Beavers Bound for IRA Championships

Courtesy: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State men’s rowing team concludes its season this weekend at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships on Mercer Lake near West Windsor, N.J.

Oregon State, which is ranked No. 16 in the final regular season USRowing Collegiate Poll, was awarded an at-large bid after a third place finish at the Pac-12 Championships earlier this season. The Beavers will send three crews to the national championship regatta – the Varsity 8, Junior Varsity 8 and Third Varsity 8.

“This is the culmination of the whole year. It’s a big deal,” interim head coach Gabe Winkler said. “Our goal is to beat our seed and perform well…