GOLD RIVER, Calif. — Triton men's rowing will join seven other schools on Lake Natoma this weekend for the inaugural MPSF Men's Rowing Championship. Heats are on Saturday ahead of grand and petite finals on Sunday.

Two heats of four boats each will be used to set the finals for varsity eight and second varsity eight. The top two boats in each heat on Saturday will advance to Sunday's grand final. The Tritons also have a third varsity eight boat in Gold River, with that crew to race once on Sunday in a six-across final.

The school that wins the varsity eight grand final will be crowned MPSF champions. Varsity eight results will also be used to determine the six automatic qualifiers to the IRA National Championship. All four boats in the grand final will earn a bid, as will the top two finishers in the petite final.

A live stream and live results will both be available. More information about the weekend is available on the MPSF's championship central page.

THE UC SAN DIEGO SCHEDULE
Saturday
12:40 p.m. – V8 Heat 2
12:50 p.m. – 2V8 Heat 1
 
Sunday
9:24 a.m. – 3V8 Grand Final
9:36 a.m. – 2V8 Petite Final
9:48 a.m. – 2V8 Grand Final
10:00 a.m. – V8 Petite Final
10:12 a.m. – V8 Grand Final
 
A NEW ERA
In December, UC San Diego was announced as one of eight men's rowing programs joining the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). The conference is sponsoring men's rowing for the first time in 2024-25 and now supports 15 sports. Other men's rowing members include California, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego, Santa Clara, Stanford and Washington.
 
INTERCOLLEGIATE ROWING ASSOCIATION
Division I collegiate men's rowing is governed by the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA). Men's rowing and the rest of the UC San Diego athletic department is fully eligible for postseason competition. The 2025 IRA National Championship is May 30-June 1 in West Windsor, N.J.
 
MEET THE TRITONS
Roster
There are 39 scholar-athletes on the men's rowing team, 24 returners and 15 newcomers. The squad consists of 14 freshmen, five sophomores, 10 juniors, nine seniors and one grad student.
 
HEAD COACH PETER SIMEONE
Peter Simeone is in his third season at UC San Diego and his second as head coach. Last season Simeone saw three boats compete at the IRA National Championship.
 
WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.

ROWING TALK ON UC SAN DIEGO ATHLETICS' PODCAST
As part of UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Athletics Department launched a weekly podcast, Tritoncast. Produced by UC San Diego Athletics Communications, Tritoncast features in-depth interviews with UC San Diego personalities including scholar-athletes, alums, coaches and administrators. Triton fans will get an inside look at the UC San Diego Athletics Department as the program transitions to NCAA Division I and The Big West. New episodes of Tritoncast are available each week on the most popular podcasting apps. In addition, each episode can be heard and downloaded on UCSDTritons.com. For individual show information and listen links, follow Tritoncast on X @Tritoncast.

GET SOCIAL WITH UC SAN DIEGO MEN'S ROWING
Keep up with the Tritons all season long on social media through X, Instagram and Facebook. The team's handle is @ucsdmrowing.

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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.