Wisconsin Badgers

Awards: Academic All-Big Ten (2017, 2018) ... 2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar... 2017 and 2018 Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Naitonal Scholar Athlete Award recipient

2017-18: Sat three seat with the lightweight eight and took seventh place at the IRA National Championships (June 3) ... rowed seven seat with the lightweight eight and placed third at Eastern Sprints (April 29) ... sat seven seat and placed first with the open eight at the SIRA Regatta (April 22) ... raced seven seat with lightweight eight and took fourth at Knecht Cup (April 14) ... sat three seat with lightweight eight and earned fourth at Frozen vs Sunshine Regatta (March 31) ... 2018 Academic All-Big Ten Honoree... 2018 CRCA National Scholar Athlete Award recipient

2016-17: Rowed the majority of the season with the lightweight eight … placed fourth at the IRA National Championships in a time of 6 minutes, 36.444 seconds (June 4) … placed second at the Dad Vail Regatta with the eight (May 13) … came in second at the Eastern Sprints (April 30) … swept Grand Valley State University in three races (April 23) … placed fifth in the Knecht Cup petite final (April 9) … during the fall season, helped the collegiate eight to second place at Head of the Rock (Oct. 9) … also took second place with a collegiate pair at Head of the Rock … 2017 Academic All-Big Ten … 2017 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … 2017 CRCA National Scholar Athlete Award recipient

2015-16: Placed fourth at the 2016 IRA National Championships with the lightweight eight (June 4-5)... stroked the first lightweight eight to a third-place finish at the EAWRC Sprints (May 1)... stroke seat for the collegiate eight that placed third at the Big Ten/ Big 12 Invite (April 23)... helped the first lightweight eight to third place at the Charles River Lightweight Invitational (April 17)... stroked the first varsity eight that placed third at the Knecht Cup (April 10)... 2016 Academic All-Big Ten honoree... 2016 CRCA Scholar-Athlete recipient

2014-15: Rowed two seat for lightweight eight that placed fifth at 2015 IRA National Championships (May 31) ... two seat for lightweight eight that took third at EAWRC Sprints (May 3) ... six seat for lightweight eight that placed first and second in Boston Round Robin races (April 19) ... five seat for lightweight eight that finished fourth at Knecht Cup (April 13) ... five seat for lightweight eight that took fifth at Head of the Rock (Oct. 12) ... six seat for lightweight eight that took ninth at Milwaukee River Challenge (Sept. 20) 

High School: Rowed four years ... took third place in the lightweight eight and sixth in the lightweight pair at the 2014 Youth Nationals ... placed fourth in the youth four at the 2012 Head of the Charles ... took fifth place in the lightweight eight at the 2011 Youth Nationals

Personal: Parents are Heike and Jim ... has four brothers, Brady, Brendan, Joe and PJ ... has a sister, Shannon ... major is nutritional sciences

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: "Many of my family members have attended. I have been a Badgers fan since I was young."

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: "Wisconsin rowing allows me to challenge myself and become a better athlete. It has brought me closer to many amazing people and helped me become an all-around better teammate."