STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 12 Stanford men’s rowing squad will begin its 2015 racing season this weekend at the San Diego Crew Classic at Mission Bay.
The Cardinal has been training hard since September in preparation for the next two months of racing. Stanford will be sending three boats to compete at one of the largest collegiate regattas of the season.
The San Diego Crew Classic will get started at 7:20 a.m. on Saturday. Stanford will be joined by No. 2 Cal, No. 10 Navy, No. 13 Penn, No. 18 Drexel, Grand Valley State and the University of British Columbia. The Cardinal will compete in the B heat at 8:32 a.m. against Navy, British Columbia and Grand Valley State.
The Cardinal men’s 2V8 will compete for the Sharp Cabrillio Cup with 13 other boats. Stanford is in the third and final heat along with Penn, Santa Clara and UC Irvine.
Stanford’s 3V8 will race on Sunday only in a final with five other squads, including Orange Coast College, San Diego State, UC-San Diego, UCSB and USD.
Last season at the San Diego Classic, the Stanford men took third in the varsity eight, sixth in the 2V8 and fourth in the men’s open event. The varsity eight won its heat to advance to the grand final.
The departure of Pac-12 Athlete and Scholar-Athlete of the Year Austin Hack left a void to fill for Stanford but seniors Scott Roycroft and Kaess Smit will look to lead a talented, young team in 2014-15.
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Race Schedule
The complete race schedule is available at http://www.crewclassic.org/results/2015_schedule.html
Live Streaming
Fans can pay to watch live streaming of the regatta by going to the link http://www.crewclassic.org/photosvideo/live-video-streaming/
Event Information
For all information about dates and times, directions, parking, ticket information and a course map visit www.crewclassic.org.
