LA JOLLA, Calif. — The UC San Diego women's rowing team opened its 2026-2027 season Sunday.

The Tritons competed in the San Diego Fall Classic, hosted by the San Diego Rowing Club on Mission Bay, UC San Diego's home water.

"The athletes and coaches have been working so hard over the last six weeks and I think the results are a positive reflection of that," said new UC San Diego head coach Hugo Moon. "We've got plenty of progress to make still but today was a fantastic first step in shaping how we want the team to look in the future. I'm proud of how everyone conducted themselves both on and off the water and I'm already looking forward to the next race where we can demonstrate another increase in team speed."

UC San Diego fielded a total of seven boats that competed across four races.

The Tritons had three entries in the Open 8+ race. The A boat was the top finisher, taking 10th place in the 15-boat field with a time of 16:44.072. The "B" boat finished 13th in 17:39.521 and the "C" boat was 14th with a time of 17:50.142.

The Open 2 event featured three boats. UC San Diego placed second in 21:34.748, sandwiched between a pair of crews from the San Diego Rowing Club. The top time was 19:45.044.

The women's 4+ race had seven entries. UC San Diego's A crew took second place, coming in at 20:43.010, just behind Seattle University's 20:09.338. The Triton B boat was fifth in 22:53.498.

Finally, the Open Freshman/Novice 4+ was a two-boat race and the Tritons were victorious with a time of 21:12.286. Second place Arizona State came in at 24:43.718.

The San Diego Fall Classic is the lone race of UC San Diego's fall season. The Tritons will be back in action March 13-14 at the Hornet Invitational, hosted by Sacramento State on Lake Natoma. 

TRITON LINEUPS
8+ A - Melinda Pullin, Erin Sugarman, Samantha Anderson, Maya Reisinger, Ellie Swanson, Sae Ackerstein, Libby Forrest, Indianola Scott, Savannah Long
8+ B - Amanda Uy, Niv Einy, Hannah Nadjibi, Lilah Grossman, Louisa Aue, Evangeline Link, Coral Chaves, Maya Rascon, Ava Schneider
8+ C - Dora Wen, Masey Milham, Shayla Krogan, Audrey Seiger, Maya Zentner, Isabella van Glabbeek, Reese Leahy, Holly Handler, Josephine Ransdell
4+ A - Anika Senan, Erin Sugarman, Shayla Krogan, Sae Ackerstein, Ellie Swanson
4+ B - Alexia Lau, Josephine Ransdell, Maya Rascon, Juliet Schneider, Liliana Gwizdak
Freshman 4+ - Audrey Ricciardi, Niv Einy, Libby Forrest, Evangeline Link, Savannah Long
2 - Maya Reisinger, Samantha Anderson

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