SAN DIEGO – The San Diego varsity eight won the San Diego Fall Classic while all other crews placed second.
 
The Toreros won by less than a second over UC San Diego, a small margin that is a rare occurrence in fall racing.
 
"To win by less than a second over approximately five thousand meters is about as close as it gets in our sport," said head coach Brooks Dagman. "A single mistake in a race as close as this one would change the outcome."
 
The second eight, freshman eight, freshman four and open four all placed second in their events.
 
The second eight finished just behind UC San Diego.
 
The freshman eight behind Orange Coast College.
 
The open four finished nine seconds behind OCC but ahead of 12 other crews.
 
And the freshman four lost only to ASU, and ahead of Long Beach, Arizona B, Long Beach B and UCLA.
 
"With strong showings across the results board, the squad should be feeling proud of their efforts this weekend," said Dagman.
 
The Fall Classic marked the final fall race for the Toreros. They will return to race at home in February.  

Lineups
Varsity 8 - Oona DeCourt, Connor Olson, Owen Chase, Brennan McManus, Evan Nassar, Jack Crabtree, Sean Kenney, Luke Walbeck, Lucas Stroud
2V - (#2 of the JV entries) - Belyn Naquin, Henry Kiley, Drew Paulsen, Nic Johnson, Max O'toole, Ben Thibeau, Bryce Meichtry, Hunter Pflueger, Carson McCormick
Freshman 8 (#2 in Frosh Category) - Anna Campbell, Lucas Stroud, Sean Kenney, Jack Crabtree, Drew Paulsen, Nic Johnson, Bryce Meichtry, Henry Kiley, Carson McCormick
Open 4 - (#2 within Open 4 Category) Haley Aker, Connor Olson, Owen Chase, Brennan McManus, Evan Nassar
Freshman 4 - (#3 within Frosh 4 category) - Summer Umemoto, Luke Bodeau, Nathan Shah, Mike Shea, Schuyler Cole

Complete Results