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Rowers hit the Snake for the first test of the season
The Snake River doesn't care about your fall fitness test. It's cold, it moves, and it will tell you exactly where you stand before you're halfway through. That's why the Cougs went there for the first real outing of the season. No pool miles, no erg screens. Just eight shells pointed at the water and a chance to see what this crew is made of before the calendar flips.
The opener was a solid one. They set the tone early, which is exactly what you want in a head race, where the clock is the only opponent and the course doesn't give anything back. It's not about winning a sprint. It's about rhythm, about finding that long, patient push and holding it when your lungs start asking questions. From what we saw, they answered.
If you missed the fall schedule drop, go back and check out "Rowing crew sets its fall schedule, and you know where to find them." That'll tell you where to point the truck for the next one. And while you're at it, the soccer team was busy too, finding its groove against Fresno State. Good weekend for Cougs in motion.
But this one was about the water. First test of the season is in the books, and it looks like they came out the other side with something to build on. The Snake doesn't lie. Neither did this crew.
Go Cougs.
