Cal Women’s Rowing Starts 2024 Campaign Saturday

The California women’s rowing team, ranked No. 8 in the first Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Preseason Poll released Wednesday, will compete in its first race of the 2024 season at the California Challenge Cup in Newport Beach on Saturday. The Golden Bears swept each race they competed in at last year’s event.

The team will send its 4V8+ and 5V8+ to the meet and both will take on top boats from competing teams. This will mark the first race for many of the Golden Bears, as the more veteran rowers will make their debut at the San Diego Crew Classic in April.

“It’s a great opportunity for the mostly younger group to get some racing experience before the season starts,” Cal head coach Al Acosta said. “Basically, they’ll be working on getting the boat up to speed, establishing good rhythm, and executing various technical points throughout the races. Obviously the races are about 600 meters shorter than a normal race, so it should be a fun and fast event.”

Each boat will race twice throughout the day and the two boats with the fastest combined times will compete for the California Challenge Cup trophy.

Results from all races will be posted here.

Race Schedule (all times PT)

7:20 a.m. – Cal 4V8+ vs. UC Santa Barbara 1V8+
7:25 a.m. – Cal 5V8+ vs. UC Irvine 2V8+
8:40 a.m. – Cal 4V8+ vs. UC Irvine 1V8+
8:45 a.m. – Cal 5V8+ vs. UC Santa Barbara 2V8+

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