STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford placed four Cardinal rowing standouts on the Pac-12 Men’s Rowing All-Century Team, the conferenced announced on Tuesday.
Dan Ayrault (1956-59), Duvall Hecht (1949-52), Larry Hough (1963-66) and Kent Mitchell (1958-61) were each named to the 25-man all-century squad. The teams were voted on by a panel consisting of coaches, players, administrators and members of the media.
The Pac-12 All-Century Team is comprised of standouts from Stanford, California, UCLA, Oregon State, USC and Washington. Members of the team hold a total of 28 IRA National team titles won. The Pac-12 All-Century Team is part of the conference’s centennial celebration.
Dan Ayrault (far left) • 1956-59 Two-time Olympic Gold medalist (1956, 1960)
Captured first Olympic Gold Medal in the coxed pairs at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne
Won second Olympic Gold Medal in the coxless fours at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome
Member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame
Stanford team captain
Won a national title as a member of the Lake Washington RC
Duvall Hecht • 1949-52 Two-time Olympian
Olympic Gold Medalist in the coxless pairs at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne
Also competed in the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, rowing in the coxed pairs
Later served as head coach of the rowing programs at UC Irvine and UCLA
Larry Hough • 1963-66 Two-time Olympian
Olympic Silver Medalist in the coxless pairs at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City
Also competed in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich
Two-time World Champion
Kent Mitchell • 1958-61 Two-time Olympic Medalist
Won a Bronze Medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome as coxswain for the United States pairs during his time as an undergraduate student at Stanford
Won a Gold Medal at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo as a coxswain for the United States pairs
One of only three United States coxswains to cox two crews to Olympic medals
Member of the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame and the National Rowing Hall of Fame
Two-time National Champion (1961, 1962) as a coxswain for the pairs