 Hey Bears Kailani Marchak here at California Memorial Stadium with Cal TV Sports I'm here to give you the lowdown on our men's rowing team and the highlights from the regatta this past weekend To kick off their spring 2019 season our Golden Bears headed off to Las Vegas, Nevada Starting the day off was our second varsity 8 racing against OSU and Marist with New Zealand sophomore Cameron Smith and stroke the Bears cruise down the course Not only did they put up a solid time, but they beat second place OSU by an insane 22 seconds Next up was the varsity 8 who were set to race the one V's of OSU and Marist The Bears were stacked with four returners from the IRA varsity boat of 2018 three of which being seniors Leading the boat was Australian sophomore George Finlayson who was backed up by Polish senior Marcin Pavowski the Bears took the lead early on with a quick start and held on to that lead for a controlling win Continuing the day was the second varsity 8, but this time dueling against Cornell with senior powerhouses Leon Ram and Hunter Hodges set in the middle of the boat the Bears propelled off the start line with a powerful move as they Passed halfway mark the Bears solidified their lead and took first place To conclude the day was the final varsity 8 race with our Bears versus Cornell at the start Cornell put up a Determined fight, but senior Coxon John Emerosana was able to execute their race plan giving the Bears a dominating win With this undefeated weekend our men's rowing team is starting off the season strong and promising They'll be racing again on April 6th down in San Diego, California I'm Kalani Marchak at California Memorial Stadium signing off. Go Bears