Head of the Oklahoma in 4 weeks!

The Oklahoma City University, Head of the Oklahoma will be held in its original location, Regatta Park, with two days of racing October 9-10, 2010.

The weekend of racing will again feature all the attractions you've come to expect from this annual event - including the 500m OG&E Night Sprints - against the backdrop of improvements to the Oklahoma River racing venue: the new $10 million Devon Boathouse, home of OCU rowing, and the Chesapeake Finish Line Tower, a four level tower meeting both FISA and ICF standards.

Devon Boathouse and Chesapeake Finish Line Tower Take Shape in OKC!

Crews Prepare for World Championship Trials in Princeton

Members of the USRowing National Team Lightweight Camp held in Oklahoma City are currently training at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, NJ. Members of the camp will be selected to race in the World Championship Trials beginning September 27 2010 in the Lightweight Women's Quad and Lightweight Men's Eight events. Trial winners will earn a National Team berth to represent the United States at the 2010 World Rowing Championship in Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.

8 Oklahoma City Athletes Earn Selection Camp Invites!

Eight Oklahoma City residents earned invitations to the U.S. National Team Selection Camps based results from National Selection Regatta III. The athletes have an opportunity to be selected to compete at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.

Invited to the Men's Eight and Four Camp:

• Tom Peszek
• Justin Stangel
• Ryan Monaghan
• Deaglan McEachern
• Ross James
• Grant James

Invited to the Lightweight Men's Four Camp:

• Kenny McMahon
• Ryan Fox
  

Impressive Showing for OKC at NSR III

Racing at the 2010 National Selection Regatta #3 was completed Saturday morning with the top finishing crews in all events earning invitations to the U.S. National Team Selection Camps.

The athletes in the winning crews have an opportunity to be selected to row in the "big boats" (men's eight, women's eight, women's quadruple sculls, men's quadruple sculls, men's four and lightweight men's four) at the 2010 World Rowing Championships in Lake Karapiro, New Zealand.

USRowing Training Center - Princeton crews took the top two spots in the men's pair with the crew of Brett Newlin, and Jake Cornelius crossing first in 6:36.627, followed in second with a time of 6:39.244 by Silas Stafford and Sam Stitt. To cap off an extremely impressive showing at this event, Oklahoma City crews placed third and fifth. With a time of 6:39.244 was the crew of Tom Peszek and Justin Stangel followed in fourth by Dan Walsh and Charlie Cole in 6:42.434. OKC's Ryan Monaghan and Deaglan McEachern placed 5th in a time of 6:42.806.

In the lightweight men's pair, the team of Nick LaCava and Anthony Fahden took first in 6:45.300, followed by Oklahoma City residents, Kenny McMahon and Ryan Fox in 6:47.279. In third was Will Daly and Jimmy Sopko in 6:49.059.

In the B final, Oklahoma City's Martin Etem and Pat Close won the men's double sculls in 6:39.605.

Peszek and Stangel, Monaghan and McEachern Qualify for A Final

In Friday morning racing, six boats advanced to the final out of two semifinals in the men's double sculls and six from the men's pair advanced, with the remaining boats moving to the B final.

Advancing in first place to the final from of the second semifinal was USRowing Training Center's crew of Will Miller and Scott Gault that finished in 6:24.927. Craftsbury Sculling Center's Tom Graves and Peter Graves finished second in 6:25.339, and advancing third in 6:26.945 was GMS Rowing Center's Brian de Regt and Jonathan Winter. Oklahoma City residents, Martin Etem and Pat Close, placed fifth in 6:33.551 moving them directly to the B Final.

In the first semifinal of the men's pair, USRowing Training Center teammates Brett Newlin, and Jake Cornelius finished first in 6:34.980, with Silas Stafford and Sam Stitt behind them in 6:37.995. Finishing third was the USRowing Training Center - Oklahoma City crew of Ryan Monaghan, and Deaglan McEachern who crossed in 6:39.631 earning them a spot in the A Final.

Advancing out of the second semifinal was the USRowing Training Center team of Dan Walsh ('08 Olympic Bronze medalist) and Charlie Cole, who clocked a 6:32.500, followed by Oklahoma City's duo of Tom Peszek and Justin Stangel in 6:33.798. OKC residents Ross and Grant James finished in fifth position in 6:41.347 sending them to the B Final.

In the C Final of the Men's pair, Oklahoma City's Max Goff and Aaron Marcovy placed third in a time of 6:41.656.