FOLSOM, Calif. — The UC San Diego men's rowing team wrapped up the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships taking home the gold in five events and second in three. The Tritons took part in the weekend with nine crews. 

UC SAN DIEGO VARSITY 8
On day one of the WIRA Championships, the Tritons' Varsity 8 started the event off strong leading the very first heat with a time of 6:05.00. Shortly behind the Tritons came in Orange Coast College and the University of San Diego with times 6:09.44 and 6:12.89, respectively.
 
The Tritons hit the water at 8:10 a.m. the next morning for the varsity 8 Grand Final. With a time of 5:56.309, the crew took home a first-place finish, leading ahead of UCLA and Santa Clara with times 6:00.587 and 6:03.193.
 
Lineup
C: Tommy Morehouse
8: Archie McKirdy
7: Stuart Boynton
6: Michael Brown
5: Loren Phillips
4: Kevork Tchakmakjian
3: Sebastian Navarro
2: Kyle Pellegrini
1: Danny Jarotzky
 
UC SAN DIEGO SECOND VARSITY 8
UC San Diego's second crew, facing five other boats, took home the gold following the 2V8 Grand Final. Coming in at 6:06.63, the Tritons were followed by Santa Clara and UCLA.
 
Lineup
C: Bailey Kim
8: Thomas Wilson
7: Camden Park-Coburn
6: Jake Lopez
5: Miko Brown
4: Andrew Saska
3: Chad Breslin
2: Michael McMaster
1: Sacha Dewancker
 
UC SAN DIEGO THIRD VARSITY 8
The squad's third boat went head-to-head with Santa Clara for a race on the second day of the regatta. Finishing just over 5 seconds before Santa Clara, the Tritons took home the trophy for the third varsity 8 race.
 
Lineup
C: Sarah Borjigin
8: Adam Ziegelmueller
7: Austin Newman
6: Christian Gaylord
5: Christopher Cox
4: David Santamaria
3: Peter Dogan
2: Caleb Waechter
1: Paris Liston

UC SAN DIEGO VARSITY 4 AND SECOND VARISTY 4
The Tritons added two crews to the Varsity 4+ race. On the first day, UC San Diego's varsity 4 lead the third heat with a time of 6:42.879 while the second varsity 4 came out on top in the first heat with a 6:48.10 finish.
 
In the Grand Final for the Varsity 4, the Tritons' second crew came out on top, followed by the team's first crew by under a second. 
 
 
Lineup (V4)
C: Emma Goode
4: Archie McKirdy
3: Stuart Boynton
2: Michael Brown
1: Sebastian Navarro
 
Lineup (2V4)
C: Bailey Kim
4: Jake Lopez
3: Loren Phillips
2: Thomas Wilson
1: Miko Brown

UC SAN DIEGO NOVICE 4 AND SECOND NOVICE 4
UC San Diego's novice 4 finished with a time of 6:45.769 taking the lead of the first heat with competitors, Santa Clara and UC Irvine, shortly behind. The second novice 4 put up great timing, finishing at 7:07.668 also at the top of their respective heat for the event.
 
For the Petite Final, UC San Diego's first novice 4 landed a first place finish with a time of 7:28.543. In the Grand Final, the Tritons "A" crew took home second while the "B" crew took fourth.
 
Lineup (N4)
C: Jacqueline Huebner
4: Kyle Pellegrini
3: Chad Breslin
2: Andrew Saska
1: Adam Ziegelmueller
 
Lineup (2N4)
C: Sarah Borjigin
4: Peter Dogan
3: Nehemiah Skandera
2: Aleksander Navarro
1: Bryce Blair
 
UC SAN DIEGO 2-
The UC San Diego pair lead the third heat on the first day of the regatta with a finish of 7:12.577. For the Grand Final, the crew wound up second with a finish of 7:29.76.
 
Lineup
Kevork Tchakmakjian
Danny Jarotzky
 
UC SAN DIEGO 2x
The Tritons' double also lead their initial heat, hitting the water at 12:30 p.m. and finishing with a time of 7:14.555.  On the second day of the event, Park-Coburn and Dewancker lead the pack with a finish at 7:26.784 for the Grand Final.

Lineup
Camden Park-Coburn
Sacha Dewancker
 
TRITON TIDBITS

• The Tritons Second Varsity 4 finished just under a second faster than the team's Varsity 4 in the Grand Final
• Out of nine boats, the Tritons took home five first place finishes and three second place finishes

 

UP NEXT
UC San Diego will be back in action at the Western Sprints, taking place May 13^th again in Folsom, Calif.

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 Conference 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 Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.