Balthasar Issa

Height:
6-5
Weight:
177
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gerrard's Cross, United Kingdom
Last School(s):
Dr. Challoner's Grammar School

Honors:

2022 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2021 IRCA Scholar-Athlete
2021 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

International:

Finished fourth in the men's quadruple sculls for Great Britain at the U23 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Competed in the M4+ that advanced to the championship round in the 2022 Prince Albert Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in the United Kingdom.

As a Senior (2023):

Rowed in the V8+ that defeated the Oregon State V8+, Colgate V8+ and Drexel V8+ at the Las Vegas Invitational.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that won the Sharp Memorial Cup and Anderson Borthwick Memorial Trophy at the San Diego Crew Classic.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that defeated Northeastern, Boston and Syracuse at the Pac-12 Invitational.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that defeated the Huskies at the Washington dual.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that defeated the Cardinal at the Big Row.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that took first place at the Pac-12 Championships.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that won the Kennedy Challenge Cup at the IRA National Championships.

As a Junior (2022):

Rowed in the V8+ that swept races against Santa Clara, San Diego, Drexel and Oregon State at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational.
Rowed in the 2V8+ boat that defeated Northeastern in the Pac-12 Challenge.
Rowed in the 2V8+ the defeated Washington to help reclaim the Schoch Cup.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that won the Pac-12 Championship.
Rowed in the 2V8+ that placed second at the IRA National Championships.

As a Sophomore (2021):

Helped the V8+ defeat Stanford in the Big Row.
Was also in the V8+ that took second at the Pac-12 Championships.
Rowed in the V8+ that took second in the Grand Finals of the IRA National Championships.

As a Freshman (2020):

Rowed with the Freshman Eight that won the UC Challenge Cup.
Also competed at the Princeton Chase.

High School/Club: Won national championship and set a course record in the quad as a senior. ... Finalist at the Henley Royal Regatta. ... rowed at the 2019 World Junior Championships.

Personal: Parents are Thomas and Maike Issa. ... Undeclared major. ... also played rugby in high school

Monday, December 01

Monday, November 11

Tuesday, May 16

Thursday, December 15

17 Bears Bound For Senior World Championships

Saturday, August 22

Cal Men's Rowers at 2026 U23 World Championships

Bears Bring Home World Medals

Wednesday, July 29

Bears To Represent Multiple Nations At U23 World Championships

Wednesday, July 22

MROW Pablo Moreno and Alex Baroni at 2026 IRA National Championships

5 Rowers Named IRCA All-Americans

Thursday, June 25

California Golden Bears Athletics

2022-23 Men's Rowing Roster

Roster

Savannah Adamo

Josh Anderson

Luciano Andreuccetti

Jamie Arnold

Thomas Barbey

Alexander Baroni

Tommy Barrell

Brody Bottomley

Dan Bradbery

Leonard Brahms

Frederik Breuer

Marcus Cameron

Harry Cox

Campbell Crouch

Angus Dawson

William Deutchman III

Gennaro di Mauro

Farley Dimond-Brown

Adrian Enders

Guy Ferrera

Grant Fisher

Henry Furrer

Matthew Gallagher

Alon Gibor

Iwan Hadfield

Dane Halkiw

Jack Hanson

Thomas Heerding

Bret Holt

Balthasar Issa

Iliad Izadi

Owen Keating

Elliott Kemp

Nicholas Koudriaev

Tobias Kristensen

Tyler Kurth

Logan MacKinney

Ollie Maclean

Harry Manton

Pablo Moreno

Wilson Morton

Oscar Neil

Ethan Nghiem

Anna O'Reilly

Emilio Pappalettera

Clinton Regen

Walker Reid

Gus Rodriguez

Fred Roper

Tim Roth

Keith Ryan

Henrik Siemering

Schuyler St. Germain

Adam Stephenson

Christian Tabash

Andrew Treger

Jedin Truong

Luca Vieira

Matthew Waddell

Michael Walker

Chris Weiss

Daton Wolfaardt

Fritz Wright