Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Boot on Facebook
The Boot of the Oklahoma Facebook event has links to OCU's entries on Regatta Central, and a link to the OCU athletic department's story about Edgar. Invite others to the event and RSVP for it yourself.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Enter to win the all new cox box!
Time to get creative!
Rowing News has a "Think Outside the Box" contest. Share the story of our OCU rowing team via Haiku, limerick, photo essay, comic strip, artwork, or using another creative medium. Entries must be in by Oct. 15. Grand prize is the all new NK Cox Box; second and third prizes are subscriptions to Rowing News and NK bucks and other fun stuff! Do it for your team!
While you check out the Rowing News Website, be sure to read some of the great content, like this article on how pulling together as a team increases your individual pain threshold.
Blu Party
OCU's very own regatta, the Boot of the Oklahoma is scheduled for October 3rd and 4th on the Oklahoma River. Every year, the VIP Blu Party kicks off the regatta weekend.
This year, the OCU Rowers will be selling tickets by calling various friends and customers of the boathouse community. Tonight is their first night for telefunding. The rowers will be meeting on the 3rd floor of the Ann Lacy Visitor and Admission Building at 6:15 pm. The rowers will receive a portion of the proceeds, and the remainder of the profits from the ticket sales will benefit Youth Outreach Programs and Olympic hopefuls at the new High Performance Center.
Are you interested in attending the Blu Party and supporting all these worthwhile causes? You can buy tickets online at http://www.bootoftheoklahoma.com/bl%C5%ABdenim (please note: support OCU in the comment section) or by contacting Coach Melanie.
This year, the OCU Rowers will be selling tickets by calling various friends and customers of the boathouse community. Tonight is their first night for telefunding. The rowers will be meeting on the 3rd floor of the Ann Lacy Visitor and Admission Building at 6:15 pm. The rowers will receive a portion of the proceeds, and the remainder of the profits from the ticket sales will benefit Youth Outreach Programs and Olympic hopefuls at the new High Performance Center.
Are you interested in attending the Blu Party and supporting all these worthwhile causes? You can buy tickets online at http://www.bootoftheoklahoma.com/bl%C5%ABdenim (please note: support OCU in the comment section) or by contacting Coach Melanie.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Images from the Retreat
From playing volleyball to cutting onions (that can make even the strongest rowers tear up) to finger licking good s'mores, OCU Rowing retreat 2009!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Blu Party
OCU's very own regatta, the Boot of the Oklahoma is scheduled for October 3rd and 4th on the Oklahoma River. Every year, the VIP Blu Party kicks off the regatta weekend.
This year, the OCU Rowers will be selling tickets by calling various friends and customers of the boathouse community. Tonight is their first night for telefunding. The rowers will be meeting on the 3rd floor of the Ann Lacy Visitor and Admission Building at 6:15 pm. The rowers will receive a portion of the proceeds, and the remainder of the profits from the ticket sales will benefit Youth Outreach Programs and Olympic hopefuls at the new High Performance Center.
Are you interested in attending the Blu Party and supporting all these worthwhile causes? You can buy tickets online at http://www.bootoftheoklahoma.com/bl%C5%ABdenim (please note: support OCU in the comment section) or by contacting Coach Melanie.
This year, the OCU Rowers will be selling tickets by calling various friends and customers of the boathouse community. Tonight is their first night for telefunding. The rowers will be meeting on the 3rd floor of the Ann Lacy Visitor and Admission Building at 6:15 pm. The rowers will receive a portion of the proceeds, and the remainder of the profits from the ticket sales will benefit Youth Outreach Programs and Olympic hopefuls at the new High Performance Center.
Are you interested in attending the Blu Party and supporting all these worthwhile causes? You can buy tickets online at http://www.bootoftheoklahoma.com/bl%C5%ABdenim (please note: support OCU in the comment section) or by contacting Coach Melanie.
Retreat reflections and call for pictures
225 slices of cheese, 180 eggs, 132 marshmellows, 60 lbs of potatoes, 48 hamburgers, 31 rowers, 20 veggie burgers, 15 bunks, 4 toilets, 3 coaches, 2.5 inches of rain, and 2 showers all in 1 cabin!
Email me your pictures and thoughts from our adventures this weekend, and I will post them to the blog.
It was wet and rainy, but a wonderful time was had by all. The team came together to prepare delicious meals, play team building games, discusss goals, overcome the dreary weather and get to know each other better.
Over the weekend, I reflected on the quality of "family vacations." The most memorable ones, the trips we still talk about, the instances where we really came together and bonded were the times when nothing went according to plan- when my dad would run the sailboat aground and everyone got seasick, not the trips where we had calm seas and beautiful weather. The same is true when I reflect on rowing trips. My most vivid memory of the Head of the Charles is the 1996 race that was canceled due to extreme rainfall and flooding when my car almost floated away in the Trader Joe's parking lot (but we'll keep our fingers crossed for perfect weather this year!)
Email me your pictures and thoughts from our adventures this weekend, and I will post them to the blog.
It was wet and rainy, but a wonderful time was had by all. The team came together to prepare delicious meals, play team building games, discusss goals, overcome the dreary weather and get to know each other better.
Over the weekend, I reflected on the quality of "family vacations." The most memorable ones, the trips we still talk about, the instances where we really came together and bonded were the times when nothing went according to plan- when my dad would run the sailboat aground and everyone got seasick, not the trips where we had calm seas and beautiful weather. The same is true when I reflect on rowing trips. My most vivid memory of the Head of the Charles is the 1996 race that was canceled due to extreme rainfall and flooding when my car almost floated away in the Trader Joe's parking lot (but we'll keep our fingers crossed for perfect weather this year!)
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Retreat
Roll up your sleeping bag, pack your bug spray and get excited for s'mores! The team is heading to Buffalo Gap Lodge (buffalogap.info) and Chickasaw National Recreation Area (nps.gov/chic) for a team retreat. The team will be preparing and cooking meals, discussing team goals and traditions, playing games that build teamwork, hiking and swimming.
Rowers: Meet at Freede at 3:45 pm
Friends, fans and family: Check back on Monday for pictures from our team adventure
Packing List:
Mandatory Items: bedding including pillow and sleeping bag or blanket; walking or running shoes; water bottle; bandana or something else that can be used for a blindfold (!)
Recommended Items: hat, rain jacket, ear plugs (40 potential snorers in one cabin!), swimsuit, change of clothes, towel, toiletries
Optional items: tent, portable mattress, special food
Rowers: Meet at Freede at 3:45 pm
Friends, fans and family: Check back on Monday for pictures from our team adventure
Packing List:
Mandatory Items: bedding including pillow and sleeping bag or blanket; walking or running shoes; water bottle; bandana or something else that can be used for a blindfold (!)
Recommended Items: hat, rain jacket, ear plugs (40 potential snorers in one cabin!), swimsuit, change of clothes, towel, toiletries
Optional items: tent, portable mattress, special food
Website Pictures
Brush your hair, put on an OCU Rowing polo and smile big! Saturday, September 12th is picture day for OCU Rowers. 10:45 am at the Freede Center.
Friends, fans and family...look for your favorite rower's new website photo on the rowing roster page at ocusports.com in the next two weeks. If you would like to sponsor your rowers web page, it only costs $150. The sponsorship is a tax deductible donation and will help cover the team's travel expenses. In return, we will list you or post a hyperlink to your company on the page. If you are interested, contact Coach Melanie.
Friends, fans and family...look for your favorite rower's new website photo on the rowing roster page at ocusports.com in the next two weeks. If you would like to sponsor your rowers web page, it only costs $150. The sponsorship is a tax deductible donation and will help cover the team's travel expenses. In return, we will list you or post a hyperlink to your company on the page. If you are interested, contact Coach Melanie.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Men's 8+ practice.
From stroke to bow:
Jacob - cox/Drew/Kyle/Edgars/Brice/Josh/Matt/Nick H./John
Nice improvements from beginning to the end of a practice! Let's keep it going.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
September 2nd Practice Photos
Check out a few pictures from tonight's practice - great effort and improvement from everyone! Go Stars!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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