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August 26, 2010
Crew to Commemorate the David A. Grant Collegiate Rowing Center
Last September the Crew moved into a wonderfully renovated boathouse. It is an impressive structure that provides the best possible rowing experience for the athletes (if you haven’t come by to see it, we really encourage you to come down and take a tour).
Now, the finishing flourish for the new boathouse is about to be complete, with the installation of signage, on the PCH side of the building, reading “David A. Grant Collegiate Rowing Center”. 
The Crew will be hosting a commemoration for Dave and the building late this Fall, but we have one final detail to properly mark the building - a bronze plaque. We, coaches, alumni, staff, and friends of the Crew, want to recognize Dave for his incredible work and devotion to the Crew. So we are looking for a quote, a saying, or a statement of Dave's, or otherwise, which properly represents the character, leadership, and teaching that Dave has provided the athletes of the Men's Crew.
We are eager to hear your thoughts and input. You can submit your quote by sending an email to Head Coach Matthew Chapman - mchapman(at)occ.cccd.edu or submitting your quote to any of our other online platforms.
Thank you for all of your wonderful support.
Go Coast!
July 14, 2010
Orange Coast College Men's Crew Welcomes New Assistant Coach
Orange Coast College Men’s Crew would like to announce Paul Prioleau as the Assistant Coach of the Men’s Crew.
Mr. Prioleau joins the Men’s Crew with ten years of competitive rowing and five years of coaching experience. His background is varied, having rowed in high school, at Cal, and on the National and Olympic teams.
Paul is looking forward to continuing the traditions and disciplines of the program, focusing on providing a rich experience that will ignite the Freshmen’s academic and rowing careers.
“The Men’s Crew is incredibly fortunate to have such an experienced and committed coach for the Novice Crew” hailed Head Coach Matthew Chapman.
June 1, 2010
Coast Crew Summer Camp
For Collegiate and High School Senior male athletes and male and female coxswains with at least one Spring racing season of experience, the Coast Crew Summer Camp is open for registration.
For information: Coast Crew Summer Camp
Take advantage of your summer - YOU + SUMMER CAMP = FASTER!
May 24, 2010
ORANGE COAST
COLLEGE MEN'S CREW FINISH SECOND IN A GALE AT THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!The Orange Coast College Men’s Crew finishes Second in a gale at the National Championship.
This past weekend, May 22-23, the Orange Coast Men’s Novice Crew had a proud showing at a new National Championship Regatta, the American Collegiate Rowing Association National Championship, which crowns the top non-scholarship rowing team in the country. The Regatta was hosted at the brand new U.S. Olympic Training Center at the Chesapeake Boathouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The Men’s Novice Crew (all first year collegiate oarsmen) were the number one seeded crew in the Men’s Novice 8 event, and showed their strength by winning both their opening heat and semi-final by 5 seconds (more than a full boat length).
In the Grand Final, the Orange Coast College Men’s Novice Crew were placed in the second of the priority lanes between Michigan and Purdue. The Grand Final lane assignments were as follows: U. of Michigan (Lane 2), Orange Coast (Lane 3), Purdue (Lane 4), U. of Virginia (Lane 5), UCSB (Lane 6), Michigan State (Lane 7).
The lanes were seeded with the priority boats closest to the South shore to provide as much wind shelter as possible, as the wind whipped around the course in a crosshead wind direction from the Southwest at 20+ mph, with gusts well over 30+ mph.
In the Final, the Orange Coast College Men’s Novice Crew made a valiant effort over the first half of the race course leading through the halfway mark. But as the crews approached 1100 meters gone of the 2000 meter race course, Michigan made an aggressive push to take the lead. Their effort gained them a half boat-length advantage. As the crews enter the last quarter of the course, Michigan continued to push the pace, handling the windy conditions with more confidence than the Coast Crew.
On the finish line, the University of Michigan Novice Crew had stretched their advantage over the Orange Coast Crew to 6 seconds. The better crew in the conditions clearly won, but it was a wonderful showing by the Coast novices, 5 out of 9 of whom had never rowed before this year. It was also a great showing of class and determination by the Coast Crew, and a race the guys can be proud of.
Results:
1 University of Michigan 7:04.393
2 Orange Coast College 7:10.287
3 Purdue University 7:13.913
4 University of Virginia 7:28.087
5 University of California - Santa Barb. 7:38.203
6 Michigan State 7:48.789
Orange Coast College Men’s Novice Crew:
Cox: Tyler King, Stroke: Parker Cole, Seven: Kendall Pick, Six: Brandon Gonzalez, Five: Dane Oatman, Four: Brad Grunbaum, Three: Ryan Zimmerman, Two: Garrett Boccara, Bow: Patrick Devlin.
May 3, 2010
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE MEN'S CREW HAS SPECTACULAR WEEKEND!
All five entries of the OCC Men's Crew made it into the Grand Finals. There were 20 College and Universities in attendance and the finals allow for only six crews in each division. Coast was in the Novice IV, 2nd Novice VIII, First Novice VIII, 2nd Varsity VII, and First Varsity VIII. On Sunday, finals day, had a heavy cross wind, but crews managed it well. The most spectacular finish of the day was the day was the come from behind spring of the OCC First Novice VIII, which only led on the last stroke, finishing less than an inch ahead of the University of California at San Diego.
GRAND FINALS:
NOVICE IV: 1) GONZAGA UNIV., 2)SACRAMENTO STATE 3) U.C DAVIS 4) OCC 5) UNIV. SAN DIEGO
2ND NOVICE VIII: 1) OCC 6:46.5 2) WSUa 6:53.8 3) UCSB 6:55.2 4) WSUb 7:16.6
NOVICE VIII: 1) OCC 6:21.30 2) UCSD6:21.31 3) GU 6:27.9 4) USD 6:28.9 5) UCSB 6:30.5 6) WSU 6:40.0
2ND VARSITY VIII: 1) UCSD 6:36.6 2) GU 6:36.8 3) WSU 6:41.1 4) OCC 6:42.8 5) UCD 6:50.5 6) COL 6:54.2
1ST VARSITY VIII 1) WSU 6:13.0 2) UCD 6:14.2 3) SCU 6:16.9 4) GU 6:17.3 5) OCC 6:18.6 6) UCSD 6:19.9
For more photos, click here.
April 18, 2010
COAST CREW has a great weekend of racing at the Stanford Invitational!
Amongst all the collegiate crews at the Stanford Invitational Regatta over the weekend, Orange Coast had a remarkable success. Excepting California (UC Berkeley), Coast had the highest percentage of victories, winning two-thirds of all its races. The Field included Stanford, Wisconsin, Santa Clara, Oregon State, Michigan, California, and UC Davis.
It was perfect weather for rowing on the course. The 2,000 meter course allows for just two crews at a time to race the distance, so the competition is extremely intense. The winner of each race claims the shirts of the defeated crew. For several of the mid-western crews, they are glad to be out of the ice and into the California sunshine, which did not disappoint!
The Coast Crews had great performance, and now look forward to the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Championships in Sacramento in just two weeks.
The Results for the Orange Coast College Crews are as follows:
Saturday morning:
Men's Varsity 8 OCC 6:05 Oregon State 2nd V. 6:09
Men's Novice 8 OCC 6:01 Oregon State 6:05
Saturday afternoon:
Men's Novice 8 OCC 6:25 UC Davis 7:02
Men's Varsity 8 Cal 3rd V 6:04 OCC 6:12
Sunday morning:
Men's Varsity 8 OCC 6:02 Santa Clara U. 6:06
Men's Novice 8 Cal V/N 5:53 OCC 5:58
For more photos, click here.
April 11, 2010
COAST CREW SWEEPS the 45th Annual Newport Regatta!
Sunday morning April 11: with a brisk tail wind, just holding off the rain, Orange Coast College Crews had sterling performances and won every race and therefore the Palmer High Point Trophy. The morning began with an awesome race by the OCC Novice Crew, Coached by Matthew Chapman, easily led from the start to finish in a crowded field of seven eight-oared shells. Just a few minutes later, the 2nd Varsity VIII rowed away from UCI to win their cup. And to cap it all off the Orange Coast Varsity VIII won a wildly fought race with five other colleges and won by a half length over USC, Loyola, University of San Diego, UCI, and UCLA.
The regatta was filmed by iBN Sports Channel from four locations (including the top of the Balboa Bay Club, which sponsored the telecast) and will be shown on Thursday's broadcast on iBNSports.com.
Times for the Races:
Novice VIII: OCC "A" 5:56; USD 6:07; OCC "B" 6:17; UCI "A" 6:22; Loyola 6:34; USC 6:35; UCI "B" 6:53.
2nd Varsity VIII: OCC 6:15, UCI 6:29
Varsity VIII: OCC 5:39, USC 5:40; Loyola 5:43; USD 5:44; UCI 5:53' UCLA 5:55.
For more photos, click here.
March 28, 2010
COAST CREW has a successful weekend at the San Diego Crew Classic
Two of the four crews entered in Men's Events for the San Diego Crew Classic Regatta made the grand finals -- out of fields of 16 crews from around the U.S.
The Novice VIII finished third, just behind Stanford and Cal, and well ahead of three other crews.
The Varsity VIII (racing in the Collegiate JV division) finished fifth, behind Cal, Brown University, Boston University, Stanford, and ahead of Trinity College/Connecticut.
A great weekend of racing.
For more photos, click here.
For full results, click here.
Come out next Saturday, April 3rd, and see the Orange Coast College Men's Crew take on UCI and UCLA.
March 20, 2010
COAST CREW starts the spring with a SWEEP of the University of San Diego
The Orange Coast College Men's Crew swept the opening races of the Collegiate Crew Racing Season by dominating the Varsity and Novice programs of the University of San Diego. The broom was hoisted on the flagpole - indicating a "clean sweep"!
Delayed for a half hour because of morning fog, the races were then run over the 2000m course on the North Lido Channel in Newport Harbor. A good crowd gathered at the Orange Coast College Boathouse to witness an impressive show by the College crews on calm water.
Final Results:
Varsity VIII:
First Place: OCC - 6:09.2
Second Place: USD - 6:14.6
2nd Varsity VIII:
First Place: OCC - 6:21.3
Second Place: USD - 6:40.3
Novice VIII:
First Place: OCC 'A' - 6:08.2
Second Place: OCC 'B' - 6:19.2
Third Place: USD - 6:21.3
Fourth Place: OCC 'C' - 6:29.9
The victorious OCC Varsity Crew. For more pictures, click here.
The Orange Coast College Men's Crew travels next weekend to Mission Bay for the Famous San Diego Crew Classic with Eastern universities as well as powerhouses from the West Coast.
December 5, 2009
COAST CREW SWEEPS NEWPORT SPRINTS
This was a Fall Distance Event (3,000 meters) which gave the crews a chance to try out their skills learned this Fall and see how they matched up in endurance as well.
No separate times were taken as the distance is much longer than the usual 2,000 meter race, but the fastest overall time of the day was 13 minutes, 32 seconds posted by the Orange Coast College Varsity VIII, covering the distance from the Balboa Island Ferries to the West end of the Lido Channel.
There were three events: Varsity VIII, 2nd Varsity VIII and Novice VIII.
Results were as follows:
Varsity VIII:
First Place: Orange Coast College Varsity (by 1 1/4 lengths over second place)
Second Place: U.S.C.
Third Place: U.C.I.
Fourth Place: Orange Coast College Novice "A"
2nd Varsity VIII:
First Place: Orange Coast College JV (by three lengths)
Second Place: Orange Coast College Novice "B"
Third Place: U.C.I.
Novice VIII:
First Place: Orange Coast College Novice "C"
Second Place: U.S.C.
Third Place: Orange Coast College Novice "D"
To see pictures of the regatta click here.
November 16, 2009
SUCCESS AND IMPROVEMENT SEEN IN SAN PEDRO
It was a very successful "Head of the Harbor", 5,000 meter race in San Pedro Harbor, Sunday Nov. 15. for the Orange Coast College Men's Crew.
The Coast Freshmen/novices won by a huge margin, and the Coast Men's varsity, competing against four year oarsmen, were second to USC by just ONE SECOND! Great racing, beautiful California day. Portends very good things for the Coast Men's Crew!
Novice 8
15:55 OCC "A"
16:42 OCC "B"
16:47 UCSB
16:58 USC
17:53 ASU
18:37 CSULB
18:54 LMU
Varsity 8
15:26 USC
15:27 OCC "A"
15:54 LMU
15:57 UCI "A"
16:29 OCC "B"
16:38 ASU
16:41 UCI "B"
17:12 CSULB
17:14 UCSB
To see pictures of the regatta click here.
November 1, 2009
COAST HAS GREAT SHOWING AT FALL REGATTA
In it's first unofficial outing for the fall season, Orange Coast College fielded seven VIII's (two in the Varsity VIII division, five in the Novice VIII division). Great racing, over a 2 1/2 mile course that simply gives beginning oarsmen at Orange Coast a chance to try out a little unofficial racing before the regular season begins in March. In the Varsity VIII division, with Cal and Stanford among many other universities (30 entries), OCC finished 11th and 20th, so very respectable. In the Novice VIII division, OCC's crews finished 4th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th -- a very strong showing with a lot of depth. Coaches Matthew Chapman and David Grant were very pleased with the results at their first opportunity to get OCC crew into some competition.
To see pictures of the regatta click here.
To see full results from the regatta click here.
October 1, 2009
COAST IS OFF TO A GREAT START
The 2009-10 Orange Coast College Men's Crew is on the water and already a month into its training!
July 27, 2009
SILVER MEDAL AT UNDER 23 WORLDS FOR COAST ALUM
The United States won a silver medal in the men’s four Sunday to highlight the final day of racing at the 2009 World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Racice, Czech Republic.
In the men’s four, the crew of Mark Murphy (Madison, Wis.), James Long-Lerno (Seal Beach, Calif.), Nareg Guregian (North Hills, Calif.) and Michael Gennaro (Havertown, Pa.) brought home the silver medal on the back of an electrifying sprint. Sitting in fourth with less than 500 meters to go, the U.S. crew caught Germany and Canada at the line, taking second place behind New Zealand. While New Zealand grabbed the lead during the second quarter of the race, Canada and Germany battled it out for second with the U.S. lurking just behind. As the crews entered the final stretch, the American boat made its move, and as the crews crossed the finish line, the U.S. had edged out Germany by 0.42 seconds and Canada by 0.69 seconds. New Zealand won the race in a 5:54.49, with the U.S. finishing 1.31 seconds behind in a 5:55.80. Germany held on for the bronze medal, clocking a time of 5:56.22.
Coast alum Long-Lerno rowed in the 3 seat of the starboard-stroked U.S. boat.
July 13, 2009
COAST ALUM LONG-LERNO MAKES U.S. UNDER-23 TEAM
The 2009 Under 23 National Team roster has been set, USRowing announced on Monday, and former Coast oarsman James Long-Lerno was among those selected for the squad. Twenty-one crews will represent the United States at the 2009 World Rowing Under 23 Championships scheduled for July 23-26 in Racice, Czech Republic. Long-Lerno will be rowing in the four-without-coxswain event for the U.S.
Long-Lerno came to OCC by way of the Long Beach Juniors program and currently attends the University of California, where he just completed his junior year. He rowed for Coast in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, stroking the crew to a fifth-place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships in the second-varsity event as a sophomore.
Under 23 world champions will be crowned in 21 events including the men’s single sculls, women’s single sculls, lightweight men’s single sculls, lightweight women’s single sculls, men’s double sculls, women’s double sculls, lightweight men’s double sculls, lightweight women’s double sculls, men’s quadruple sculls, women’s quadruple sculls, lightweight men’s quadruple sculls, lightweight women’s quadruple sculls, men’s pair, women’s pair, lightweight men’s pair, men’s four, women’s four, lightweight men’s four, men’s four with coxswain, men’s eight and women’s eight.
James Long-Lerno
June 25, 2009
DAVE GRANT RETURNING TO HELM OF COAST CREW
Orange Coast College Athletic Director Barbara Bond announced today that Coast Crew will have a familiar face at the helm next season. Dave Grant, who was instrumental in Coast's rise to prominence on the rowing scene, has agreed to return as head coach of the men's crew. Grant takes the reins from his longtime colleague and friend, Larry Moore, who is stepping down after 17 seasons as a coach at OCC.
Grant, a former president of the college, has been a coach and mentor for countless student athletes in the Coast rowing program since the mid-1960s. He has coached several Olympians and national team athletes during his tenure at Coast. Among his proteges in the coaching profession are Stanford coach Craig Amerkhanian, Wisconsin coach Chris Clark, and Pennsylvania coach Fred Honebein, among others.
A novice coach has not yet been appointed. Grant is currently out of the country and will be attending the world-renowned Henley Royal Regatta in early July. In the meantime, student athletes with questions regarding the crew program or academics may contact the athletic department at (714) 432-5766.
Dave Grant (front left) will be returning to the coaching launch for OCC.