2018 M Rowing Roster

Natan Wegrzycki-Szymczyk

  • Height 6-8
  • Weight 204
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Krakow, Poland
  • Last School(s) II LO w Krakowie

Biography

As a senior (2018): Named Pac-12 Men’s Rowing Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive season, becoming the first three-time recipient in the history of the award…. Named to the IRA All-Academic Team...Became the first rower in program history to earn Pac-12 Men’s Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honors….Earned All-Pac-12 Honors for the fourth consecutive season… Won bronze as the 7-seat in the Bears’ varsity eight at the 2018 IRA National Championship Regatta…Helped the Bears’ varsity eight to a silver medal at the 2018 Pac-12 Championships…Earned First Team Pac-12 All-Academic Honors…Awarded the 2018 Jake Gimbel Prize, presented annually to the graduating Cal male student-athlete who best exemplifies the true “Golden Bear” spirit in successfully integrating their academic and athletic pursuits…Recipient of a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship to continue his studies at Cambridge... Captured the Copley Cup with the varsity eight at the 2018 San Diego Crew Classic to open the spring season, topping defending champion Yale in both the dual and final… Helped Cal’s championship eight to victory at the Head of the Charles, setting a course record in the process

Summer 2017: Won the B final in the single sculls at the 2017 World Rowing Championships…Won a bronze at U23 World Rowing Championships in single sculls… competed for Poland in the single sculls at the 2017 World Rowing Cup III. 

As a Junior (2017): Named Pac-12 Men’s Rowing Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive year…All-Pac-12 Selection...IRA All-Academic and Second Team All-Academic Pac-12 selection...Member of the Varsity 8 that went undefeated in seven regattas during the regular season...Stroked the Varsity 8 boat that earned silver at the Pac-12 Championship, contributing to the team’s second place finish... Competed at the IRA Championships in the V8 boat, contributing to the fourth place finish in the overall team standings.

Summer 2016: Rowed at the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil finishing 7th in the men’s single scull event for Poland

As a Sophomore (2016): A member of the Bears Varsity 8+ that took home both a Pac-12 Championship and an IRA National Championship... The Varsity performance at the IRA's helped the Bears to win the overall team national championship

National Team: Polish national team since 2010, junior world champion in 2013, 2x silver medals from U23 World Championships (2014,2016) bronze medal U23 World Championships (2015), 9th place on senior World Championships (2015) 7th place at the Olympic Games (2016)_All places raced in the Men’s single scull.

Personal: Parents Jaroslaw and Joanna

High School: Youth Rower of the year award winner in Poland

Major: Sociology

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    6'8" 203 lbs
  • 2016Sophomore

    6'8" 0 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    6'8" 204 lbs
  • 2018Senior

    6'8" 204 lbs