University of Oregon rowing team
Even before the passage of Title IX in 1972, the team received national attention for Coach Don Costello's controversial use of female coxswain Victoria Brown in crew, in a previously all-male sport.
[3] Since 2011, the team has raced annually at the end of May in the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) National Championship.
[5] Efforts to build a rowing program at Oregon reappeared in 1967 under the direction of university administrators Don McCarty and Ken Abbey and a founding crew of twenty-two oarsmen.
The Register-Guard reported, "the University of Oregon had officially elevated crew to varsity status on a one-year provisional basis making it the 10th intercollegiate sport at the school.
[8] Traditionally, men's crews relied on male coxswains, and Brown's presence on the Oregon team stirred controversy.
[8] Ralph Neils and Marti Abts had taken over for the men's and women's programs with Mike Napier and Bill Lioio as assistant coaches.
[10][11] Coach Brian Cole entered the 1968 Long Beach Rowing Trials, finishing two spots shy of an Olympic berth and earning a bronze medal.
Paul Schultz (Ithaca College '77) coached for two years, amazed at the strength, size and talent that showed up for rowing in the fall of '77.
With Lance Baughman at stroke and Russ Ward at coxswain, the Ducks held the Beaver eight, composed entirely of heavyweights (160 pounds and up) at bay over the remainder of the estimated 2,200-meter course, crossing the finish line in 7 minutes flat to 7:05 for OSU.
"[14] In 1980, the men and women's crew was coached by Lance Baughman and competed in many of the traditional west coast races.
The men's Open 4 took 3rd at the Pac 10 Championship with Dane Nickerson at stroke, Joe Meier at 3, Ted Kraines at 2 and Jeff Levikow at Bow.
The year started ominously when our old bus was T-boned by another car while on its 1st trip from the physical plant to the daily parking spot at Hayward Field.
Being creative, the team took the insurance settlement along with fundraisers to purchase a new Pocock fiberglass 4 and 8 carbon graphite oars.
This included a 2 shell open water deficit at the start of the men's varsity 8 when our 4 man lost his seat and caught a crab.
At the Northwest Regionals, the lightweight 4 (Jim Petrosich at stroke, Tim Meier at 3, Scott Chestnut at 2 and Kirk Krasheul at bow with Brenda Thornton at cox) and heavyweight 4 overtook "all twelve of their competitors in the preliminary heats... to win the Championship in each of those events.
Leading up to the final race of the season against a dominant and undefeated UCLA boat, the crew earned the nickname Cinderella.
3 Oregon women (Gayle Johnson, Teresa Hukari and Marge Kuenne) from the lightweight 8 were invited to train all summer in Seattle for the World Championships in Montreal.
the lightweight women's team continued their dominance by winning the Pac 10's and placing second in the National Collegiate Rowing Championships.
[30] The Oregon Daily Emerald reported in June 1993, "The men's lightweight team of the crew will compete for the national championship June 11 and 12, in East Fork State Park in Cincinnati Ohio", and added, "Oregon defeated some of the top teams in the west, including California and Cal-Davis.
[34] The Oregon Daily Emerald also reported, "Aided by a stiff tail wind, the men's novice four team upset the No.
Coach Phil Busse remarked, 'It was just a great day for the whole Oregon team, the men's novice four race was very exciting and worked out well for us.'
"[35][36] The Oregon Daily Emerald reported in 1999 that the university was considering upgrading women's crew to intercollegiate status, in order to comply with Title IX.
"[37] In the fall of 2002 Coach Chris Peters said he was attracted to the Oregon program because the university had, "potential to be a good rowing school.
Additionally, Baumgartner said, "Dexter Reservoir is 21½ miles from campus, while the lacrosse team will play on the field in front of the Casanova Center."
California, Stanford, Denver and Saint Mary's College are the only Division I women's lacrosse teams west of the Mississippi River...
In 2006, The Emerald reported, "Duck rowers race at Dexter Lake", and "membership in the Crew has declined going into the busy spring season despite starting the year with a large roster".
Under Schmdt, the program attended the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) National Championships for the first time in 2011.
That season, the team sent four boats to the ACRA national championships, including a women's novice 8 that placed second in the event.
After six years with the team as an assistant and head coach, and significant national success, Marlene Kindorf abruptly stepped down from her role following the 2017 season.
[50] The event traditionally takes place in the middle of April and offers three levels of competition: Masters, Collegiate, and Juniors.
