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Men's Rowing Ray Fink

OCU Gets Five Wins on Saturday

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City had a terrific showing at the Head of the Oklahoma Regatta on Saturday, taking five event titles.
 
The Stars won the Men's 8 with coxswain in 12:56 with Caitlyn Koekemoer leading Nick Burks, Keaton Knopp, Josef Fruehwirth, Cameron Knopp, Ethan Romburgh, Vojin Kovacevic, Steven Gwartney and Ilija Panic. OCU finished ahead of boats from Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Nebraska and Wichita State
 
Ayden Ressler and Dominykas Motiejunas won the men's double scull in 15:25. Josef Fruehwirth and Glisic were second in that race at 15:58 and Jack Fruehwirth and Santiago Arias were fourth at 16:40. Colorado State, TCU and Wichita State also had entrants in the race.
 
Motiejunas, Josef Fruehwirth, Ressler and Pavle Glisic won the men's quad scull in 14:34.
 
OCU went 1-2-3 in the men's pair led by Ethan Romburgh and Vojin Kovacevic in first at 16:23. Burks and Panic were second at 16:32 and Cameron Knopp and Gwartney took third at 17:24. Santiago Arias and Jack Fruehwirth placed sixth at 18:20.
 
Ressler and Motiejunas got OCU's lone night race victory, finishing first in the men's double scull at 1:36.33.
 
The OCU men's eight with coxswain placed second and will likely be reminded of it for a few weeks. Their coach, Bryan Volpenhein, was a last-minute addition to the winning boat from OKC Riversports. The Stars crew of Koekemoer, Burks, Keaton Knopp, Josef Fruehwirth, Cameron Knopp, Romburgh, Kovacevic, Gwartney and Panic was second at 1:26.02.
 
Glisic was third in the men's single scull in 16:49, followed by Motiejuna in fourth at 16:53, Ressler in sixth at 17:32 and Talon Denton made his college debut in ninth at 20:18, finishing ahead of an Oklahoma State entrant. Glisic also was fourth in the men's single scull at 1:52.93.
 
Lucy Oney finished second in the women's single lightweight scull at 18:54 and in the single scull night sprint at 1:57.9. Amelia Castor and Alexis Fredrickson were second in the women's double scull in 18:20.
 
Koekemoer, Castor, Makayla Munoz, Annabella Osunkwo and Michelle Guzman placed fourth in the women's coxed quad at 2:00.53.
 
OCU finishes the regatta Sunday.
 
 
OCU Results
 
Saturday
Men's 8 with coxswain 1st. Caitlyn Koekemoer, Nick Burks, Keaton Knopp, Josef Fruehwirth, Cameron Knopp, Ethan Romburgh, Vojin Kovacevic, Steven Gwartney and Ilija Panic, 12:56.786
Men's Double Scull 1st . Dominykas Motiejunas and Ayden Ressler; 15:25.8; 2nd. Josef Fruehwirth and Pavle Glisic, 15:58; 4th. Santiago Arias and Jack Fruehwirth, 18:20
Men's Pair: 1st. Ethan Romburgh and Vojin Kovacevic, 16:23; 2nd. Nick Burks and Ilija Panic, 16:32; 3rd . Cameron Knopp and Steven Gwartney; 17:24; 6th. Santiago Arias and Jack Fruehwirth, 18:20.
Men's Quad Scull 1st. Dominykas Motiejunas, Josef Fruehwirth, Ayden Ressler and Pavle Glisic, 14:34.
Women's Lightweight Single Scull 2nd. Lucy Oney, 18:54
Women's Double Scull 2nd. Amelia Castor, Alexis Fredrickson, 18:20
Men's Single Scull 3rd. Pavle Glisic, 16:49; 4th. Dominykas Motiejunas,  16:53; 6th. Ayden Ressler, 17:32; 9th. Talon Denton, 20:18
Women's coxed Quad 10th Amelia Castor, Makayla Munoz, Annabella Osunkwo and Alexis Fredrickson, 14:34.)
 
Sunday
9:40 a.m. – Men's Coxed Quad (Boat 522- Andres Parraga, Nick Burks, Dominykas Motiejunas, Steven Gwartney and Cameron Knopp)
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Players Mentioned

Alexis Fredrickson

Alexis Fredrickson

5' 6"
Junior
Caitlyn Koekemoer

Caitlyn Koekemoer

Sophomore
Makayla Munoz

Makayla Munoz

Junior
Lucy Oney

Lucy Oney

5' 5"
Junior
Annabella Osunkwo

Annabella Osunkwo

Senior
Amelia Castor

Amelia Castor

Freshman
Michelle Guzman

Michelle Guzman

5' 10"
Freshman
Santiago Arias

Santiago Arias

5' 8"
Senior
Nick Burks

Nick Burks

Sophomore
Jack Fruehwirth

Jack Fruehwirth

6' 5"
Senior
Josef Fruehwirth

Josef Fruehwirth

6' 2"
Junior
Cameron Knopp

Cameron Knopp

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alexis Fredrickson

Alexis Fredrickson

5' 6"
Junior
Caitlyn Koekemoer

Caitlyn Koekemoer

Sophomore
Makayla Munoz

Makayla Munoz

Junior
Lucy Oney

Lucy Oney

5' 5"
Junior
Annabella Osunkwo

Annabella Osunkwo

Senior
Amelia Castor

Amelia Castor

Freshman
Michelle Guzman

Michelle Guzman

5' 10"
Freshman
Santiago Arias

Santiago Arias

5' 8"
Senior
Nick Burks

Nick Burks

Sophomore
Jack Fruehwirth

Jack Fruehwirth

6' 5"
Senior
Josef Fruehwirth

Josef Fruehwirth

6' 2"
Junior
Cameron Knopp

Cameron Knopp

Sophomore