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UC San Diego

2019-20 M Rowing Roster

Daniel Amado

  • Position Varsity
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Seal Beach, CA
  • High School Los Alamitos HS
  • Major International Studies-Business

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2019-20
Team co-captain.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018-19
Member of WIRA Championships V8+ Grand Final-winning Varsity 8 boat that earned UCSDtritons.com Athlete of the Week (4/29) honors ... Captured first place with the Varsity 8 crew during UC San Diego's sweep of the Western Sprints ... Competed in the Varsity 8 boat at the IRA National Championship ... Finished second with the Varsity 8 at the UC Cup Challenge, behind only Cal.

AT ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
Attended Orange Coast College from 2017-18 ... Was the team captain of the rowing team ... Competed with Pirates at the Henley Royal Regatta.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2013 graduate of Los Alamitos High School ... Rowed for all four years with the Griffins.

CLUB
Rowed for Penn Athletic Club (AC) in 2010 ... Attended the Junior Men's National Development Camp and the Winter High Performance Camp in 2011.

PERSONAL
Born March 16 in Newport Beach ... Has an older sister, Anna ... International Studies-International Business major at Sixth College ... Aspires to enter international logistics field after graduating from UC San Diego ... Top rowing memory was sweeping the competition at both WIRA and Western Sprints with all the team's boats displaying dominance over all the other teams ... Favorite UC San Diego memories are playing Crazy 8's on team bus rides ... Enjoys swimming, golf, and skydiving ... Roots for all the USA Olympic teams ... Favorite athlete is Michael Phelps ... Loves the movie Interstellar ... Listens to Above & Beyond ... Enjoys medium rare steak ... Is a master egg chef ... Uses Instagram.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    Varsity
  • 2019-20Senior

    Varsity

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