April 19, 2017
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego State rowing team will compete in its final two events of the season this weekend when it faces UC San Diego on Friday, April 21, followed by a joint practice and scrimmage against UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, April 22. The Aztecs begin competition each day at 7 a.m. on Mission Bay.
On Friday morning, the Aztecs and Tritons will each race five boats to compete for the Patty Wyatt Trophy. Wyatt, the late co-founder of the San Diego Crew Classic and former member and coach of the ZLAC Rowing Club, was instrumental in bringing the nation’s top collegiate crews to Mission Bay for the Crew Classic and in turn, helped create the most dramatic impact on the transformation of rowing at the collegiate level.
Friday’s schedule begins at 7 a.m. with the varsity eight, followed by the novice/third varsity eight at 7:10 a.m., and the second varsity eight at 7:20 a.m. The varsity four will race at 7:30 a.m. and the dual will finish with the second varsity four at 7:40 a.m.
Scoring for the trophy is based on the following point system: six points for the first varsity eight, four points for the second varsity eight, two points for the varsity four and one point for the third varsity eight. The second varsity four is a non-scoring event.
Spectators are encouraged to watch the Aztecs take on the DII, fourth-ranked Tritons at South Shores Park, just off Sea World Drive.
On Saturday, the Aztecs are set to hold a joint practice and scrimmage session with UCSB on Mission Bay. SDSU will face the Gauchos in six 1000-meter mini-races beginning at 7 a.m.
Up next, the Aztecs head to the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships on April 29-30, in Gold River, Calif., followed by the American Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday, May 13, in Sarasota, Fla.