LA JOLLA, Calif. — The UC San Diego men's rowing team is set for the 2026 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championship this weekend.
The conference event is slated for Sunday, May 17, on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif. Racing gets underway at 8 a.m.
Competing for a conference title alongside the Tritons are No. 1 Washington, No. 2 California, No. 5 Stanford, Oregon State, and in, its MPSF debut, the University of British Columbia.
The Tritons will field Varsity 8 and Second Varsity 8 boats.The Second Varsity 8 Grand Final takes place at 8:36 a.m. and the Varsity 8 grand final is slated for 8:48 a.m.
This is the second running of the MPSF Championship. In 2025, UC San Diego's Varsity 8 won the petit final to place fifth overall and qualify for the IRA National Championship. In addition, the Second Varsity Eight finished sixth, just .370 seconds behind Santa Clara at the top of that petite final. The Tritons' Third Varsity 8 boat also placed sixth.
California is the reigning MPSF champion.
All races Sunday can be followed by live video and live timing with the links located below.
The 2026 IRA National Championship Regatta is slated for May 29-31 on Lake Natoma. It will be the 123rd running of the event.
SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 17
8:00 AM: Freshman 8 Grand Final
Live Video |
Live Timing
8:12 AM: Varsity 4 Grand Final
Live Video |
Live Timing
8:24 AM: Third Varsity 8 Grand Final
Live Video |
Live Timing
8:36 AM: Second Varsity 8 Grand Final
Live Video |
Live Timing
8:48 AM: Varsity 8 Grand Final
Live Video |
Live Timing
TRITON BOAT LINEUPS
Varsity 8
Coxswain:
Vahram Tchakmakjian
Stroke:
Emmett Hoffman
7:
Tate Griffin
6:
Camden Park-Coburn
5:
John Mitchell
4:
Aleksander Navarro
3:
Kyle Pellegrini
2:
Nicholas Brown
Bow:
Aidan McDonnell
Second Varsity 8
Coxswain: Estella Zeppelin
Stroke: Julian Johnson
7: Owen Chen
6: Benjamin Davids
5: Cody Jiang
4: Paris Liston
3: Peter Dogan
2: Dominic de Roulhac
Bow: Bryce Blair
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 in NCAA Division I. The 24-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 39 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 NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
