Will Spencer Season 2014-15

2016-17 (Junior)
• First Team Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Named to the IRA All-Academic squad
• Rowed in the third varsity eight, primarily serving in the six-seat
• Member of the third varsity eight that placed fourth in the third-level final at the IRA Championships
• Third varsity eight finished fourth in the Pac-12 Championships

2015-16 (Sophomore)
• First Team Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Named to the IRA All-Academic squad
• Rowed in the varsity eight and the varsity four during the season
• Competed in the varsity four at the IRA Championships
• Rowed in the varsity eight that defeated Oregon State in the season opener
• A member of the second varsity eight that placed third at the Pac-12 Championships
• Also rowed in the second varsity eight at the Windermere Cup in Seattle

2014-15 (Freshman)
• IRA Varsity Four bronze medalist
• Split time with the varsity eight and second varsity eight
• Notched seven race wins on the season
• Earned a bronze medal with a third place finish in the IRA Grand Final of the varsity four
• Won both the heat and semifinal of the varsity four event at the IRA's
• Finished fourth at the Pac-12 Championships with the 2V8
• Claimed victories over No. 17 Oregon State and No. 11 Wisconsin at the Pac-12 Challenge
• Recorded wins with the 2V8 over UC Davis and UC San Diego at the Stanford Invitational
• Earned a spot in the varsity eight to start the spring and finished third at the San Diego Crew Classic
• Lost to No. 1 Cal with the varsity eight at the Big Row
• Took second with the varsity eight in a dual against No. 8 Boston University
• Made his collegiate debut at the Head of the American, earning a win in the open 8+ and placing second in the open 4+

National Team
• Finished sixth in the coxed four for Team USA at the 2015 U-23 World Championships
• Named to the U-23 World Championships roster for the U.S. after winning the coxed four at the trials

High School
• Graduated in 2014 from The Overlake School
• Rowed for the Sammamish Rowing Association and Seattle Area Rowing Association
• Third place in the junior 8+ at US Club Nationals in 2014
• Sixth place in the varsity eight at the US Junior National Championships in 2013
• Second place in the junior eight at the Head of the Charles in 2012
• Received the Ryan D. Monahan Award for sportsmanship and dedication to the team in 2014
• Also competed in basketball and tennis
• Three-time Academic State Championships in basketball
• Ranked among the top 10 chess players in Washington State each year in high school

Personal
• Born in Redmond, Wash.
• Parents are Bill and Alee Spencer
• Has two siblings, Caroline and John
• Father, Bill, rowed at Harvard and won the first pair race at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1985