Al Acosta serves as Head Coach for University of California, Berkeley's Women's Rowing program in Berkeley. The Cal source profile describes Acosta's current role and recent program context, including that Al Acosta, a 1993 University of California, Berkeley graduate who has led the Golden Bears to two NCAA championships, is entering his 12th season leading the Cal program in 2025-26. Acosta arrived at Cal in 2014 after a successful 13-year stint guiding Stanford's lightweight team.
The same profile adds background on Acosta's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. After another national runner-up finish in 2017, Acosta again led the Bears to the national championship in 2018. Acosta, who grew up in Berkeley, attended Berkeley High School and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cal with a degree in fine arts in 1993, started the Stanford lightweight program in 2001-02 and guided the Cardinal for 13 consecutive years. Prior to accepting his role at Stanford, Acosta coached junior boys and girls at one of the country’s top junior programs, the Oakland Strokes, for eight years. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Al Acosta brings to the Women's Rowing staff.
