OAKLAND, Calif. – The UC San Diego men's rowing team went head-to-head with Cal this morning to officially open its 2021 season. The Tritons' dual against the Golden Bears was their first spring competition in 686 days, after the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
UC San Diego's Varsity 8 battled Cal's Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 on the Oakland Estuary. Cal's Varsity 8 posted the top time, with a mark of 5:46.86, while the Second Varsity 8 finished second with a time of 5:53.49. The Tritons crossed the finish line with a time of 6:05.39 in their 2021 debut.
In 2020, Cal's Varsity 8 was ranked No. 2 nationally in the IRA/USRowing Preseason Coaches' Poll, while UC San Diego received votes in the poll.
RESULTS
Cal V8: 5:46.86
Cal 2V8: 5:53.49
UCSD V8: 6:05.39
LINEUP
Varsity 8:
Sam Feinberg (cox),
Hayden McCormick (8),
Tazio Capozzola (7),
Noa Kerner (6),
Loren Phillips (5),
Christopher Cox (4),
Kevin Mead (3),
Stuart Boynton (2),
Miko Brown (1)
COMING UP
Keep up to date with all the Tritons' scheduled races this season by visiting their
schedule page.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America accolades, while 38 have received prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
Return To Sport… Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA and Big West Conference guidelines and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.
