OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City launches its men's and women's rowing season this weekend with its Head of the Oklahoma Regatta in Oklahoma City's Boathouse District on the Oklahoma River.
 
The Head of the Oklahoma begins at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and features 15 current Stars in action. Additionally, alum Ruthie Lacy will join Lucy Oney for the Women's Open 2x. That duo was a medalist in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association's national championships.
 
The regatta has 857 entries from 50 clubs on the river on Saturday and Sunday. College teams joining OCU are Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Central Oklahoma, Baylor, Colorado State, Kansas State, Texas A&M, TCU, Colorado, Wichita State and Xavier (La.). Clubs are coming from 11 states and Mexico. OCU also has some alumni racing in events this weekend.
 
 
OCU Schedule at the OCU Head of the Oklahoma
Saturday
8:30 a.m. – Men's Open 1X: Talon Denton (678)
8:35 a.m. – Women's Open 1X: Lucy Oney (673), Michelle Guzman (674), Amelia Castor (675) and Alexis Fredrickson (676)
8:45 a.m. – Men's Collegiate 8+: Andres Parraga, Nick Burks, Ayden Ressler, Pavle Glisic, Vojin Kovacevic, Steven Gwartney, Trent Pfannenstiel, Ilija Panic (679)
10:15 a.m. – Men's Open 2x: Dominykas Motiejunas and Ayden Ressler (682) and Vojin Kovacevic and Pavle Glisic (683)
10:15 a.m. – Women's Open 2x: Lucy Oney and Ruthie Lacy (680) and Amelia Castor and Alexis Fredrickson (681)
2:35 p.m. – Men's Collegiate 2-: Trent Pfannenstiel and Ethan Romburgh (684), Steven Gwartney and Vojin Kovacevic (685) and Nick Burks and Ilija Panic (686)
TBA: Women's Open 1x 500m Grand Final: Michelle Guzman (692)
TBA: Men's Open 2x 500m Grand Final: Dominykas Motiejunas and Ayden Ressler (687), Nicholas Burks and Vojin Kovacevic (688) and Andres Parraga and Pavle Glisic (689)
TBA: Men's Open/Collegiate 8+ 500m Grand Final: Andres Parraga, Nick Burks, Ayden Ressler, Pavle Glisic, Vojin Kovacevic, Steven Gwartney, Trent Pfannenstiel, Ethan Romburgh and Ilija Panic (693)
Sunday
8:35 a.m. – Mixed Masters 2x: Dominyukas Motiejunas and Lucy Oney (690) and Ruthie Lacy and Pavle Glisic (691).