Men’s Rowing Takes Part In San Diego Crew Classic

3/29/2026 10:25:00 PM | By: Zach Phillips

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Embry-Riddle men's rowing sent their V8+ boat across the country to enjoy a weekend of great competition at the San Diego Crew Classic. The Eagles competed in a race on Saturday morning before coming back the next day for another race.
Throughout the weekend, ERAU competed against California, Gonzaga, UC San Diego, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, USC, San Diego State, UC Irvine, and more.

The weekend began with Embry-Riddle racing in Heat 2 of 4, watching their boat cross the line at a time of 6:33.32. The Blue and Gold finished ahead of UC Santa Barbara in the heat and earned an 8th place result after the conclusion of each heat.

On Sunday morning, ERAU was able to move up a spot into 7th place as the Eagles edged out UCLA by less than half a second, finishing at 6:37.264 to close out the Crew Classic.

THE WATER

Course: Fiesta Bay - Crown Point Shores
Length: 2,000m

THE BOATS

V8+ | Connor Matthews (cox), Parker Mehlhorn, Couper Carpenter, Igor Martinovic, James Zbitnoff, Kemal Cengiz, Sebastian Sanchez, Connor Goepfert, Roman Linkugel

THE RESULTS
Saturday

V8+ | 8th of 13 - 6:33.320

Sunday

V8+ | 7th of 13 - 6:37.264

Click here for the full results.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will have two weeks off as they prepare for the Knecht Cup. Embry-Riddle will send their boats up to Pennsauken, New Jersey for a weekend of competition on April 11 and 12.

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