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Women's Rowing Takes on 2026 San Diego Fall Classic

Stanford opens fall campaign at San Diego Fall Classic for the third consecutive season

Women's Rowing
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vs.San Diego Fall Classic
San Diego, Calif.
7:45 a.m. - Women's Open 8+ /10:45 a.m.- Women's Open 4+
Preview

Notables

  • Stanford women's rowing kicks off its fall competition season at the San Diego Fall Classic Sunday, Nov. 8, competing at the event for the third consecutive campaign. 
    • The Cardinal is sending seven total boats to compete in two races: the Women's Open 8+ and the Women's Open 4+. 
      • 6 Cardinal boats will compete in the Women's Open 8+ race and one Stanford boat will race in the Women's Open 4+ competition. 
    • Racing starts at 7:45 a.m. with the Women's Open 8+ race, followed by the Women's Open 4+ race at 10:45 a.m. 
    • Results and additional information about the regatta can be found here.
  • Year in Review: Stanford women’s rowing’s 2026 campaign continued its tradition of national dominance. The Cardinal posted its sixth consecutive top-two finish at the NCAA Championship regatta, headlined by its fourth straight national title in the Second Varsity Eight boat. Stanford also won its fifth consecutive conference title and second straight Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team crown in back-to-back regatta sweeps, becoming the first ACC team since Virginia (2015–16) to sweep all races two years in a row.
  • A Bit About Byrnes: Derek Byrnes enters his 11th season as Stanford’s Farwell Family Director of Women’s Rowing in 2026-27. Byrnes has led the Cardinal to two NCAA team titles (2023 and 2025) and nine top-six finishes in his 10 seasons at the helm of the program (2020 championship canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic). 
  • 10 New Faces: The Cardinal's 2026-27 roster has been bolstered by the addition of 10 newcomers: Madeline Casano (Fairfield, Conn.),  Piper Rosenberg (Tenafly, N.J.),  Evelyn Mace (Newton, Mass),  Teagan Farley (New York City, N.Y.),  Kiana Harrington
    (Valley Center, Calif. ), Eleanor Bonas (London, United Kingdom), Tessa Murphy (Greenwich, Conn.),  Hannah Corcoran (London, United Kingdom),  Ottlie Campbell-Reide (Oxford, England) and  Avisa Rezaei (Jacksonville, Fla.).
  • Up Next: Stanford has one other event on its fall scheduling-- a meeting with California split between both program's boathouses in Berkeley, Calif. and Redwood Shores, Calif. on Nov. 14. The Cardinal opens its spring racing at home against Oregon State on March 13, followed by a trips to Tennessee to take on the Volunteers and Duke, Clemson, Alabama, and Iowa (April 3 and 4). After returning to Redwood Shores to battle with the Golden Bears on April 17, Stanford wraps up its regular-season competitions in Austin, Texas on April 24. The 2027 ACC Championships are set for May 14-15 and will be held on Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, N.C., while the 2027 NCAA Championships are scheduled for May 28-30 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida.
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