University of California Athletics

A three-time Olympian who won a gold medal for his native Canada in the eight at the 2008 Games in Beijing, Jake Wetzel is one of the most accomplished rowers in Cal history. He rowed for the United States at the 2000 Olympics, taking seventh in the four, then won silver in the four at the 2004 Games with Canada. In addition, he claimed gold in the four at the 2003 World Championships and in the eight at the 2007 World Championships. While at Cal, Wetzel led the freshman boat to the IRA title in 1998, then helped the varsity eight to national crowns in 1999, 2001 and 2002. Selected All-Pac-10 as a senior, he later won the Oxford/Cambridge boat race in 2006 while completing his master’s degree in financial economics at Oxford. Wetzel later completed his Ph.D. in finance from the University of British Columbia.