Stanford junior Brennan Wertz is part of the United States men's eight that will compete for a gold medal Sunday at the Under 23 World Rowing Championships on Lake Malta.

Stanford junior Brennan Wertz was named to the USRowing Under 23 national team this week, and will compete in the U23 World Championships in Poznan Poland July 25-29.

Ten Stanford student-athletes were named to the Intercollegiate Rowing Association All-Academic team on Thursday.

Stanford men's rowing completed the 2018 season with a Bronze team finish in the Pac-12 Championships and an 11th-place finish at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships.

Headlined by nine first team selections, Stanford placed 22 student-athletes on the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic squads, the most in the conference for the second year in a row.

The Stanford men's rowing varsity eight placed fifth in the Petite Final during a weather-shortened Intercollegiate Rowing Championships Sunday morning on Mercer Lake.