2015-16 Men's Rowing Roster

Ben Flaherty

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown St. Glastonbury, Conn.
  • Height 5-7

Biography

2015-16 (Senior): Coxed the second varsity eight to a sixth place finish at the Eastern Sprints and a fifth place finish at the IRA National Championships... steered the boat to win at the Stanford Invite and against Northeastern, as well as helping the boat to second place against Boston and MIT... led the varsity eight to a third place finish at the Devil's Lake Dual... steered the third varsity eight to a first place finish against Syracuse.

2014-15 (Junior): Led the varsity eight boat as the coxswain two times in the 2015 spring season, finishing first against MIT in the Devil’s Lake Challenge and coming in second against Boston University in the same competition…coxswain for the second varsity eight boats that finished 12th at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships in May, first place against Stanford and Oregon State at the Stanford Invitational and finished second behind California at the Stanford Invitational…sat coxswain for the third varsity eight boat and finished ninth at the EARC Sprints

2013-14 (Sophomore): Led the varsity four boat as coxswain to a tenth-place finish in the Head of the Charles during the 2013 fall racing season...coxswain for the second varsity eight boats that defeated Oregon State and Stanford in the Stanford Invite and came second to California, Boston University and Northeastern during spring meets...sat coxswain in the third varsity eight boat during the Eastern Conference Sprints, where the crew placed eighth overall against the Eastern Association for Rowing Colleges conference teams...competed in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships with the lightweight varsity four boat as coxswain, snatching the bronze in a third-place overall finish.

2012-13 (Freshman): Directed the first novice eight boat and the novice four boat as coxswain in the boats' wins over Minnesota and Milwaukee School of Engineering...coxswain for the second novice eight crew that conquered the 2013 Eastern Conference Sprints, finishing in first place before all other teams in the Eastern Association for Rowing Colleges conference.

Personal: Major is political science

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

    5'7"

  • 2015-16Senior

    5'7"