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Davis Men's Crew Club
Location	Curt Rocca Boathouse, Port of Sacramento, California
Home water	Port of Sacramento
Founded	1977
University	University of California, Davis
Affiliations	Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association
Website	ucdmensrowing.org

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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 has 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.

History

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, cut in half and driven from the East Coast on top of a van. In 1993, the crew completed the Curt Rocca Boathouse to replace a smaller boathouse built earlier. 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 university student organization, 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 various decisions, from hiring coaches to managing team finances. As a club sport at UC Davis, the program receives minimal funding for a crew team. Most 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, many club officers help run the program—those within the council vote on critical issues for the team. Overall, club officers coordinate their responsibilities with 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 the face of the oar blades, is an Aggie blue UCD written on a white background. The Cal Aggie symbol is often 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 official crew apparel and is often included in team cheers, most commonly when a team boat launches for a race.

Racing Shells

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

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 of becoming more competitive among the top schools in the nation, which 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. This program consistently ranks top 5 in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association's national championships.

References

External links

Official Site

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+The '''Davis Men's Crew Club''' is a collegiate [[sports club]] representing the [[University of California, Davis]] in [[rowing (sport)|rowing]]. As a non-funded team, it is a member of the [[Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association]] (WIRA), whose participants are mostly of non-[[Pacific-10 Conference|Pac-10]] schools on the [[West Coast of the United States|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 [[College rowing (United States)#American Collegiate Rowing Association|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 has 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.
+==History==
-The '''Davis Men’s Crew Club''' is a collegiate [[sports club]] representing the [[University of California, Davis]] in [[rowing (sport)|rowing]].  As a non-funded team, it is a member of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association ('''WIRA'''), whose participants comprise mostly of non [[PAC-10]] schools.  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 and, more recently, the [[Eastern College Athletic Conference]].
+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, cut in half and driven from the East Coast on top of a van. In 1993, the crew completed the Curt Rocca Boathouse to replace a smaller [[boathouse]] built earlier. The boathouse is still used today, shared with the [[UC Davis]] women's rowing team, and located in the [[Port of Sacramento]].
-==Origins==
-[[Image:curt boathouse.jpg|frame|The Curt Rocca Boathouse]]
-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 university student organization, 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 various decisions, from hiring coaches to managing team finances. As a club sport at UC Davis, the program receives minimal funding for a crew team. Most of the club's income comes from membership dues, fundraising, and alumni donations.
+Most [[Rowing (sport)|rowers]] and [[coxswain]]s are [[walk-on (sports)|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.
-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.
+Besides the recruiters, many club officers help run the program—those within the council vote on critical issues for the team. Overall, club officers coordinate their responsibilities with 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.
-Most [[Rowing (sport)|rowers]] and [[coxswains]] are [[walk-on]]s, 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'''
-*''Council''
+*''Executive Council''
 **President
 **Vice-President
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 **Treasurer
 **Fundraiser
-**Sports Club Council Representative
+*''Regular Council Members''
-*''Non-Council''
 **Haberdasher
 **Historian
 **Recruiters
-**Erg Managers
 **Boathouse Manager
-**Web Page Manager
+**Website Manager
 **Safety Representative
-<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:calaggie port.jpeg|frame|The Cal Aggie symbol as seen on a storm drain in the Port of Sacramento.]] -->
-==Team Tradition==
+==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 the face of the [[oar]] blades, is an Aggie blue UCD written on a white background. The Cal Aggie symbol is often 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 official crew apparel and is often included in team cheers, most commonly when a team boat launches for a race.
-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, are two golden stripes in parallel and slanted diagonally.  In addition, the Cal Aggie symbol with two crossed-oars behind is represented.
-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 Shell Arsenal'''
+'''Racing Shells'''
+[[Image:e3 cal.jpeg|right|thumb|Davis racing Cal in the E<sup>3</sup>.]]
 *''Coxed Eights (8+)''
+**Hans Strandgaard
-**NoName Vespoli 8 (new)
+**V1 Vespoli 8
 **E<sup>3</sup>
 **Crew of '78
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 **Morry Lax
 **Marc A. Sawyer
-**NoName Vespoli 8 (old)
+**NoName Vespoli 8
-**Dragster
-**'59
 *''Coxed Fours (4+)''
+**Haulr
 **NoName Hudson 4
 **The Snyder
 **Accelerator
 **Liberator
 *''Pair/Doubles (2x/-)''
 **NoName Pocock
@@ Line 65: / Line 76: @@
 **The Zip
-The club offers naming rights to those shells titled 'NoName,' for a generous donation.
+The club offers naming rights to those shells titled 'NoName' for a generous donation.
 ==Rivalry==
-[[Image:WIRA award.jpeg|left|thumb|100px|WIRA 2007.]]
+[[Image:WIRA award.jpeg|right|thumb|WIRA 2007]]
+Regionally, the club's rival is the [[Sacramento State Men's Rowing Team|Sacramento State Hornets]]. However, the club considers [[Orange Coast College]], [[Gonzaga Bulldogs|Gonzaga]], and [[University of California, San Diego Tritons|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.
-Regionally, the club’s rival is the unworthy [[Sacramento State]] hornets.  However, on a more competitive level, the club considers [[Orange Coast College]], [[Gonzaga University]], and [[University of California, San Diego]] to be closer rivals, 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'''
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 |-
 ! Varsity Eight
+!Varsity Four
 ! Junior Varsity 8
 ! Novice Eight
 ! 2nd Novice Eight
+! Novice Four
 ! Light Eight
 ! Light Four
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+| align="center"| 2015
 | align="center"| 1998
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+| align="center"| 2011
 | align="center"| 1996
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 |-
 |}
-[[Image:e3 cal.jpeg|right|thumb|Davis racing Cal in the E<sup>3</sup>.]]
-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' 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.
+Despite the club's successes in WIRA, every season, the team works toward a long-term goal of becoming more competitive among the top schools in the nation, which 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]]. This program consistently ranks top 5 in the [[Intercollegiate Rowing Association]]'s national championships.
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+*[http://ucdmensrowing.org/ Official Site]
+{{UC Davis}}
+[[Category:Rowing clubs in the United States]]
-*[http://www.ucdcrew.org Official Site]
-*[[Category:Rowing clubs]]