2024-25 Men's Rowing Roster

Zach Franzen

Iliad Izadi

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Bethesda, MD
  • Last School(s) Walt Whitman

Biography

Honors:
  • 2025 All-MPSF Team
  • 2025 IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • 2025 MPSF All-Academic Team
  • 2024 IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • 2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • 2023 IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • 2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • 2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
International:
  • Coxed the United States men's four to a gold medal at the 2024 U23 World Championships.
  • Competed in the M4+ that advanced to the championship round in the 2022 Prince Albert Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom.
As a Graduate Student (2025):
  • Coxed the V8+ that defeated San Diego, Drexel and Oregon State at the Redwood Shores Invitational.
  • Coxed the V8+ that defeated Wisconsin and Santa Clara at the Cal/Stanford Invitational.
  • Coxed the V8+ that defeated Yale and Brown at the Redwood Shores Challenge.
  • Coxed the V8+ at the Washington duel.
  • Coxed the V8+ that defeated Stanford in the Big Row.
  • Coxed the V8+ that placed first at the MPSF Championships.
  • Coxed the V8+ that won the petite final at the IRA Championships.


As a Senior (2024):
  • Coxed the 2V8+ that defeated UCSD and Santa Clara at the Las Vegas Invitational. 
  • Coxed the 2V8+ that defeated Wisconsin, La Salle and Syracuse at the Pac-12 Challenge.
  • Coxed the 2V8+ in the dual against Washington.
  • Coxed the 2V8+ in the win against Stanford in the Big Row.
  • Coxed the 2V8+ that placed second at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Coxed the 2V8+ the finished fourth in the grand final at the IRA National Championships.


As a Junior (2023):
  • Coxed the 4V8+ at the California Challenge Cup.
  • Coxed the 2V8+ that defeated Northeastern at the Pac-12 Invitational.
  • Coxed the 3V8+ that defeated the Santa Clara V8+, 2V8+ at the Ebright Invitational.
  • Coxed the 4V8+ that defeated the Huskies at the Washington dual.
  • Coxed the 3V8+ that took second at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Coxed the 2V8+ that won the Kennedy Challenge Cup at the IRA National Championships. 


As a Sophomore (2022):
  • Coxed the 3V8+ that defeated Oregon State at the Pac-12 Challenge.
  • Coxed the 3V8+ that defeated the Huskies in the Washington dual.
  • Coxed the 3V8+ that placed second at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Rowed in the 3V8+ that advanced to the final round of the IRA National Championship.


As a Freshman (2021):
  • Coxed the 3V8+ against Oregon State and Santa Clara on April 24. 
High School/Club: Team captain at Whitman Crew. ... 2018 Most Improved Athlete. ...Third at 2019 Stotesbury Cup Regatta. ... Second at 2019 WMIRA Championship. ... Second at 2019 MD/DE Championship. ... First at 2018 MD/DE Championship 

Personal: Parents are Reza Izadi and Marjan Panahi. ... Undeclared major. ...Senior Class President in high school. ..

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'9"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'9"
  • 2024-25Graduate Student

    5'9"