The team has enjoyed much success in the competitive arena, including: WIRA championships
in the varsity 8, JV 8, light 8, novice 8, and 2nd novice 8; Pac-10's medals; 4 trips to IRA
national championships, including a 9th place finish in the freshman 8 in 2003 and a 13th place
finish in the varsity 4 in 2005; the first team trip to ECAC Championships in 2006, finishing 4th in team points.
| Year |
Highlights |
| 06-07 |
- Alex Castro (Northeastern '90) assumes novice coaching position
- Emily Plesser steps down after 17 years with the school. Carissa Adams named as new varsity women's coach.
- Tricia Blocher (Ohio State) coaches novice women
- Men's team purchases 2nd Vespoli V1 varsity 8 with donation
- Men's team purchases Pocock pair/double
- MV8 3rd in Cal Cup, MJV8 4th in JV event at San Diego
- WV8 wins Cal Cup at San Diego
- MV8 wins WIRA title in photo finish
- WIRA silver medals for MN8, M2N8
- ECACs cut short by weather
|
| 05-06 |
- Men's team purchases Vespoli V1 varsity 8 (E3) with donation
- Men's team purchases 2nd Pocock training 4 (Liberator)
- MV8 wins Newport Autumn Rowing Festival
- MV8, MJV8 repeat at Newport Regatta, 2nd straight team points trophy
- MJV8 wins 4th straight WIRA title
- 1st team trip to ECAC Championships - 4th in team points
- MV8 10th, MJV8 5th, M3V8 2nd, MN8 10th
- Yoel Stuart (UCD '06) wins President's medal, highest undergraduate academic honor.
|
| 04-05 |
- Desmond Stahl takes over as Men's Head coach
- Mike Westlake takes over as Men's Novice coach
- Men's team purchases new Pocock training 4 (Accelerator)
- MV8, MJV8 win Newport Regatta, team wins points trophy
for the first time ever
- WIRA championships in MV8, MJV8, team points title
- MV4, MF4 compete at IRAs
- MV4 finishes 13th in country
|
| 03-04 |
- MV8 wins Newport Autumn Rowing Festival
- Men's team purchases used Vespoli novice 8
- WIRA championships in MJV8, ML8, MN8
- WIRA silver medals in MV8, M2N8
|
| 02-03 |
- Jeff Weaver (UCD '97) takes over as Men's Head coach
- Men's V8 races at Head of the Charles
- Men's V8 finishes 5th in Copley Cup grand final
- WIRA championships in MV8, MJV8, M2N8
- WIRA silver for MF8
- Pac-10 bronze for MF8
- MF8 and MV8 race at IRAs
- MF8 places 9th at IRAs
- Men's team purchases new Vespoli M2 varsity 8 (The Crew of 78)
- Women win Division II national championship
|
| 01-02 |
- Desmond Stahl (Santa Clara '91) takes over as Men's Novice coach
- Carissa Adams (St. Joseph's '95) takes over as Women's Novice coach
- Women win Division II national championship
- Men's V4 races at Head of the Charles
- Men's team purchases new Hudson 4
|
| 00-01 |
- Chad Fleshner and Alex Baudouin (UCD '96) coach the Men's Novice team.
- Men's team purchases a 4, the Snyder
- Men's team purchases new 8 the Sean Thomas McGinity II
- MV8 wins the California Cup at the San Diego
Crew Classic.
- MVL8 wins the Secratary of the Navy Cup at
the San Diego Crew Classic (First California Team to ever do so).
- MV8 wins gold at the Newport Spring Regatta
- MV8, MJV8 win gold at WIRA. MVL8 wins bronze
- MVL8 win gold for 6th consecutive year at
PCRCs. MVL4 wins bronze.
- MV8 Attends IRA regatta in Camden, New Jearsy.
|
| 99-00 |
- MVL8 wins gold at PCRCs.
- Jay West and Chad Fleshner (UCD '96) coach the Men's Novice team
|
| 98-99 |
|
| 97-98 |
- Anne Dubinsky (Stanford, '97) coaches Novice Women.
- MV8+ and MVL8+ race at the Head of the Charles Regatta
- WNB8+ place 1st at the San Diego Crew Classic.
- MV8+ races in Copley Cup.
- WV8+, MVL8+, MJV8+, WJV8+, WNB8+, WN4+, and
WNL4+ win gold medals at PCRCs.
- WN8+, MN8+ win silver medals at PCRCs. MV8+ wins bronze
- PCRC Team Points Winner and WIRA Team Champions
for the 6th consecutive year.
- Alumni John Jansen ('98) attends USRowing Nations Cup camp in Elkhart,
Indiana
- Alumnae Laura Bruhn ('97) rows at USRowing sculling training center
in Augusta, Georgia
|
| 96-97 |
- Women's team raised to ICA (Varsity) status.
- Jason West takes over as Men's Head Coach.
- Mike Connors (Santa Clara '82) takes over as Men's Novice Coach.
- Leslie Ross '96 coaches Novice Women.
- WNB8+ place 1st at the San Diego Crew Classic.
- MV8+ races in Copley Cup, finishes third in Petite Final.
- MJV8+ place 1st at the Newport Invitational
Regatta.
- MVL8+, WJV8+, WNA8+, WNB8+, WN4+, and WNL4+
win gold medals at PCRCs.
- MV8+, MJV8+, MN8+ win silver medals at PCRCs.
- PCRC Team Points Winner and WIRA Team Champions
for the 5th consecutive year.
- WV8+ receive a berth at the inaugural NCAA Women's Rowing Championships
at Lake Natoma.
- Men's team purchases new lightweight 8+, the Sean Thomas McGinity.
- Women's team purchases four new pairs: the Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow.
- Four athletes represent UCD at development camps, two race at the
American Rowing Championships and at the Royal Canadian Henley
|
| 95-96 |
|
| 94-95 |
- Alum Rachel Pond ('90) coaches novice women.
- Alums Jonathan Pagliaro ('93) and Matt Mundelius ('93) coach novice men.
- MV8+ finishes third in the Copley Cup petite Final at the San Diego
Crew Classic.
- WV8+ win the California Cup at the San Diego
Crew Classic.
- MV8+
win the Newport Invitational.
- MV8+, MJV8+, and MN8+ finish 2nd in their events at PCRCs.
- At PCRCs, WV8+ place 3rd, WJV8+ place 2nd, and WNB8+ place 2nd.
- PCRC Team Points Winner.
- WIRA Team Champion for the 3rd consecutive year.
- Women's team purchases new 8+, the Charybdis.
|
| 93-94 |
- Kevin Sherwood takes over as men's head coach, MV8+ finish 6th in
the grand final at PCRCs.
- Emily Plesser takes over as Varsity Women's coach.
- MVL8+ finish 4th at PCRCs under Brian Carlisle (UCD '90).
- Mark Spektor (UCD '90) coaches novice men.
- Burch LaPrad coaches the WN8+ to a 3rd place finish at PCRCs (1st
in WIRA), and the WNB8+ to a first place
finish.
- The Kurt Rocca Boathouse is completed, more than doubling the area
of the old boathouse.
|
| 92-93 |
- MV8+ win the California Cup at Crew Classic
and place 6th in the Grand Final at PCRCs.
- Under John Heron, MN8+ place 1st at PCRCs.
- MVL4+ place 5th at PCRCs.
- WV8+ compete in Wittier Cup at Crew Classic.
- WNB8+ place 1st at PCRCs.
- Men's team purchases new 8+, the Red October.
|
| 91-92 |
- Beth Lasky takes over varsity women, marries, and becomes pregnant.
- George Jenkins takes over varsity men.
- WV8+ place 4th on the west coast and go to Nationals.
- Men's team purchases 2 new 4+: the McIntosh Foundation and the A.H.
Gess.
- Hatchet blades allowed in competition for the 1st time.
- Alum Marci Porter is an alternate for US Team at the 1992 Olympic
Games in Barcelona, Spain.
|
| 90-91 |
- Emily Plesser takes over coaching of novice women.
- Under Brian Carlisle, MN8+ place 1st at the
San Diego Crew Classic and at PCRCs.
- WVL8+ race undefeated and win US Nationals.
- Novice women place 4th on the coast
- MVL4+ place 1st at the Dad Vail Regatta.
- Women's team purchases the No Excuses.
- Alum Marci Porter rows with the U.S. National Team at the Pan American
Games in Havana, Cuba, in the Women's Pair.
|
| 89-90 |
- Men's team headed by Doug Thiemann.
- Novice men coached by Peter Morris.
- WVL8+ race undefeated, beating Radcliffe at
the San Diego Crew Classic and winning Nationals in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Heavyweight women make grand final at PCRCs and attend the International
Canadian Regatta.
- Five athletes represent UCD at National Camps.
|
| 88-89 |
- WV8+ win California Cup at the San Diego Crew
Classic under Cyndi Kneip.
- WVL4+ places 2nd at Nationals in Madison, WI
under Greg Siemankowshki.
- MV8+ compete in Copley Cup at San Diego Crew Classic.
- Peter Morris coaches lightweight men.
- 6 athletes and 2 coaches represent UCD at national camp and compete
in the US Olympic Festival.
|
| 87-88 |
- Under Peter Brostrom, MV8+ win the California
Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic and place 5th in Grand Final
at PCRCs.
- MVL, MJV and MN win petite finals at PCRCs.
- MN8+ place 2nd in petite finals at PCRCs.
- MVL4+ win PCRCs.
- WVL8+ win PCRCs.
- Women purchase the Murphy's Law.
|
| 86-87 |
- National team rower Merri Lisa Trigilio assumes men's head coach position.
- George Jenkins coaches novice men.
- John Disney coaches novice lightweight women.
- Women purchase first new racing 8+ shell, the "á coup
sûr."
- Novice men win first PCRC title, under
George Jenkins.
- ML4+ wins PCRC title.
- Varsity lightweight women go to nationals
under Scott Hirsch (also placed 3rd at the Crew Classic and 2nd at States
and PCRCs).
|
| 85-86 |
- Eric Vanderbilt coaches lightweight men.
- Steve Marschke coaches novice men.
- Heavyweight men's varsity eight break into the PCRC finals for the
first time.
|
| 84-85 |
- First MVL8+ coached by Steve Marscke.
- First WL8+ coached by Scott Hirsch.
- Peter Brostrom becomes novice coach.
- Men's team purchases the St. Nick.
|
| 83-84 |
|
| 82-83 |
- First lightweight squad - M4+ coached by Morrie Lax.
- Women's team moves to Lake Natoma under Midori Mason.
- The Banner and the Wittier (now the Padilla) purchased.
|
| 81-82 |
- National team oarsman and crew figure Morrie Lax assumes head coach
position.
|
| 80-81 |
- Max Beach becomes head coach.
- Max Beach and Rich Sundquist cut the '59 in half and drive it across
the country.
|
| 79-80 |
- Heavyweight women win Western Sprints.
|
| 77-78 |
- UCD Crew founded under the leadership of Rich Sundquist (men's coach)
and Midori Mason (women's coach); both former rowers from UCSB.
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