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Brooks Dagman enters his 16th season as the Head Coach of Men's Rowing at USD. Over the past 15 seasons, Dagman has turned the USD Men's Crew Program into one of the most respected programs in the west. During his tenure, Dagman has consistantly guided USD into the medals at both the regional and national level.
In 2005, the Toreros closed out season in fine fashion with gold and silver performances at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships (WIRAs). USD's Novice Four won gold (and collected 16 sets of opponents racing shirts) while the Varsity Four collected silver. The win at WIRAs is the program's first set of golds at a major regional race in several years.
The 2006 season was highlighted with some of the strongest racing performances in the program's history. The varsity eight raced to important dual race wins against Santa Clara and UCLA and finished with bronze medals at the WCC championships. The varsity also posted impressive wins at the City Championships in both the heavyweight and lightweight four races, with the lightweights going on to a silver medal race at the WIRAs. The novice program collected several sets of medals, with the final set of medals coming with an impressive come-from-behind sprint to finish third at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia. This set of bronze medals marks the first set of medals collected by USD in the eight at a season ending Eastern championship race. Besides his USD position, he has also served as assistant coach on the U.S. National Rowing Team which competed in the Pan American Games in Argentina; has worked with the national team at Lake Otay; been President of the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association; and served as the southwest representative for the Mens Olympic Rowing Committee. Dagman was named to the USD post in 1992 after seving as senior assistant coach at UCLA from 1986-91. He earned three varsity letters as an oarsman for the Bruins (1982-85), receiving the team's Most Valuable Oarsman Award in 1984. Brooks and his wife, Barbara, reside in Lemon Grove with their daughter, Madeleine (13), and son, Hayden (1).
