2024-25 Men's Rowing Roster

Taj Chunawala

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Los Gatos, CA
  • High School Los Gatos High School
  • Height 5-8
  • Major Chemical Engineering

Biography

High School:

  • Attended Los Gatos High School in Los Gatos, CA
  • 6 years as a coxswain
  • Competed at Youth Nationals in 2022 winning the u17 4+
  • Competed at Head of the Charles 2022 and 2023 getting 4th place out of 90 both years
  • Raced overseas at Henley Royal Regatta in Summer 2024
  • Won US rowing Scholastic Honor Roll
  • Competed with the U19 Selection Development Team.

Personal:

  • Parents are Sabiha and Shakil
  • Has two siblings, Zeeshaan and Faizaan
  • Major: Chemical Engineering
  • Competed and Won at Youth National Championships 2022
  • Competed internationally at Royal Henley Regatta 2024
     

Why Wisconsin: 

"I wanted a new change of environment compared to California and I loved the culture and city of Madison."

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: 

"Wisconsin Rowing means the opportunity to represent a more than a century long varsity sport."