The Ohio State University Crew Club is the rowing

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 club team of The Ohio State University, located in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

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, in the United States

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. Open to both men and women, it is an official university club sport. Though highly competitive, many of the athletes are brand new to the sport, having no prior experience. The club was founded in 1978.

General

The team's boathouse

Boathouse

A boathouse is a building especially designed for the storage of boats, normally smaller craft for sports or leisure use. These are typically located on open water, such as on a river. Often the boats stored are rowing boats...

 on the Olentangy River

Olentangy River

The Olentangy River is a tributary of the Scioto River in Ohio.It was originally called keenhongsheconsepung, a Delaware word literally translated as "stone for your knife stream", based on the shale found along its shores. Early settlers to the region translated this into "Whetstone River"...

 is in the university's Drake Union, a space provided to them by the university. While first-year novice rowers practice here on the river, experienced varsity team members travel to O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, a larger body of water, to practice.

Competition

The club competes against crews from around the country, including both club teams and funded programs. The club is a founding member of the American Collegiate Rowing Association, and competes in the ACRA national championship regatta on a yearly basis.

All Competitions

Event	Season	Location
Head of the Hooch Head of the Hooch The Head of the Hooch Regatta, previously known as the Head of the Chattahoochee Regatta, is a 2-day rowing regatta held annually on the first full weekend in November in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The head race is currently run downstream on a three mile course on the Tennessee River...	Fall	Tennessee River; Chattanooga, Tennessee
Dayton Dual	Fall	Alternating; Home or Away
Michigan Dual (Men Only)	Fall	Alternating; Home or Away
Midwest Championship Erg Sprints	Winter	RPAC - The Ohio State University; Columbus, Ohio
Lubbers Cup	Spring	Spring Lake, Michigan
Purdue Dual	Spring	Alternating; Home or Away
SIRA Championships	Spring	Melton Hill Lake; Oak Ridge, Tennessee
MACRA Championships	Spring	Changes From Year to Year
Dad Vail Regatta	Spring	Schuylkill River Schuylkill River The Schuylkill River is a river in Pennsylvania. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.The river is about long. Its watershed of about lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania. The source of its eastern branch is in the Appalachian Mountains at Tuscarora Springs, near Tamaqua in... ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
ACRA National Championship Regatta	Spring	Lake Lanier Lake Lanier Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full... ; Gainesville, Georgia Gainesville, Georgia -Severe Weather:Gainesville sits on the very fringe of Tornado Alley, a region of the United States where severe weather is common. Supercell thunderstorms can sweep through any time between March and November, but are concentrated most in the spring...

Ohio State Crew Club Schedule

Leadership

The team is led by an experienced group of coaches, along with the captains. On the administrative side of the team, a corps of officers who are elected on a yearly basis lead the team. These officers also nominate directors, who have various responsibilities contributing to the smooth running of the club.

Coaches

Team	Coach
Men's Head Coach	Brandon Walz
Women's Head Coach	Katie Salvator
Men's Novice Coach	Brandon Walz
Women's Novice Coach	Elena Reynolds
Men's Assistant Novice Coach	Bryan Esser
Women's Assistant Novice Coach	Kaileigh Sansom

Captains

Team	Captain
Men's Captain	Sam Gaeth
Men's Co-Captain	Adam Reckless
Women's Captain	Megan Scott
Women's Co-Captain	Mallory Palmer

Officers

Position	Officer
President	Katie Kalbacher
Vice President of Budgeting	Jason Yung
Logistics	Mike Sgandurra
Accounts	Colin Richards
Communications	Hallie Liu
Fundraising	Karyssa Bobosky
Safety	Erik Meister

Directors

Position	Director
Rent-a-Rower	Karyssa Bobosky
Roster	Erik Meister
Webmaster	Josh Taub