July 24, 2011
BERKELEY -
World Rowing Recap
Chris Yeager of California men's crew was part of the U.S. men's eight that claimed first in a record-setting time at the 2011 U23 World Championships, which were held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this weekend. Cal head coach Mike Teti was the coach of the men's eight boat.
Yeager and the U.S. clocked a time of 5:24.31, which was seven seconds better than the previous top time set by Germany.
"I am grateful to have had the opportunity to coach such a fine group of young men," Teti said. "They executed the race plan perfectly and achieving a world record time is just icing on the cake."
In addition to Yeager's success, Luka Dordevic and Igor Lucic won the gold rowing for Serbia in the men's four. Dordevic and Lucic competed on Cal's freshman 8+ boat last season that capped an undefeated season with an IRA championships and a championship at the Henley Regatta.
Spencer Crowley (Canada), James Scott (Great Britain) and Tord Fongaard (Norway) were the other Golden Bears competing in the four. Cal assistant coach Luke Agnini coached the U.S. men's four, as well.
On the women's side, Rosie Popa represented Cal and the U.S. in the quad sculls, while Kristina Lofman competed in the pairs for her native Norway.
"I am especially proud of how well all of our Cal student-athletes performed at these World Championships," Teti said. "It was great to hear the 'GO BEARS' greetings walking around the streets of Amsterdam. I can't wait to get back to Berkeley."
