SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Beginning their 2023-24 season with an all-around team performance, the UC San Diego men's rowing program was in action down at Mission Bay as they competed at the San Diego Fall Classic on Sunday morning.
Sending four boats in to action while competing in two separate races, the Tritons were able to come away with the first-place finish in the men's open eight plus event. Leading UC San Diego to the top of the podium was
Tommy Morehouse who served as the coxswain, with
Sebastian Navarro helping set the tone serving as the stroke.
In the four plus races to wrap up the day, UC San Diego was able to turn in third and fifth place finishes respectively competing about 15 minutes south of campus.
Men's Open 8+ Results
UC San Diego Boat A: 1
st Place (13:53.86)
Coxswain:
Tommy Morehouse, Stroke:
Sebastian Navarro
7. Kevork Tchakmajian
6.
Loren Phillips
5.
Kyle Pellegrini
4.
David Santamaria
3.
Peter Dogan
2.
Jino Chung
1.
Mattis Hevin
UC San Diego Boat B: 4
th Place (14:33.85)
Coxswain:
Jacqueline Huebner, Stroke:
Jake Lopez
7.
Danny Jarotzky
6.
Andrew Saska
5.
Miko Brown
4. Alek Navarro
3.
Chad Breslin
2.
Bryce Blair
1. Sacha Dewanker
Men's Open 4+ Results
UC San Diego Boat A: 3
rd Place (16:22.09)
Coxswain:
Jacqueline Huebner, Stroke:
Tate Griffin
3.
Camden Park-Coburn
2.
Christian Gaylord
1.
Paris Liston
UC San Diego Boat B: 5
th Place (16:29.87)
Coxswain:
Tommy Morehouse, Stroke:
Michael McMaster
3. Ben Regen
2.
Nehemiah Skandera
1.
Austin Newman
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 has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
