SALEM, ORE. -- Alyssa Dewey has been hired by Willamette University as an assistant rowing coach, Head Rowing Coach Reba Knickerbocker announced today. Dewey joins Willamette after being a coach and instructor with the Sammamish Rowing Association in Redmond, Wash.
SALEM, ORE. -- For the Willamette University women's rowing team the hiring of Reba Knickerbocker as head coach was a key moment in the 2013-14 athletic year. Once Knickerbocker joined the Willamette coaching staff in November, she was able to develop a bond with her team and begin the process of building a strong and cohesive program.
SALEM, ORE. -- The Willamette University rowing team completed its season at the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference (NCRC) Championship Regatta at Dexter Lake near Eugene, Ore., earlier this month. It was the last competition of 2013-14 for a relatively young team that looks forward to growing in numbers and success next season.
EUGENE, ORE. -- Willamette University participated in the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference (NCRC) Championship Regatta on Saturday, May 3 at Dexter Lake. The Bearcats competed in the women's varsity 4+ and the women's novice 4+.
FOLSOM, CALIF. -- The Willamette University women's rowing team competed at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championship Regatta, held at Lake Natoma on Saturday, April 27. Willamette was represented by crews in the women's varsity 4+ for NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and club teams, as well as the women's novice 4+.
VANCOUVER, WASH. -- The women's varsity 4+ crew from Willamette University took fourth place at the Lewis & Clark Invitational, held at Vancouver Lake on Saturday, April 5. The regatta was held in light wind as well as light rain, with some chop on the water and the temperature in the high 40s.
TACOMA, WASH. -- Willamette University took third place in the women's varsity/lightweight 4+ at the Daffodil Sprints on Saturday, March 29. In addition, Willamette placed seventh in the women's junior varsity/novice 4+.
TACOMA, WASH. -- The Willamette University women's rowing team will open the 2014 season at the Daffodil Sprints on American Lake in Tacoma, Wash., on Saturday, March 29. Joining WU at the regatta will be host University of Puget Sound, plus Lewis & Clark College, Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Portland.
PORTLAND, ORE. -- Willamette University competed in the women's collegiate varsity 4+ race at the Portland Fall Classic on Sunday, Oct. 27. The Bearcats placed ninth in a group of NCAA Division I and NCAA Division III teams, along with collegiate club teams.
SALEM, ORE. â?? Reba Knickerbocker has been hired as the head coach of rowing at Willamette University, Athletic Director David Rigsby announced today. Knickerbocker has considerable coaching experience, both at the NCAA Division III level and with rowing clubs. She will arrive at Willamette to begin her new duties in early November.