San Diego Crew Classic is Concluded!
The Aztec Men and Women have completed racing against dozens of colleges at the 2025 Crew Classic! The 2025 Crew Classic is the most successful performance by the Aztecs in recent memory. The outstanding performance of all of our crews, the dedication of two additional boats to an ever-improving fleet, and an overwhelming presence of Aztec support made this regatta truly special. It was a wonderful weekend of racing, bbq, and catching up with old friends. Thank you to all our supporters who make this team possible.
The Final Results are as follows:
- Friday 3/28
- ACRA Men’s Collegiate 8+ Invitational
- SDSU took 4th, coming in 9 seconds behind UCSB and beating the 5th place LMU boat by almost 30 seconds
- ACRA Women’s Collegiate 8+ Invitational
- SDSU took 2nd to UCSB while beating the 3rd place LMU boat by 19 seconds
- ACRA Men’s Collegiate 8+ Invitational
- Saturday 3/29
- @11am-12pm – Burgers at the tent for team, parents and alumni
- @1PM – Boat Christenings: The “Darlene Disney” and the “Ed Ecker”, at the Crew Classic awards stage
- @4:30PM – Aztec Rowing Centennial Celebration Banquet
- Sunday 3/30
- Men’s Varsity 8+ Active&Fit Now™ Cal Cup (Final B)
- SDSU took 5th in the petite final, 24 seconds behind UCI and beating ASU by 3 seconds.
- Men’s Novice 8+ Derek Guelker Memorial Cup (Final B)
- SDSU took 1st in the petite final, 12 seconds ahead of UCI and well ahead of ASU.
- @Women’s DII/DIII/Club Collegiate 4+ (Final)
- SDSU won the grand final, 31 seconds ahead of UC Davis.
- Men’s Varsity 8+ Active&Fit Now™ Cal Cup (Final B)
Aztec Rowing Centennial Banquet
The team, families, and alumni met Saturday night for a wonderful dinner at the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center. A full house of 160 attendees shared stories of race days past, met our extensive roster of former national team members, and heard from the current coaches about the team. The team also named their 2025 Captains, pictured below!
Beekley Foundation Annual Meeting Sunday at the Alumni Tent
The Annual Meeting is an important discussion of the state of the program and Foundation, and is key to continuing the positive impact of the Foundation. This year’s meeting took place on Sunday, March 30th at the Crew Classic. During the meeting, the Board reviewed the state of the foundation and team, before moving towards elections for the 2025-2026 Board.
The 2025-2026 Board is as follows:
President: Kris Corley
Vice President: Steve Lewis
Treasurer: Andy Olson
Secretary: Bernard Aparicio
At-Large #1: Russ Young
At-Large #2: Logan Gonzalves
Boat Dedications
The team christened the “Darlene Disney” and “Ed Ecker” – thank you to all those who attended and made this possible!
Up Next
SDSU Rowing is now preparing for WIRAs, and will be traveling to Sacramento 4/26 to race. The team is excited to continue its stellar performance this year, and keep building momentum into the last few races of the season.
WIRA’s start list and results can be found here: CLOCKCASTER
General Regatta Info: 2025 WIRA
From Head Coach Scott Walsh!
“WIRAs preps are going well. We’re racing eights for varsity men, varsity women and 2V men, and fours for varsity men, varsity women and novice men. It’s worth noting that our varsity women’s 8 and 4 and our 2nd varsity men’s 8 both have as many novices as varsity rowers. On the one hand, it’s a consequence of rebuilding from a small base that we’re filling varsity seats with novice rowers. On the other hand, it’s a real testament to how quickly our novices have come along that they are ready to race at the varsity level, at the championships. Our eights have shown some real speed in the last several weeks, so I’m very hopeful for some great performances. Wish us luck – and if you’re near Lake Natoma this weekend, come join us to watch some great racing!
GO AZTECS!”
The H Del Beekley Foundation continues to garner support for the 100-year campaign, and will keep reaching out to its network by email, phone, and letter to carry on supporting this team.
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