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Cal finished with the sixth most Scholar Athletes in the country.
18 Bears Named IRCA Scholar-Athletes
6/18/2025 2:15 PM | Men's Rowing
Cal Tallies Most Honors In Program History
BERKELEY – The Intercollegiate Rowing Collegiate Association (IRCA) announced its 2025 Scholar Athletes on Wednesday, including 18 members of the California men's rowing team - the most in program history and sixth-most of any team in the country.
Seven of the 18 rowers have earned the honor multiple times over their career with Jamie Arnold, Farley Dimon-Brown and Iliad Izadi leading the way, having made the list three times.
In order to be named a "scholar athlete," rowers and coxswains must have met the following criteria:
*** Third honor
** Second honor
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Seven of the 18 rowers have earned the honor multiple times over their career with Jamie Arnold, Farley Dimon-Brown and Iliad Izadi leading the way, having made the list three times.
In order to be named a "scholar athlete," rowers and coxswains must have met the following criteria:
- Be in their second year or more of eligibility
- Competed in their program's top three boats during the current season or raced at the 2025 IRA Championship.
- Have at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA through the fall semester.
| Jamie Arnold *** | Society & Environment |
| Leonard Brahms ** | Economics |
| Jeremy Beale | Business Administration |
| Frederik Breuer | Energy Engineering |
| AustIn Chen | Undeclared |
| Farley Dimond-Brown *** | Molecular & Cell Biology |
| Antonio Distefano | Economics |
| Evan Gold | Undeclared |
| Thomas Heerding ** | Economics |
| Iliad Izadi *** | Industrial Engineering & Operations Research |
| Travis Jorgensen | Undeclared |
| Owen Keating | Economics |
| Harry Manton | Society & Environment |
| Pablo Moreno | Political Economy |
| Anna O'Reilly ** | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Robbie Prosser | Education |
| Tim Roth | Economics |
| Matthew Waddell ** | Political Economy |
*** Third honor
** Second honor
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For further coverage of Cal men's rowing, follow the Bears on Twitter (@CalMrowing), Instagram (@calmrowing) and Facebook (Cal Crew).
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