LA JOLLA, Calif. — The UC San Diego men's rowing team makes a return to Redwood Shores this weekend to compete at the California Classic, co-hosted by Cal and Stanford.

The Tritons will field a Varsity 8 as well as a Second Varsity 8.

Over Saturday and Sunday, the Varsity 8 will go up against Temple, Santa Clara, and Oregon State.

The Second Varsity 8 crew will race the Cal Fifth Varsity as well as Santa Clara Saturday. Sunday, that boat wraps up action for the Tritons when it takes on Oregon State's Varsity 8. 

Racing can be followed with live timing as well as a live broadcast by Overnght.

The Tritons were at Redwood Shores back in early March to kick off the 2026 spring season.

This is the Tritons' second year in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF). In 2025, the Tritons qualified two Varsity 8 boats for the IRA National Championship. 

The 2026 IRA National Championship Regatta is slated for May 29-31 on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. It will be the 123rd running of the event.

CALIFORNIA CLASSIC SCHEDULE
Saturday, April 4
9:10 a.m. - UC San Diego V8 vs. Temple V8
9:50 a.m. - UC San Diego 2V8 vs. Cal 5V8+
2:00 p.m. - UC San Diego V8 vs. Santa Clara V8
2:40 p.m. - UC San Diego 2V8 vs. Santa Clara 2V8

Sunday, April 5
9:10 a.m. - UC San Diego V8 vs. Oregon State V8
9:30 a.m. - UC San Diego 2V8 vs. Oregon State 2V8

Triton Boat Lineups
Varsity 8
Coxswain: Vahram Tchakmakjian
Stroke: Emmett Hoffman
7: Charlie Josephbek
6: Chad Breslin
5: Benjamin Davids
4: Nicholas Brown
3: Kyle Pellegrini
2: Aleksander Navarro
Bow: Tate Griffin

Second Varsity 8 - Saturday
Coxswain: Kyra Cherlopalle
Stroke: Julian Johnson
7: John Mitchell
6: Camden Park-Coburn
5: Peter Dogan
4: Aidan McDonnell
3: Andrew Saska
2: Dominic de Roulhac
1: Bryce Blair

Second Varsity 8 - Sunday
Coxswain: Kyra Cherlopalle
Stroke: Julian Johnson
7: John Mitchell
6: Camden Park-Coburn
5: Peter Dogan
4: Aidan McDonnell
3: Cody Jian
2: Dominic de Roulhac
1: Bryce Blair

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