2024-25 Men's Rowing Roster

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Frederik Breuer

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bonn, Germany
  • Last School(s) CJD Koenigswinter

Biography

Honors:
  • 2025 MPSF Athlete of the Year
  • 2025 Oscar and Theodore Geballe Postgraduate Scholarship
  • 2025 IRCA First Team All-American
  • 2025 IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • 2025 MPSF All-Academic Team
  • 2023 Pac-12 All Conference
  • 2023 IRCA Scholar-Athlete
  • 2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 IRCA Scholar-Athlete
  • 2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year
International: 
  • Rowed for Germany in the men's eight at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
  • Rowed for Germany in the men's pair at the 2023 U23 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
  • Finished fourth for Germany in the coxed four at the 2022 U23 World Championships in Varese, Italy.
  • Finished third in the U23 German eight at the U23 European Championships in 2021.
  • Rowed for Germany at the 2019 Junior World Championships where he helped his four-boat win gold.
As a Senior (2025):
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated San Diego, Drexel and Oregon State at the Redwood Shores Invitational.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated Wisconsin and Santa Clara at the Cal/Stanford Invitational.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated Yale and Brown at the Redwood Shores Challenge.
  • Rowed in the V8+ at the Washington duel.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated Stanford in the Big Row.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that placed first at the MPSF Championships.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that won the petite final at the IRA Championships.


2024 - Took the 2023-24 school year off to train for the 2024 Olympics
 

As a Junior (2023):
  • Rowed in the 1V8+ that defeated Oregon State and Colgate at the Las Vegas Invitational.
  • Rowed in the 1V8+ that won the Copley Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic.
  • Rowed in the 1V8+ that defeated Northeastern, Boston and Syracuse at the Pac-12 Invitational.
  • Rowed in the 1V8+ that defeated the Huskies to retain the Schoch Cup at the Washington dual.
  • Rowed in the 1V8+ that defeated the Cardinal in the Big Row.
  • Rowed in the 1V8+ that won first place at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Rowed in the 1V8+ that won the Varsity Challenge Cup and the IRA National Championship.


As a Sophomore: (2022):
  • Rowed in the 2V8+ that defeated Oregon St. and Drexel and in the 2V8+ that defeated Drexel and San Diego at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational.
  • Rowed in the V8+ boat that defeated Northeastern in the Pac-12 Challenge.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated Washington in a dual that helped reclaim the Schoch Cup.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that won the Pac-12 Championship.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that won the IRA National Championship.


As a Freshman (2021):
  • Rowed in the stroke position in the varsity eight boat in every race as a freshman.
  • Helped Cal finish second at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Was part of the varsity eight boat that finished second in the IRA Championships.
High School/Club: Won the 2019 U19 World Championship in the coxed four. .. Member of the German National Team in 2019 and 2020

Personal: Parents are Frank and Doris Breuer. ... Undeclared major

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    6'3"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    6'3"
  • 2022-23Junior

    6'3"
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'3"