SAN DIEGO – San Diego Men's Rowing received several Mountain Pacific Sports Federation All-Academic Awards in addition to senior rower
Derek Hissong's recognition as a part of the MPSF All-Conference Team.
USD's MPSF All-Academic Team honorees are:
Rex Bales | Jr. | Marketing | San Francisco, Calif.
Aiden Domingo | So. | Computer Science | Huntington Beach, Calif.
Derek Hissong | Sr. | Mechanical Engineering | Seattle, Wash.
Blake Luehrman | So. | Biology | St. James City, Fla.
Jonah McDonnell | So. | Philosophy | Belleville, Ill.
Sam Pigott | Sr. | Accountancy | San Rafael, Calif.
Max Salem | Sr. | Political Science | Arlington, Va.
In this the maiden season of MPSF Men's Rowing, the inaugural 2025 all-academic scholar athletes met the criteria of holding a 3.00 or better cumulative GPA, being at-least in their second year of academic and athletic standing at the university and having competed in 50% or more of the program's season competitions.
Hissong was one of 15 athletes in the West Coast's most elite men's rowing conference named to the MPSF All-Conference Team for his prowess in the boat alone.
