The Davis Men's Crew Club is a collegiate sports club representing the University of California, Davis in rowing. As a non-funded team, it is a member of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA), whose participants are mostly of non-Pac-10 schools on the West Coast. Nationwide, the team is one of the most successful collegiate rowing club programs in the United States, making periodic appearances in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships, the Eastern College Athletic Conference and, more recently, the American Collegiate Rowing Association national championships. Notable alumni include Seth Weil (Class of 2011), who rowed in the USA men's coxless four at the 2016 Rio Olympics and who holds two world rowing championship first place titles in the men's four; as well as Carlo Facchino (Class of 1996) who holds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest Pacific Ocean crossing from Monterey, CA to Honolulu, Hawaii with a time of 39 days, 9 hours and 56 minutes.
Founded in 1977, the Davis Men's Crew Club was established under the guidance of Rich Sundquist, a former oarsman from the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1980 the crew received its first own racing shell, a wooden sweep eight, which was cut in half and driven from the East Coast on top of a van. In 1993 the crew completed the Curt Rocca Boathouse, which was to replace a smaller boathouse built earlier on. The boathouse is still used today, shared with the UC Davis women's rowing team and located in the Port of Sacramento.
Organization
As a registered student organization of the university, the team's operations and administrative decisions are managed by its student membership in cooperation with the UC Davis Intramural Sports and Sports Club Office. Council club officers vote on a variety of decisions, from hiring coaches to managing team finances. As a club sport at UC Davis, the program receives minimal funding for a crew team. The majority of the club's income comes from membership dues, fundraising, and alumni donations.
Most rowers and coxswains are walk-ons, with little to no previous experience in the sport of rowing. In the Fall returning crew members recruit students on campus, headed by two elected club recruiters. Those interested can attend practices run by the novice coach, who trains those new to the sport.
Besides the recruiters, there are many club officers that help run the program as a whole. Those within the council vote on important key issues for the team. Overall, club officers coordinate their individual responsibilities to one another to ensure all aspects of the program are running smoothly. Officer positions are voted on in an election amongst teammates at the end of each school year.
Club Officer Positions
Executive Council
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Fundraiser
Regular Council Members
Haberdasher
Historian
Recruiters
Boathouse Manager
Website Manager
Safety Representative
Team tradition
Since the club represents UC Davis, the team colors are blue and gold. The official logo insignia of the crew, seen on official racing uniforms and on the face of the oar blades, is an Aggie blue UCD written on white background. Often the Cal Aggie symbol is used as well with oars crossing behind it.
The official mantra of the crew is 'RYBO', an acronym for 'Row your balls off'. To avoid confrontation, members can amend it to a more family-oriented saying, such as 'Row your buns off'. RYBO is found on many of the official crew apparel, and is often included in team cheers, most commonly when a team boat launches for a race.
Racing Shells
Davis racing Cal in the E3.
Coxed Eights (8+)
Hans Strandgaard
V1 Vespoli 8
E3
Crew of '78
Sean Thomas McGinity II
Morry Lax
Marc A. Sawyer
NoName Vespoli 8
Coxed Fours (4+)
Haulr
NoName Hudson 4
The Snyder
Accelerator
Liberator
Pair/Doubles (2x/-)
NoName Pocock
Czerner
The Zip
The club offers naming rights to those shells titled 'NoName,' for a generous donation.
Rivalry
WIRA 2007
Regionally, the club's rival is the Sacramento State Hornets. However, the club considers Orange Coast College, Gonzaga, and UC San Diego to be rivals as well, especially since these schools are members of WIRA. In the varsity eight grand final at the 2007 WIRA championship regatta, Davis finished first at 6:03.8, barely ahead of Gonzaga's 6:04.3 and UC San Diego's 6:05.7.
WIRA Events Won, by Year
Varsity Eight
Varsity Four
Junior Varsity 8
Novice Eight
2nd Novice Eight
Novice Four
Light Eight
Light Four
1993
2001
2003
2005
2007
2015
1998
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
1991
1993
1999
2004
1992
2000
2003
2011
1996
1997
1998
1999
2004
1991
Despite the club's successes in WIRA, every season the team works toward a long-term goal to become more competitive amongst the top schools in the nation, who are almost always fully funded. Recently, in the 2007 Spring season, Davis's top varsity eight raced against the 3rd level varsity eight of the University of California, Berkeley, a program that consistently places in the top 5 in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association's national championships.
References
External links
Official Site
April 17, 2023
davis, crew, club, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2013, learn, when, re. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Davis Men s Crew Club news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Davis Men s Crew Club is a collegiate sports club representing the University of California Davis in rowing As a non funded team it is a member of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association WIRA whose participants are mostly of non Pac 10 schools on the West Coast Nationwide the team is one of the most successful collegiate rowing club programs in the United States making periodic appearances in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships the Eastern College Athletic Conference and more recently the American Collegiate Rowing Association national championships Notable alumni include Seth Weil Class of 2011 who rowed in the USA men s coxless four at the 2016 Rio Olympics and who holds two world rowing championship first place titles in the men s four as well as Carlo Facchino Class of 1996 who holds a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest Pacific Ocean crossing from Monterey CA to Honolulu Hawaii with a time of 39 days 9 hours and 56 minutes Davis Men s Crew ClubLocationCurt Rocca Boathouse Port of Sacramento CaliforniaHome waterPort of SacramentoFounded1977 1977 UniversityUniversity of California DavisAffiliationsWestern Intercollegiate Rowing AssociationWebsiteucdmensrowing wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Organization 3 Team tradition 4 Rivalry 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditFounded in 1977 the Davis Men s Crew Club was established under the guidance of Rich Sundquist a former oarsman from the University of California Santa Barbara In 1980 the crew received its first own racing shell a wooden sweep eight which was cut in half and driven from the East Coast on top of a van In 1993 the crew completed the Curt Rocca Boathouse which was to replace a smaller boathouse built earlier on The boathouse is still used today shared with the UC Davis women s rowing team and located in the Port of Sacramento Organization EditAs a registered student organization of the university the team s operations and administrative decisions are managed by its student membership in cooperation with the UC Davis Intramural Sports and Sports Club Office Council club officers vote on a variety of decisions from hiring coaches to managing team finances As a club sport at UC Davis the program receives minimal funding for a crew team The majority of the club s income comes from membership dues fundraising and alumni donations Most rowers and coxswains are walk ons with little to no previous experience in the sport of rowing In the Fall returning crew members recruit students on campus headed by two elected club recruiters Those interested can attend practices run by the novice coach who trains those new to the sport Besides the recruiters there are many club officers that help run the program as a whole Those within the council vote on important key issues for the team Overall club officers coordinate their individual responsibilities to one another to ensure all aspects of the program are running smoothly Officer positions are voted on in an election amongst teammates at the end of each school year Club Officer Positions Executive Council President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Fundraiser Regular Council Members Haberdasher Historian Recruiters Boathouse Manager Website Manager Safety RepresentativeTeam tradition EditSince the club represents UC Davis the team colors are blue and gold The official logo insignia of the crew seen on official racing uniforms and on the face of the oar blades is an Aggie blue UCD written on white background Often the Cal Aggie symbol is used as well with oars crossing behind it The official mantra of the crew is RYBO an acronym for Row your balls off To avoid confrontation members can amend it to a more family oriented saying such as Row your buns off RYBO is found on many of the official crew apparel and is often included in team cheers most commonly when a team boat launches for a race Racing Shells Davis racing Cal in the E3 Coxed Eights 8 Hans Strandgaard V1 Vespoli 8 E3 Crew of 78 Sean Thomas McGinity II Morry Lax Marc A Sawyer NoName Vespoli 8 Coxed Fours 4 Haulr NoName Hudson 4 The Snyder Accelerator Liberator Pair Doubles 2x NoName Pocock Czerner The ZipThe club offers naming rights to those shells titled NoName for a generous donation Rivalry Edit WIRA 2007 Regionally the club s rival is the Sacramento State Hornets However the club considers Orange Coast College Gonzaga and UC San Diego to be rivals as well especially since these schools are members of WIRA In the varsity eight grand final at the 2007 WIRA championship regatta Davis finished first at 6 03 8 barely ahead of Gonzaga s 6 04 3 and UC San Diego s 6 05 7 WIRA Events Won by Year Varsity Eight Varsity Four Junior Varsity 8 Novice Eight 2nd Novice Eight Novice Four Light Eight Light Four1993 2001200320052007 2015 1998 20012003200420052006 1991 199319992004 1992 20002003 2011 1996 1997199819992004 1991Despite the club s successes in WIRA every season the team works toward a long term goal to become more competitive amongst the top schools in the nation who are almost always fully funded Recently in the 2007 Spring season Davis s top varsity eight raced against the 3rd level varsity eight of the University of California Berkeley a program that consistently places in the top 5 in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association s national championships References EditExternal links EditOfficial Site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Davis Men 27s Crew Club amp oldid 1043210182, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,