USD Men's Rowing 2008-2009

MEET THE TOREROS

GEOFF WILSON Height: 6'3" Year: Junior Position: Starboard Hometown: San Clemente, CA

CONNOR WITT Height: 5' 10" Year: Sophomore Position: Starboard Hometown: Gardnerville, NV

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JOSH WINTERS Height: 6'0" Year:Junior Position: Starboard Hometown: Burbank, CA

DANTE WALKER Height: 6'0" Year: Sophomore Position: Port Hometown: Grand Junction, CO

David Janiak

Assistant Coach

2nd Year

David Janiak, a US Rowing Level II certified coach, is entering hissecond season asAssistant Varsity and Head Novice coach for Men'sRowing under Head Coach Brooks Dagman. In Janiak's first season with the Toreros saw him lead the Novice boat to its best ever season including a second place finish at the Dad Vail regatta in the eight, a WIRA Championship in the 4 and victories in both the eight and four at the City Championships.

David rowed at Cal Berkeley from 1998 - 2000. During that time Cal was winner of t he San Diego Crew Classic, Pac-10 Championships and IRAs. A recruited novice, Janiak learned rowi ng from acknowledged masters of the sport Steve Gladstone and Craig Amerkhanian .While living in Prague, he competitively rowed for a club that included Czech national team members, currently David rows competitive ly with the SDRC.

Coach Janiak lives in San Diego with his wife Heather, a former professional volleyball player in Europe as well as a four-year varsity player at Cal.Janiak holds a degree in Philosophy from Cal.