2024-25 Men's Rowing Roster

Zach Franzen

Alexander Baroni

  • Height 6-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Perth, Western Australia
  • Last School(s) Trinity College

Biography

Honors and Awards:
  • 2025 MPSF All-Academic Team
  • 2024 IRCA First-Team All-American
  • 2024 All-Pac-12 Team
International:
  • Competed in the Australian men's four at the 2025 World Rowing Cup II.
  • Competed in the Australian men's eight at the 2025 World Rowing Cup I and came in fifth in the A final.
  • Earned the bronze at the 2024 U23 World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria for Australia in the men's eight. 
  • Competed in the men's eight for Australia at the 2023 U23 World Championships and finished fourth in the A final.
As a Junior (2025):
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated San Diego, Drexel and Oregon State at the Redwood Shores Invitational.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated Wisconsin and Santa Clara at the Cal/Stanford Invitational.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated Yale and Brown at the Redwood Shores Challenge.
  • Rowed in the 2V8+ at the Washington duel.
  • Rowed in the 2V8+ that defeated Stanford in the Big Row.
  • Rowed in the 2V8+ that finished second at the MPSF Championships.
  • Rowed in the 2V8+ that finished third in the grand final at the IRA Championships.


As a Sophomore (2024):
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated UCSD, Santa Clara and Drexel at the Las Vegas Invitational. 
  • Rowed in the V8+ that defeated Wisconsin, La Salle and Syracuse at the Pac-12 Challenge.
  • Rowed in the V8+ in the dual against Washington.
  • Rowed in the V8+ in the win against Stanford in the Big Row.
  • Rowed in the V8+ that placed second at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Rowed in the V8+ the finished third in the grand final at the IRA National Championships.


As a Freshman (2023):
  • Rowed in the freshman 8+ that defeated the Santa Clara V8+, UCLA V8+ and UCSD V8+ at the California Challenge Cup.
  • Rowed in the freshman 8+ that won the Derek Guelker Memorial Cup and placed second in the Anderson Borthwick Memorial Trophy final at the San Diego Crew Classic. 
  • Rowed in the freshman 8+ that defeated the San Diego V8+ at the Ebright Invitational.
  • Rowed in the freshman 8+ that defeated the Wisconsin 3V8+ at the Pac-12 Challenge. 
  • Rowed in the freshman 8+ that defeated the Huskies in the Washington dual.
  • Rowed in the freshman 8+ that placed first at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Rowed in the 3V8+ that won the Stewards Cup and IRA Championship.
High School/Club: Competed for the Western Australia Rowing Club…named Best All-Around Athlete in high school in 2021…competed on the 2021 U19 Australian National Team…received ATAR High Distinction honors in high school
 
Personal: Mother is Jillian Baroni…has two sisters Ruth and Clare

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    6'7"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    6'7"
  • 2024-25Junior

    6'7"