Baum should add a lot to a sputtering men's rowing program. Yale finished 2nd behind Washington and ahead of Cal in this year's championships. Yale actually defeated UDubb in the Varsity 8 Grand Final with Cal a distant third. The Bears also finished 3rd in the third varsity 8 final behind the Huskies & the Ivy League opponent.
http://calbears.com/documents/2018/6/3//IRA_Day3_results.pdfI am a novice crew fan but I do follow the results every year for the men and women. This year was the initial time
that I can remember that the Bear men's team finished 3rd in eons...The Cal women upset Washington in a shocker to take the national crown, too. GO BEARS!