March 8: Behind Ross Island

Our first regatta of the spring season! The course is about 3000 meters long on the Willamette River and launches from Oaks Park in Portland, OR.

March 15: Green Lake Spring Regatta

This regatta is held on Green Lake in Seattle, WA and the course is only 1000 meters long. Races will be fast and furious!

• Google Groups email list

  All rowers should be signed up for the team email list, which is hosted by Google Groups. If you haven't been receiving team emails, you should visit the PSU Crew Google Group page, or go to groups.google.com and search for "Portland State Crew". Here you can apply to be a group member if you aren't one already (you will need to sign in with a Google account first); group members can view and post messages via the website. You can also post messages to the group at psucrew@googlegroups.com.

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Campus Rec Office (basement of Smith Memorial Student Union, room 47)

Hopefully you had a chance to stop by the Viking Crew tent at the Party in the Park; now is your chance to meet Viking Crew...again! We are holding an informational night on campus to answer all those burning questions you have about the sport of rowing. Our new coach will be at the meeting, so you can all meet him!

If you are interested in rowing but can't make it to the meeting, please contact our head coach or recruitment coordinator by email — they can answer any questions you may have, and let you know about practice times and other upcoming meetings and events.

2007 Row for the Cure
Sunday, September 23, 2007

Results are in! [complete results]

The varsity members of the Viking Crew competed in the 2007 Row for the Cure, benefitting the Susan G. Komen Foundation and hosted by Station L Rowing Club. They finished first (of 2) in the Mixed Open/Collegiate 8+ division, completing the 5k course on the Willamette with a time of 19:36.

In the 500-meter "Corporate Challenge" event, Viking Crew members filled 7 of the 8 seats in the Starbucks boat, edging out three other boats for first place with a time of 1:16.4.

Head of the Lake - Lake Union, Seattle, Wa.
Sunday, November 12, 2006

The Viking Crew Team met at our boathouse early Saturday morning, de-rigged and loaded the boats onto the trailer, and embarked on our voyage to the great city of Seattle. At Lake Union, we rigged our boats alongside our boathouse-mates, University of Portland Crew, and amidst of a swarm of hundreds of other boats and perhaps thousands of other rowers, coxswains, and coaches

We roamed the city, browsed the Pike Place Market, and tasted the fruits that Seattle had to offer (not the least of which were baked goods, fine cheeses, and coffee from the original Starbucks). We got rained on. We did a little carb-loading at the good ol' Spaghetti Factory. We anxiously discussed the forecasts of inclement weather. We then settled in for the night at Hazel Wolf High School. (Thanks so much, Hazel Wolf!)

In the morning, we packed up, ate breakfast, and headed back down to the lake front. The races were already delayed due to weather, but excitement was still in the air. (The free gingerbead latte samples didn't hurt the atmosphere.) We ran our metaphorical fine toothed combs over our boats, and awaited the command to launch. We were ready to give our all for this season finale.

Alas, the races were ultimately called off entirely due to weather. But we still had fun together as a team, enjoyed Seattle (and its many coffees), and had a safe ride back home.

Portland Invite Regatta - Portland Boathouse, Portland, Or.
Saturday, November 4th, 2006

Charlie Brown Regatta - Oaks Park, Portland, Or.
Saturday, October 21, 2006

Viking Varsity Women's 8, Lightweight Varsity Men's 4, and Novice Women's 8 rowed a 5k course north along the Willamette River, finishing at Oaks Park Boathouse, home of regatta host Lewis & Clark. The Novice Women's 8 rowed strong and looked great out on the water. Congratulations on your first head race of the fall season! Full results: CharlieBrown06.pdf.

Small Boats Race - Behind Ross Island
Saturday, October 7, 2006

Viking Varsity Women Shannon Myrick (stroke), Valerie Nelson, Carly Bodnar, and Lauren Denneson, with new cox'n Taylor, rowed an approximately 3k course south on the Willamette past Ross Island. They finished one second short of three-way tying for 4th place. Full results: BRI-fall06.pdf.

2006 Row for the Cure
Sunday, September 17, 2006

Results are in! [complete results] [photos]

Viking Crew members Shannon Myrick (stroke), Lauren Denneson, Carly Bodnar, Leah Michel, and Tricia Saterlee (cox) rowed in the Women's Open/Collegiate 4+ of the 2006 Row for the Cure, benefitting the Susan G. Komen Foundation and hosted by Station L Rowing Club. They finished the 5k course on the Willamette with a time of 25:18.0.