of singles and doubles to stay active and socially distanced on the water!

OSU Crew builds a home!

With the nationwide cancellation of regattas due to the global pandemic, OSU Crew turned their talents to construction, buying and building a massive steel shelter for the boats and other equipment at Lake Carl Blackwell. After 2 years of storing equipment on the shoreline, the generosity of family and friends of the team allowed for the purchase of much needed protection for the program!

Spring 2019 Racing

Regional Regattas

Throughout April and May, the team competed in the Plains Regional Regatta (KS), Great Plains Championship (KS) winning medals against crews from WSU, KSU, KU, St. Thomas, SLU, CSU, Denver and more.

Fourth in the Nation

Held on the Olympic course in Gainesville, GA, the ACRA National Championship gathers 1700+ athletes from over 75 schools coast to coast. Excellent work by our NW4+ taking fourth in the program's first ACRA appearance.

All Regional Team

OSU athletes Bailey Harper and Ellie Pope were selected to represent the plains region on the ACRA all regional team! This recognition is based on the athletic achievements and potential of the individual athlete. OSU Crew also had 9 athletes presented with the ACRA All Academic award for recognition of high performance in the classroom as well as on the water.

2019 Indoor Erg Sprints

In February, our team competed against regional rivals at both the Shocker Sprints in Wichita, KS and the Riversport Erg Challenge in Oklahoma City, OK.

Competing in both 2000m and 500m sprints, OSU Athletes won medals in every event we entered.

Competition:
Wichita State University
Kansas University
Kansas State University
Baylor University
Oklahoma University

2018 Frostbite Regatta

In early November, twenty-three novice men and women of OSU Crew traveled to Wichita, KS with coaches Lennard and Matherly to compete at the Frostbite Regatta. A novice men's eight, with no prior rowing experience, brought home the program's first medals of the season. The regatta drew competitors from Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas and more!