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LA JOLLA, Calif. — The UC San Diego women’s rowing team opens its 2026-2027 season Sunday on Mission Bay.
The Tritons are set to compete in the San Diego Fall Classic, hosted by the San Diego Rowing Club.
Action gets underway at 7:45 a.m. and can be followed with live results.
UC San Diego will field three 8+ boats one 2, two 4+ boats, and a Freshman 4 boat.
The start line is in the Sea World channel. Crews will proceed westbound into Mission Bay, race the west/north perimeter of Vacation Island and then proceed east back into Fiesta Bay before finishing northbound along Crown Point Shores. Crown Point Shores will be one of the best spectating venues.
Opponents include Arizona State, San Diego Rowing Club, San Diego State, UCLA, and USD.
The Tritons are led by new head coach Hugo Moon, new assistant coach Megan Kalmoe, and returning assistant coach Toby Johnson.
START TIMES
8+ – 7:45 a.m.
2 – 10:10 a.m.
4+ – 10:45 a.m.
Freshman 4+ – 11:20 a.m.
TRITON LINEUPS
8+ A – Melinda Pullin (cox), Erin Sugarman, Samantha Anderson, Maya Reisinger, Ellie Swanson, Sae Ackerstein, Libby Forrest, Indianola Scott, Savannah Long
8+ B – Amanda Uy, Niv Einy, Hannah Nadjibi, Lilah Grossman, Louisa Aue, Evangeline Link, Coral Chaves, Maya Rascon, Ava Schneider
8+ C – Dora Wen, Masey Milham, Shayla Krogan, Audrey Seiger, Maya Zentner, Isabella van Glabbeek, Reese Leahy, Holly Handler, Josephine Ransdell
2 – Maya Reisinger, Samantha Anderson
4+ A – Anika Senan, Erin Sugarman, Shayla Krogan, Sae Ackerstein, Ellie Swanson
4+ B – Alexia Lau, Josephine Ransdell, Maya Rascon, Juliet Schneider, Liliana Gwizdak
Freshman 4+ – Audrey Ricciardi, Niv Einy, Libby Forrest, Evangeline Link, Savannah Long
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world’s preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.