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Santa Clara Athletics Hall of Fame

Men's Lightweight Rowing 1982 Boat Team

  • Class
  • Induction
    1998
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Rowing
  • Gregory Bonfiglio, S.J. '82
  • Michael Connors '83
  • Matthew Corrado '83
  • Jerome Gianotti '83
  • Michael Hewitt '82
  • Stephen Markey '83
  • Thomas Murphy '83
  • Philip Russik '84
  • Peter Wachter '83
  • Brian Murphy '77 (coach)
The 1982 Lightweight Crew Team became known as the "lightweight eight" and was a two time champion of Western Sprints (now the Pacific Coast Rowing Championship) in 1981 and 1982. This team was the last Santa Clara team to compete at the Henley Royal Regatta in England. Oarsman Michael Connors '83 became the Santa Clara Women's Rowing coach from 1986-92. 
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