SAN DIEGO — The lone home event of the season for UC San Diego men's rowing featured three varsity eight boats in action this Saturday and Sunday at the San Diego Crew Classic. The highlight of the weekend came on Sunday as the second varsity boat won its grand final to claim the Marine Corps 2V Cup.
 
The 2,000-meter course was in Mission Bay. Prelim races were on Saturday, with all finals held on Sunday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The V8+ boat was one of 15 competing in the Active&Fit Now Cal Cup. The Tritons were in heat two on Saturday, winning by 11 seconds (6:01.245) to book a spot in the grand final. Sunday's championship race saw the Tritons complete the course in 6:04.539 to finish third behind Cal and Gonzaga.
 
Saturday's prelim race for the 2V8+ competition was only for lane assignments in the grand final, but the Tritons made a statement anyways by winning the lone heat of the day with a time of 6:10.039. The boat's strong run continued on Sunday as the Tritons came home in 6:13.121 to win the Marine Corps Cup by over five seconds.
 
The 3V8+ boat only raced once on Sunday in a dual with Gonzaga. UC San Diego took second with a time of 6:44.369.

RESULTS - FINALS
Varsity 8+ Active&Fit Now Cal Cup
1. Cal (5:58.607)
2. Gonzaga (6:01.497)
3. UC San Diego (6:04.539)
4. San Diego (6:08.592)
5. UCLA (6:10.506)
6. Marietta College (6:17.943)
7. UC Davis (6:20.116)
8. UC Santa Barbara (6:35.126)

Marine Corps 2V Cup 8+
1. UC San Diego (6:13.121)
2. San Diego (6:18.756)
3. Gonzaga (6:19.639)
4. UCLA (6:25.977)
5. UC Davis (6:39.044)
6. UC Santa Barbara (6:51.755)
7. UC Irvine (7:19.656)

3V8+
1. Gonzaga (6:31.015)
2. UC San Diego (6:44.369)
 
LINEUPS
V8+
Cox: Estella Zeppelin
Stroke: Sebastian Navarro
7. Jake Lopez
6. Camden Park-Coburn
5. Kyle Pellegrini
4. Adam Moakher
3. Michael Brown
2. Daniel Jarotzky
Bow: Tate Griffin
 
2V8+
Cox: Vahram Tchakmakjian
Stroke: Kevork Tchakmakjian
7. Charlie Josephbek
6. Bryce Blair
5. Archie McKirdy
4. Mattis Hevin
3. Andrew Saska
2. Michael McMaster
Bow: Charles Talley
 
3V8+
Cox: Jacqueline Huebner
Stroke: Christian Gaylord
7. Jino Chung
6. Giorgio Veen
5. Everett Vasquez
4. Jack Kilpatrick
3. Massimo Koffler
2. Paris Liston
Bow: Austin Newman
 
UP NEXT
The Tritons have a short turnaround ahead, returning to action next weekend at Stanford's Redwood Shores Invitational April 5-6.
 
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 II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 84 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned 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.