2025-26 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster

Ruffin Bryant
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greenwich, Conn.
Honors: (2024-2025, 2025-2026) Academic All-Big Ten
2025-26: Came in 28th place with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles. Finished 1st with the varsity eight at the Princeton Chase for the MEN's 8+ Round 2 race. Came in 1st with the varsity eight at the Marietta Duel.  Came in 1st with the varsity eight boat at the Cal Classic. Finished in 2nd place to Columbia at the Lake Morey Invite. Finished 12th with the varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints. Placed 3rd with the varsity eight boat in the 3 Final at the 2026 IRA National Championships
2024-25: Rowed two seat in varsity eight that placed 14th at 2025 IRA National Championships ... boat took ninth at Eastern Sprints
2023-24: Placed first at the Bald Eagle Invite with the FRESHMAN/NOVICE 4+ Lineup A. Placed second with the FRESHMAN/NOVICE 8+ A at the Bald Eagle Invite. Placed first at the Pac-12 invite with the Third Varsity Eight. Placed 13th at the IRA National Championship with the Third Varsity Eight.
High School:Â Attended Brunswick High School ... served as team captain for rowing ... attended US Under-19 selection camp ... played 15 years of hockey
Personal: Parents are Mark Bryant and Verena Decholnoky ... sister, Phelan Bryant, rows at Dartmouth ... singer/songwriter on guitar ... major is biomedical engineering
Reason for choosing UW-Madison:Â Good engineering, awesome town, good rowing
What Wisconsin Rowing means to me:Â Grit and the drive to outwork your competitors
2025-26: Came in 28th place with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles. Finished 1st with the varsity eight at the Princeton Chase for the MEN's 8+ Round 2 race. Came in 1st with the varsity eight at the Marietta Duel.  Came in 1st with the varsity eight boat at the Cal Classic. Finished in 2nd place to Columbia at the Lake Morey Invite. Finished 12th with the varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints. Placed 3rd with the varsity eight boat in the 3 Final at the 2026 IRA National Championships
2024-25: Rowed two seat in varsity eight that placed 14th at 2025 IRA National Championships ... boat took ninth at Eastern Sprints
2023-24: Placed first at the Bald Eagle Invite with the FRESHMAN/NOVICE 4+ Lineup A. Placed second with the FRESHMAN/NOVICE 8+ A at the Bald Eagle Invite. Placed first at the Pac-12 invite with the Third Varsity Eight. Placed 13th at the IRA National Championship with the Third Varsity Eight.
High School:Â Attended Brunswick High School ... served as team captain for rowing ... attended US Under-19 selection camp ... played 15 years of hockey
Personal: Parents are Mark Bryant and Verena Decholnoky ... sister, Phelan Bryant, rows at Dartmouth ... singer/songwriter on guitar ... major is biomedical engineering
Reason for choosing UW-Madison:Â Good engineering, awesome town, good rowing
What Wisconsin Rowing means to me:Â Grit and the drive to outwork your competitors
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