Austin Hack Season 2012-13

National Team

• Competed for the United States Senior National team in 2013, the U-23 National Team from 2011-12 and the U.S. Junior National Team from 2009-10 
• Part of the U.S. men's eight that rowed to a gold medal at the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup #3 event in Lucerne, Switzerland, his first gold with the senior national team 
• Helped the U.S. eight to the bronze medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju, South Korea 
• Notched a fourth place finish in the Men’s Pair at the 2012 World Rowing U-23 Championships in Trakai, Lithuania 
• Won gold in the Men’s 8+ with the U.S. Team at the 2011 U-23 World Championships in Amsterdam 
• Won gold in the Junior Men’s 8+ at the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic 
• Finished fourth in the Junior Men’s 8+ at the 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships in Brive-la-Gaillarde, France.

2013-14 (Senior)

• Pac-12 Athlete of the Year 
• All-Pac-12 team 
• Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year 
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team 
• IRA All-Academic team
• Team captain 
• Member of the varsity eight lineup
• Tallied two race victories, including the C Final to place 13th at the IRA National Championships
• Won a bronze medal at the Pac-12 Championships 
• Went undefeated in three races at the Stanford Invitational, posting victories over No. 12 Wisconsin, UCSD and USD 
• Led Stanford to a first place finish in the Varsity Eight at the Davis Invitational while placing second in the Varsity Four
• Defeated Oregon State in head-to-head action
• Lost to No. 2 Cal in the Big Row
• Finished third at the San Diego Crew Classic after winning its heat on the first day
• Lost to Washington in a dual 
• Stroked the Cardinal to a third place finish in the Men’s Championship Four at the 49th Head of the Charles regatta

2012-13 (Junior)

• Finalist for the USRowing Collegiate Athlete of the Year 
• Named the Pac-12 Men's Rowing Athlete of the Year 
• All-Pac-12 team selection
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team choice 
• IRA All-Academic team 
• Stroked the Varsity 8+ to two wins over Cal 
• Led the Varsity I Eight to a silver finish at the Pac-12 Championships
• Member of the men’s four that captured the Championship Four class at the Head of the Charles regatta
• Placed eighth at the IRA Championships in the Varsity I Eight

2011-12 (Sophomore)

• Named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year 
• All-Pac-12 team selection 
• Pac-12 All-Academic first team choice 
• Member of the Varsity I Eight that placed 14th overall after taking second place in the third final at the IRA National Championships 
• Claimed bronze in the Varsity I Eight at the Pac-12 Championships 
• Sat in the No. 3 seat of Stanford's four that took sixth in the championship four event of the Head of the Charles

2010-11 (Freshman)

• Rowed with the Varsity squad through the PAC-10 Championships, then stroked the Frosh 8+ that took 9th at the IRA 
• Placed second in the Copley Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic 
• Took second in the Varsity I Eight and Varsity A Four at the Newport Autumn Rowing Festival 
• Also finished second in the Windermere Cup Varsity I Eight race

High School

• Graduated in 2010 from Lyme-Old Lyme High School 
• Four-year member of the varsity rowing team, including two years as captain of the squad 
• Took fourth and first in the 8+ at the 2009 and 2010 Junior World Rowing Championships, respectively 
• Won the junior 4+ at the 2008 USRowing Club National Championships 
• Won the junior four and eight at the CanAmMex Regatta
• Made four appearances at the NEIRA Championships 
• Placed fifth in the Senior Double Sculls at the 2008 Stotesbury Cup Regatta 
• Also a varsity basketball player 
• Made it to the 2010 state tournament in basketball

Personal

• Born in Springfield, Mass. 
• Parents are Gregory and Barbara Hack 
• Has two siblings, Amalia and Olivia 
• Father, Gregory, was a rower at Brown 
• Mother, Barbara, was a rower at Dartmouth 
• Sister, Amalia, is a rower at Franklin and Marshall College 
• Majoring in political science with a minor in modern languages (German/Arabic) 
• National Merit Finalist