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Men's Rowing

Player Bio: Alex Syverson

  Alex Syverson
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
Southwest
Height / Weight:
6-6 / 195
Major:
Economics

07/01/2011

2010-11 Sport-by-Sport Recaps

Relive 2010-2011 seasons for all 35 Stanford sports.

2010-11: Named to Pac-10 All-Academic first team ... member of All-Pac-10 Team ... Placed second in the Copley Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic.

2008-09: Finished third in the Varsity 8+ at the 2009 IRA National Championships ... finished second in the Varsity 8+ at the 2009 Pac-10 Championships.

2007-08: Advanced to the semifinals of the Temple Challenge Cup at the Royal Henley Regatta in England ... seventh in the Frosh 8+ at the 2008 IRA ... bronze medal in the Frosh 8+ at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships ... won the Frosh/Novice 8+ at the 2007 Newport Fall Regatta.

High School: Rowed, ran cross-country, Nordic skied and played Ultimate Frisbee ... competed in the 2006 Head of the Charles in his first year rowing ... was elected to play for the Minnesota State Ultimate Frisbee team at Nationals three times.

Personal: Only negative thing about Stanford, "The shower heads only come up to my shoulder" ... has two sisters, Abby and Britta ... Abby is a senior volelyball player at George Washington, and Britta is a freshman rower at UCLA ... parents are Carol and Brad Syverson.