Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Puckett signs with the Stars


The OCU Rowing team announced on March 2nd that Clayton Puckett has signed with the Stars for fall of 2010. Puckett rows with Oklahoma City Junior Rowing at the Chesapeake Boathouse in downtown Oklahoma City. His fellow teammates, Blake Marley, signed on February 25th.


At a signing ceremony at Edmond Memorial High School, Clay Puckett committed to OCU. Last spring, Puckett rowed in the Men's Youth four which placed second at the Regional Championship in Austin, Texas qualifying his crew for the USRowing Youth National Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio where they placed 5th in the petit final. Puckett intends on studying physics or another natural science.


Head Coach Mike Knopp said, Blake and Clay are not only talented rowers but exceptional young men. We are proud that we are able to recruit top quality student-athletes from our local Oklahoma City Junior Rowing program onto the OCU collegiate team. Their homegrown rowing background is testament to the quality of the rowing programs in Oklahoma City."

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