Career Accolades

  • IRCA All-America second team (2021)
  • IRCA First Team All-American (2022)
  • Two-time IRCA Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022)
  • Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year (2019)
  • Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)

As a Senior (2021-22)

  • 2022 IRCA First Team All-American
  • IRCA Scholar-Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Rowed in the 5 seat of the Cardinal’s varsity eight boat that competed in a dual at Washington
  • Rowed in the 5 seat of the varsity eight boat that topped Northeastern and Wisconsin and fell to Syracuse at the Pac-12 Invitational
  • Rowed in the stroke seat of the varsity eight boat that bested Oregon State at the Collegiate Covered Bridge Regatta
  • Part of Stanford’s varsity eight boat that earned a third-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Led varsity eight boat to a 13th-place finish at the 2022 IRA Championships as the 5 seat

As a Junior (2020-21)

  • IRCA All-America second team
  • IRCA National Scholar Athlete
  • Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Rowed in the 5 seat for the varsity eight in the season opener against Washington
  • Stroked the varsity eight in head-to-head wins over Oregon State and Santa Clara, and in the Big Row against Cal
  • Helped the varsity eight to third place at the Pac-12 championships as the 5 seat
  • Rowed in the 5 seat for the varsity eight at the IRA Championships, helping lead Stanford to fifth place in the grand final

As a Sophomore (2019-20)

  • USRowing under-23 national team selection camp
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Season canceled

As a Freshman (2018-19)

  • Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year, joining Austin Hack (2012) as the only individuals in school history to earn the honor
  • Member of the Varsity Eight, which placed 10th at the IRA Championships

International Competition

  • Raced as the United States men's 1x at the 2019 U23 World Rowing Championships
  • Competed in two Junior National Team quads in 2017 and 2018
  • Finished 17th the single at the 2019 World Rowing Under-23 Championships
  • Finished 10th in the quadruple sculls at the 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships
  • Finished seventh in the quadruple sculls at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships

Prior to Stanford

  • Won 2018 Youth National Championships in the single scull
  • Won the under-19 event at the 2018 World Indoor Rowing Championships
  • Won the single sculls at the 2018 USRowing Youth National Championships
  • Won the single sculls at the 2017 and 2018 SRAA National Championships

     
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2019-20
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6-6 / 210 lbs
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2020-21
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6-6 / 210 lbs
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2021-22
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6-6 / 210 lbs