SAN DIEGO – No. 1 Texas Rowing kicked off the season with sweep of four races at the San Diego Crew Classic om Saturday to advance all boats to grand finals on the Fiesta Bay-Crown Point Shores of Mission Bay Park.
Racing against many of the top programs in the nation, including No. 2 Stanford, No. 5 Washington, No. 7 California and No. 16 USC, the Longhorns impressed in their first action of the year, collecting victories in their four races, and tallying the top time in three of them.
"It was a really good first day, and everyone is pleased with how things went," said Texas head coach Dave O'Neill.