REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. – The Stanford men’s rowing team competes in its third weekend of racing this season at the California Classic, co-hosted by the Cardinal and Cal.
The regatta covers Saturday and Sunday, but Stanford competes only on Saturday, against Oregon State and Wisconsin, in morning and afternoon sessions on the Belmont Channel/Redwood Shores Lagoon course.
Against No. 21 Oregon State, the No. 9 Cardinal will race in the first varsity eight at 9 a.m., in the second varsity eight at 9:40 and in the third varsity eight 10:20.
Against No. 15 Wisconsin, Stanford races the Badgers at 2:10 p.m. (1V8), 2:50 (2V8) and 3:20 (3V8).
The No. 9 Cardinal placed fifth among a field of top-10 teams in last weekend’s Sarasota 2K. Stanford raced No. 1 Washington, No. 3 Harvard, No. 6 Brown, No. 7 Northeastern and No. 10 Yale in each race. The teams competed for the Benderson Cup.
Stanford finished sixth among the same group in its last trip to Sarasota two years ago and was sixth in both those 1V8 and 2V8 races. This season, the Cardinal’s 1V8 came in fourth in 5:53.37 less than a second behind Brown for third (5:52.51).
The Cardinal’s 2V8 and 3V8 both finished fifth ahead of Yale. In its season-opening Redwood Shores Invitational on March 7, Stanford raced a 3V8 for the first time in seven years.
Stanford’s Saturday Schedule
9 a.m. – 1V8: Stanford vs. Oregon State
9:40 – 2V8: Stanford vs. Oregon State
10:20 – 3V8: Stanford vs. Oregon State
2:10 p.m. – 1V8: Stanford vs. Wisconsin
2:50 – 2V8: Stanford vs. Wisconsin
3:20 – 3V8: Stanford vs. Wisconsin