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Table of ContentsGeneralLocation ..............................................................................New York, N.Y. �00�7Founded ........................................................................................................�754Enrollment ....................................................................................................5,708President .....................................................................................Lee C. BollingerDirector of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education .........Dr. M. Dianne MurphyColors ...............................................................................Columbia Blue & WhiteNickname......................................................................................................LionsAffiliation ...................................................................................... NCAA Division IConference .......................................................................................... Ivy LeagueWebsite ...................................................................................gocolumbialions.com

Head Coach................................. Mike Zimmer, ��st season, 7th as head coachAddress ............................................... Dodge Physical Fitness Center, MC �9��...................................................................�0�0 Broadway, New York, NY �00�7Zimmer Phone ................................................................................ ���-854-�4�8Zimmer Email ......................................................................mcz�@columbia.eduAssistant Coach............................................................. Jon Douglas, 4th seasonDouglas Phone ............................................................................... ���-854-�7�9Douglas Email ...................................................................jd�587@columbia.eduCaptains ........................................................................................................ TBD

Rowing Contact ...............................................................................Pete McHughEmail...............................................................................ptm��0�@columbia.eduOffice Phone ................................................................................... ���-854-7064Fax.................................................................................................. ���-854-8�68

The �0�0 Columbia Heavyweight Rowing media guide was written, designed and edited by Pete McHugh, Assistant Director of Sports Information/Media Rela-tions. Additional editorial assistance provided by Bill Steinman. Photos by Gene Boyars, Mike McLaughlin, Eileen Barroso and Char Smullyan. Printing by Regis-ter Graphics, Inc.

This is Columbia University ................................ �-4

Rowing in New York City ....................................... 5

Program History..................................................... 6

Coaches ............................................................. 7-8

Roster .................................................................... 9

Columbia University AthleticsMission Statement

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics of Columbia University in the City of New York serves the needs of its students, faculty, staff, alumni and the New York City community. To achieve and maintain excellence, we will:

•Recruit student-athletes who will excel inour academic and athletic environment•Foster the physical, mental and emotionaldevelopment of our student-athletes•Strengthen the bonds between the Universityand its alumni•Provide outstanding entertainment•Promote and exhibit appropriate sportingbehavior by student-athletes, coaches, administratorsand fans•Instill integrity and values that enhancedecision-making•Comply with all NCAA and Ivy League rules and regulations•Empower the Columbia community through adiverse and equitable athletics program that meetsthe needs of students, alumni, faculty and staff

Heavyweight Rowing

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NEW YORK CITY ISFrom its beginnings in a schoolhouse in lower Manhattan, Columbia University has grown to encompass two principal campus-es in New York City: the historic, neoclas-sical campus in the Morningside Heights neighborhood and the modern Medical Center further uptown, in Washington Heights.

In New York, the greatest city in the world has everything at your fingertips. A baseball game at Yankee Stadium, a world-class Broadway show, or just a ride around the city where neighborhoods flow freely into one another, New York has it all.

Today, Columbia is one of the top academic and research institutions in the world, con-ducting pathbreaking research in medicine, science, the arts, and the humanities. It in-cludes three undergraduate schools, thir-teen graduate and professional schools, and a school of continuing education.

A member of the Ivy League, Columbia sponsors 29 intercollegiate varsity sports for men and women which compete at the Division I level. Columbia has won 11 Ivy League titles over the past three years, the most in any three-year span in school his-tory.

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COLUMBIA’S HOME

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BARACK OBAMA COLUMBIA COLLEGECLASS OF 1983

44TH PRESIDENT OFTHE UNITED STATESColumbia University has produced a large number of distinguished alumni in many different fields, including but not limited to:David Altchek, CC 1978 • Renowned orthopedic surgeonRoone Arledge, CC 1952 • Former president, ABC News & SportsCaitlin “Katy” Bilodeau, CC 1987 • Two-time OlympianKatherine Boo, BC 1988 • Reporter, The Washington PostWilliam V. Campbell, CC 1962 • Chairman, Intuit, Inc.DeWitt Clinton, CC 1786 • Former N.Y. state senator and governorGary Cohen, CC 1981 • TV play-by-play announcer, New York Mets Brian De Palma, CC 1962 • FilmmakerBrian Dennehy, CC 1960 • Actor, Tony award-winnerAmelia Earhart, GS 1919-1920 • AviatorEileen Ford, BC 1943 • Co-founder, Ford Modeling AgencyChet Forte, CC 1957 • Director, creator of “Monday Night Football”Matthew Fox, CC 1989 • Actor, “Lost”, “We Are Marshall”Ellen Futter, BC 1971 • Barnard College President EmeritaArt Garfunkel, CC 1965 • Musician, Grammy award-winnerLou Gehrig, CC 1923-25 • Baseball Hall of Fame inducteeAllen Ginsberg, CC 1948 • Author, Howl and Other PoemsJudd Gregg, CC 1969 • U.S. Senator, New HampshireMaggie Gyllenhaal, CC 1999 • Actress, “The Dark Knight”Alexander Hamilton, King’s College 1774-76 • Secretary of the TreasuryPatricia Highsmith, BC 1942 • Author, The Talented Mr. RipleyEric Holder, CC 1973 • United States Attorney GeneralLangston Hughes, School of Mines 1921-22 • PoetZora Neale Hurston, BC 1928 • Author, Their Eyes Were Watching GodJohn Jay, King’s College 1764 • Judge, statesman, abolitionistJack Kerouac, CC 1940-1942 • Author, On The RoadJeanne Kirkpatrick, BC 1948 • First female U.S. ambassador to the U.N.Joel Klein, CC 1967 • Chancellor, New York City school systemJohn Kluge, CC 1937 • Entrepreneur, founder of Metromedia, Inc.Robert Kraft, CC 1963 • Owner, New England PatriotsGene Larkin, CC 1983 • Former Major League Baseball championAlfred Lerner, CC 1955 • Owner, Cleveland BrownsSid Luckman, CC 1939 • Football Hall of Fame inducteeJim McMillian, CC 1970 • Former NBA championPhilip L. Milstein, CC 1971 • Principal, Ogden CAP PropertiesJanice Min, CC 1990 • Editor-in-Chief, Us Magazine Martha Nelson, BC 1976 • Managing editor, People; founder, InStyleCynthia Nixon, BC 1988 • Actress, “Sex and the City”Anna Paquin, CC 2004 • Actress, “True Blood”Fernando Perez, CC 2004 • Current Major League Baseball player Joan Rivers, BC 1954 • Emmy Award-winning comedienneAttoosa Rubenstein, BC 1993 • Editor-in-chief and creator, CosmoGIRL!Michael Sovern, CC 1953 • Columbia University President EmeritusGeorge Stephanopoulos, CC 1982 • Anchor of ABC’s “This Week”Julia Stiles, CC 2005 • Actress, “Save The Last Dance”Cristina Teuscher, CC 2000 • Olympic gold medalist, swimmingRussell Warren, CC 1962 • New York Giants team physicianMarcellus Wiley, CC 1997 • Former All-Pro football player

Amelia EarhartMarcellus WileyAlexander Hamilton

Robert KraftCristina Teuscher

Janice Min

Jim McMillian

Maggie Gyllenhaal Jack Kerouac

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ROWING IN NEW YORK CITY

Students from every state and virtually all countries pack away memories of small town life to embrace the city where the lights stay on all night. Hanging

out at home is replaced by relaxing on Central Park’s Great lawn; mom’s cooking is replaced by takeout.

With so many opportunities to enjoy the greatest city in the world, inertia-filled students could get lost in the routine of trying to take in the whole experience.

Columbia Rowing provides an anchor for the student- athletes’ life in New York City, providing simple but essential principles like teamwork, effort, diligence and the hunger to excel every time they shove off the dock. Team members’ learn to strike a balance between the rigors of coursework, the daily training sessions and the excitement of the city.

THE COLUMBIA BOATHOUSESIn the summer of �00�, Columbia completed construction of the �9�9 Boathouse, which was built through the generous contributions of Columbia Rowing supporters. The facility, the newest in the Ivy League, is a three-bay shell house, complete with an upper level that includes an erg and weight room and a beautiful meeting area overlooking the water.

The new boathouse is now the centerpiece of a rowing compound in a park-like setting, as the first stage of Columbia’s ambitious reconstruction of its athletic facilities. A new boat shop is expected to be completed in the near future.

The �9�9 Boathouse stands immediately next to the Gould-Remmer Boathouse, which was originally constructed in �895 as the Gould Boathouse at ��6th Street on the Hudson River. It was relocated to its current site, and in �989, was renamed to honor the late Eugene H. Remmer ‘40CC, ‘4�SEAS, a varsity oarsman and longtime supporter of Columbia Athletics.

The buildings sit at one of the most picturesque locations in New York City. They are located aside beautiful Inwood Hill Park, overlooking the confluence of the Harlem and Hudson Rivers and the famed Spuyten Duyvil.

Columbia rowing provides a team of very competitive and supportive student-athletes driven to succeed in all their endeavors.

When the team leaves the Upper West Side campus to the endless miles of water of the Harlem and Hudson rivers there is excitement for practice and the task at hand. With the home race course surrounded by buildings, factories and apartments, the river still acts as a private passageway for Columbia Rowing.

Rowers can feel the tradition and history of this place as their boat race by famous New York landmarks like Yankee Stadium and the George Washington Bridge. Each practice feels like a performance for the whole neighborhood and brings with it a sense of accomplishment, as rowers work toward the goal of defeating ancient rivals and becoming the best racers in the country, in the greatest city in the world.

The �9�9 Boathouse is part of a larger facility, Baker Athletics Complex, which houses the Dick Savitt Tennis Center, Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, which is used for football, track and field and lacrosse; the Columbia Softball Complex, Columbia Field Hockey Venue; Columbia Soccer Stadium and Robertson Field at Satow Baseball Stadium. The facility provides a close, family-like atmosphere to be enjoyed by Columbia’s student-athletes.

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THE PROGRAM’S HISTORYColumbia University boasts three varsity rowing teams; heavyweight men, lightweight men and women. Though each team is independent, the three squads work together to form a strong, unified rowing program.

While each team maintains its own racing schedule, the program frequently travels as one, including two training trips to Melbourne, Florida, and races like the Head of the Charles.

The coaches and student-athletes work together to build fast crews by training and practicing together and sharing facilities and equipment.

One site in which the teams train together is in Columbia’s state-of-the-art crew training facility, one of the best in the nation. The center features 40 Model D Ergometers with computer interfaces and heart rate monitors. It also houses a strength training room, exclusively used by rowers, that includes Olympic lifting stations, multi-lift power areas, bench-pull stations, and cross-training equipment. Best of all, the facility is located on campus in Dodge Physical Fitness Center.

Columbia rowing is the University’s oldest intercollegiate sport, dating back to �857. The varsity crews have been on the Hudson and Harlem Rivers regularly since �870, and have developed a proud rowing tradition.

In �878, Columbia gained international acclaim by winning England’s Henley Royal Regatta, becoming the first Americans to win a race abroad. The following year, Columbia was named one of three teams to compete for the Childs Cup, the oldest American rowing trophy.

Throughout the next �0 years, Columbia established a national reputation in collegiate rowing. In �895, with Cornell and Penn, the Lions competed in the first-ever race for the college championship and finished first. This would come to be known as the Poughkeepsie Regatta, a competition to award the national intercollegiate rowing crown. Presently, this race is known as the IRA Regatta.

During the �9�0s and �9�0s, Columbia was one of the most dominant rowing schools in the nation. From �9�6-�9�9, Columbia led collegiate rowing, winning the national championship three times and finishing second once— behind a California squad that went on to win an Olympic medal.

More recently, Columbia crews have worked hard to achieve and maintain the excellence the University has come to expect. During the past three years, the heavyweight crew has won three Collins Cup races, three Alumni Cup races, three Maxwell Stevenson Cup races, two Lusins Trophy races, the Blackwell cup twice and the Childs Cup once. These regular season successes have led to two births in the Sprints Grand Final and one in the IRA Grand Final and an invite to the Henley Royal Regatta in England.

In �995, the freshman lightweights earned Columbia’s first Eastern Sprints medal in �5 years, and were named the EARC Outstanding Lightweight Boat of the Year. The next year, the varsity lightweights earned national acclaim when they went �0-� and won the Augusta Regatta, the Geiger Cup, and the Subin Cup, and were third in the IRA Regatta, the first Lion varsity crew to medal at the IRA in �5 years.

In �000, the team won the Eastern Sprints, the first time a Columbia varsity has captured the prestigious event, and was third at the National Championship. The same year, it won England’s Marlow Regatta and took its second trip to Henley in three years, again reaching the quarterfinals. The �00� varsity lightweights went ��-�, gained silver medals after finishing second in both the Eastern Sprints and the National Lightweight Championship, and became the first Columbia crew ever to capture all four cup races in a single season. Both the �005 and �006 freshman lightweight eight earned bronze medals by finishing third in the Eastern Sprints. The varsity lightweight fours completed a perfect season, going ��-0.

Columbia women’s crew has been an official varsity sport for �0 years (�986-87) and has established itself strongly in Eastern competition.

First under National Team oarsman and Row�K.com founder, Ed Hewitt ’84CC, and most recently under Melanie Onufrieff, the women’s crew has had several strong seasons. In �998, the varsity earned the bronze medal at the IRA Regatta. In �00�, the squad finished above .500 (7-5) for the first time since �990 (4-�), while the �00� women’s varsity went 7-�, the best record by a women’s varsity at Columbia in �8 years, and the �004 varsity was considered for an NCAA bid.

For the first time since Columbia women’s rowing began in the �980s, a Lion eight-oared shell earned a medal in the Eastern Sprints. The novice eight captured the bronze medal, and the Columbia “A” novice four finished second to gain silver; the �006 varsity eight went 9-5 and won the Petite Final.

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MIKE ZIMMERHead Coach, Director of Rowing21st season, 7th as Heavyweight head coach

After a recent string of national success that culminated in all three Columbia boats finishing among the top �� at the �0�0 IRA Re-gatta, Mike Zimmer embarks on his ��st season at Columbia with eyes of pushing the Lions further up the ladder among the nation’s elite. Zimmer heads into his seventh season as head man of the heavyweight crew, after previously serving as both the Columbia lightweight and women’s head coach.

Over the past three years, Columbia’s varsity eight has won �5 Cup races, five in each season. The Lions strung together consecutive victories in the first five events of the year in �009, including a win at the prestigious Childs Cup over Princeton for the first time in 46 years.

Columbia followed that performance up with a second consecutive win at the Blackwell Cup the following week, where it triumphed last season for the first time in 67 years. The Lions also earned a Max-well Stevenson Cup win for the second straight year after a 45-year hiatus, and finished up the year ranked ��th in the nation.

When Mike Zimmer was named head coach of heavyweight row-ing at Columbia five years ago, everything began to look up for the heavyweights. As someone said then, Mike Zimmer will turn the corner with the heavyweights, you just don’t know when.

“When”, it turns out, was the spring of �008. That’s when Zimmer’s varsity heavyweight eight won five cup races, its most ever. The Lions went on to compile a �0-� record and make the Grand Finals of both the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship

Regatta, the former for the first time since �955, the latter for the first time in the IRA’s modern format. It had taken four years, but Mike Zimmer’s team truly had turned that corner.

Prior to becoming heavyweight coach, Zimmer had spent eight years as head coach of the Lion women’s crew. Under his direction, the Lions were ranked in the nation’s top twenty each of the final four years, and were considered for a berth in the NCAA Champi-onships in �004, his final season.

That year was concluded with one of the best showings in the sea-son-ending EAWRC Sprints in Columbia rowing history. The varsity eight made a great move to seize the lead in the Petite Final, while the novice four earned a Sprints medal by finishing third.

The winner of the Petite Final would finish seventh of all the varsity eights in the East’s strongest conference. And Columbia gained that seventh spot. Although the Light Blue varsity eight had made the Petite Final four times in the previous six years, it had never finished higher than fourth in the race.

The previous season had marked another step in the development of the women’s team; it posted a 7-� record in �00�, its best since the late ‘80s.

Prior to becoming the women’s coach, Zimmer enjoyed six years as head of the Lions’ lightweight men’s team. He was voted lightweight rowing’s EARC Coach of the Year after his �996 team posted a �0-� record and earned a bronze medal for third place at the IRA. At the time, it was the lightweights’ best season in their history.

He has vast experience with men’s rowing, much of it with the Unit-ed States Men’s National Team. Most recently, he guided the U.S. Men’s Lightweight Four to eighth place in the �005 Nations Cup,

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in Amsterdam. In �00�, he led the U.S. lightweight eight to a silver medal at the �00� World Championships. The preceding year his lightweight eight won a bronze. He also served as a coach of the U.S. Under-�� National Team in �000 and �00�. He led the men’s lightweight four without cox to a fifth place in �000 and the men’s pair to fourth place and men’s eight to second-place finishes in �00�.

For his efforts that year, Zimmer was selected as rowing’s Devel-opmental Coach of the Year by the United States Olympic Commit-tee’s Coach Recognition Program.

For many years, he coached the New York Athletic Club, which he led to more than �5 national championships and �5 titles at Canadian Henley, winning the Barnes Trophy as the top men’s club three times.

Zimmer was an accomplished lightweight rower at Princeton. His lightweight eight won the collegiate national championship in �988. He competed in the U.S. National Championships and the Pan American Games Trials, as well as the �988 Koninklijke Regatta on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam.

Following his �988 graduation with a degree in English, he taught and coached in Connecticut for a year, and then became freshman lightweight coach at Princeton. His initial college coaching effort resulted in an undefeated season and an Eastern Sprints champi-onship for his first boat, a 6-� record and third place in the sprints for his second boat, and another third place, in the IRA Regatta, for the Tiger freshman four with coxswain.

Zimmer lives on Morningside Heights, near the Columbia campus.

Assistant CoachFourth season

Jon Douglas is in his fourth year coaching the freshmen heavyweights and recruiting oarsmen for Columbia. Douglas has been an integral part of the heavyweights’ recent suc-cesses, including �5 Cup wins since he joined the staff and three top �� finishes for all three

boats that entered the IRA National Regatta in �0�0. His freshmen capped off the �0�0 season with a berth in the Grand Final of the Eastern Sprints Regatta.

Douglas came to Columbia from the Rutgers, where he served as freshman heavyweight coach and led the Rutgers freshmen to im-pressive regular-season and Eastern Sprints showings while head-ing a productive recruiting effort. Prior to Rutgers, Douglas had been assistant coach of the varsity heavyweights at Cornell from �00�-04.

Douglas served as head coach at Brookline (Mass.) High, leading the Warriors to the �00� and �00� Massachusetts Public School Championship titles. Under his guidance, Brookline qualified for the US Rowing Youth Invitational for the first time in the school’s history.

jon DoUGlAS During the summers of �00� and �004, Douglas served as the as-sistant coach for the U.S.A. Junior National Rowing Team. He led the Junior Men’s Coxed Four to a fourth-place finish at the Junior World Rowing Championships the same year the US eight won the silver medal. Douglas also coached the U.S.A. eight, four and pair to CanAmMex gold medals.

A varsity heavyweight letterman at Cornell, Douglas went on to row for the U.S. National Team during the summer of �00�. Coached by present Columbia heavyweight head coach and director of row-ing Mike Zimmer, Douglas earned a bronze medal with the U.S.A. Lightweight Eight at the �00� Senior World Rowing Champion-ships. He also placed sixth in the International Lightweight Final atthe CRASH-B Championships.

“I’m very excited to have Jon Douglas on the Columbia heavyweight coaching staff,” Zimmer said. “Jon and I worked very well together when he rowed on the �00� National Team. He and I share philoso-phies on the efficacy of hard work and preparation. Jon has been a very diligent recruiter and has instilled the work ethic in the Colum-bia freshmen that they need to succeed at the varsity level.”

Douglas entered the coaching profession after his stint with the Na-tional Team. He received a B.S. in environmental engineering from Cornell University and currently resides in Brooklyn.

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name Cl. Ht. Hometown HighSchool Forrest Anderson Sr. 6-5 New York, N.Y. Bronx ScienceChris Austin Sr. 6-� Nashville, Tenn. Montgomery Bell AcademyStone Cao So. 5-�0 North Grafton, Mass. Noble & Greenough SchoolMatt Celano Sr. 6-� Lafayette Hill, Pa. St. Joseph’s PrepSam Collins So. 6-5 Perth, Australia Trinity College H.S.Mike Donohue So. 6-4 Malvern, Pa. Malvern PrepPat Fernbach Sr. 6-0 Williamsville, N.Y. CanisiusJanelle Geddes Jr.-CC 5-0 Lexington, Ky. Paul Laurence DunbarGreg Hawxhurst Sr. 6-� Syosset, N.Y. ChaminadeRyan Jones So. 6-7 Mount Vernon, N.H. Phillips Exeter AcademyEzra Kebrab So. 6-� Rockville, Md. Richard MontgomerySebastian Kirwan Sr. 6-4 Wilton, Conn. WiltonTom Olivera Jr. 6-� East Rockaway, N.Y. ChaminadeMike Rawlings Jr. 6-� West Chester, Pa. Malvern PrepErik Schiferle So. 6-� Getzville, N.Y. CanisiusKyle Schmidt So. 6-0 Sarasota, Fla. Pine ViewSara Strongman Sr.-CC 5-5 Bethesda, Md. Sidwell Friends SchoolNoah Whitehead So. 6-� Shaker Heights, Ohio HawkenIan Winthrop Jr. 6-� Roxbury, Conn. Phillips Exeter AcademyCharles Wu So. 6-� Shrewsbury, Mass. ShrewsburyMax Zinner Sr. 6-� St. Louis, Mo. Mary Institute and St. Louis CDS

Clemens Auersperg Fr. 6-8 Linz, Austria Akademischhes GymnasiumJohn Clapp Fr. 6-� Rockport, Maine St. Mark’sBen Coombs Fr. 6-� Melbourne, Australia Melbourne GrammarJerome Genova Fr. 6-0 Massapequa Park, N.Y. ChaminadeConnor Jones Fr. 6-� Wilmette, Ill. New TrierDaniel Kolbe Fr. 6-0 Orefield, Pa. The Lawrenceville SchoolBrent Laurint Fr. 6-� Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville EpiscopalSeungki Lee Fr. 5-7 Seoul, South Korea The Lawrenceville SchoolMatt Lonski Fr. 6-� Greenwich, Conn. GreenwichDanny Neilson Fr. 6-5 Wellesley, Mass. Wellesley

HeadCoach: Mike Zimmer, Princeton ‘88 (7th season as heavyweight coach; ��st season at Columbia)assistant/FreshmanCoach: Jon Douglas, Cornell ‘00 (fourth season)rowingathleticTrainer: Anthony Piegaro, Penn State ‘0� (fourth season)boatwright:Vinny Ventura, Iona ‘69 (fifth season)Captains: TBD

CC – Columbia College BC – Barnard College SEAS – Fu Foundation School of Engineering

THE vARSITY

THE FRESHMEN

“The incoming heavyweight class is a very strong group,” head heavyweight coach and director of rowing Mike Zimmer said. “This class has speed, depth and most importantly the character and work ethic that will allow them to contribute significantly to the heavyweight rowing program here at Columbia.”

With the heavyweight rowing program having so much success, the process of selecting recruits has been rewarding for Zimmer and assistant coach Jon Douglas.

“This year’s incoming class was drawn to the excitement of being a part of Columbia rowing and they want to help the program build on its recent success,” Douglas remarked. “Recruits of this caliber have options when it comes to choosing a university and rowing program. These student-athletes all saw a unique opportunity here at Columbia – to get a world-class education and race with a committed group of guys at the highest level and to do all of that in New York City.”

Zimmer goes on to say, “We recruit student-athletes with a passion for racing, the drive to train hard, and the desire for a Columbia education. That is the foundation of Columbia heavyweight rowing. While we certainly look for speed and power in our recruiting, more importantly, we seek team players who fit with our crew’s culture and who will be committed to each other and the Columbia program. We are very proud of the class we have selected and we are confident they will excel here at Columbia.”

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE LIONS

major: Biology. FuturePlans:Doctor.whatdoyoulikebestaboutColumbia: The Core Curriculum is a really great way to get a true liberal arts education. I’m taking classes I never would have taken on my own and loving them.whatisyourfavoriteclass: General chem-istry. I had a great professor who really cared about teaching the material while still finding time to do a magic trick every class.

whatyou likebestabout rowing: The teamwork. In any other sport there can be a single hero, but in rowing an entire team has to pull together to win.whathasbeenyourgreatestthrillinrowing: Winning my first shirt, beating our seed by three spots at the Eastern Sprints, and watching the varsity make the Grand Final at the IRA.

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major:Biochemistry FuturePlans:Row at Henley and become a doctorwhydidyouchooseColumbia:Great sci-ences and a fast rowing programwhatyou likebestabout rowing: Training trips to Florida, where you train twice a day in the sun and don’t have to think about anything besides rowing.whatadvicewouldyougivetofutureCo-

lumbiateammates: Train hard and be coachableFavoritenewYorkCityneighborhood: Harlemwhat isyourmostmemorablemoment fromrowing:My first practice and first race for Columbia. Representing the program and University is a thrill.

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major: Civil Engineering. FuturePlans: Start my own engineering companywhy did you choose Columbia: Because it has one of the top engineering schools in the country, and I wanted to row for a great program.whatisyourfavoriteclass: Calculus III. My professor was a French professor who came here for a semester to conduct research.whatyou likebestabout rowing: Walking through crews in the second thousand know-ing that we are going to cross the line first.

whathasbeenyourgreatest thrill in rowing: Racing for, and representing Columbia all last season.whatisyourfavoritethingtodoinnewYorkCity: Go to new restaurants. And row.iwouldmostliketohavedinnerwith: Lance Armstrong

Sebastian Kirwan ‘11SEASwilton,Conn.•wilton

major:Civil EngineeringPlans after Columbia: Make the Australian Olympic Team for Rio �0�6 and work as a civil engineer designing bridges.whydidyouchooseColumbia:The oppor-tunity to study and row in the United States was unbelievable. And Columbia has hands down the best combination of academics, rowing and location.what is your favorite class: Economics classes taught by Nobel Laureates

whatadvicewouldyougive to futureColumbia teammates:Put in the work every day and you will get to where you want to go. Don’t put limits on yourself.what isyourmostmemorablemoment fromrowing:Rowing under the George Washington on the Hudson during practice and winning the silver medal at the �009 Junior World Championships.

Sam Collins ‘13SEASPerth,australia•TrinityCollege

major:Political SciencePlans after Columbia: To row in the Blue Boat Race and race on the National Team. Af-ter that, I’d like to work on Wall Street.whydidyouchooseColumbia:World class academics as well as the tight knit and high achieving rowing team.whatdoyoulikebestaboutColumbia:Ex-ceptional professors and unbelievable campus.whatadvicewouldyougivetofutureCo-

lumbiateammates:Step outside what you know; explore, engage, and expand your horizons. And pull hard.whatisyourmostmemorablemomentfromrowing:Stroking the Freshman boat at Sprints and then racing the 4x at the �0�0 U�� World ChampionshipsFavorite meal: Wilma’s Egg White Special Omelette from John Jay dining hall

Mike Donohue ‘13CCmalvern,Pa.•malvernPrep

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SPOTLIGHT ON THE LIONS

major:Neuroscience and Behavior FuturePlans:Row in the Olympics, become a doctor and coach rowingwhy did you choose Columbia: Columbia rowers do not assume a victory. The guys here understand that you must race every day with wild abandon. Also, the core curriculum is ex-ceptional.whatdoyoulikebestaboutrowing: I like the work ethic and training necessary to suc-

ceed and how everything we do is done in order to get the bow in front.whatadvicewouldyougive to futureColumbia teammates:Pull like crazy.Favoritevacation: Junior World Championships in Beijing, China.

Ian Winthrop ‘12CCroxbury,Conn.•PhillipsExeteracademy

major:EnglishPlans after Columbia: Row for the United States and coach rowingwhydidyouchooseColumbia:My visit sold me. The coaches had a vision and the guys on the team were awesome.whatdoyoulikebestaboutColumbia:The team chemistry. Everyone shares the same work etihic and the commitment to train to win the national championship.

whatadvicewouldyougive to futureColumbia teammates:Buy into the program and know that we have coaches and athletes that know how to win. Be versatile and work hard.what isyourmostmemorablemoment from rowing:Staring down Marcel Hacker at Henley Royal Regatta.FavoritenewYorkCityneighborhood:HarlemFavoritemeal:Baked manicotti

Mike Rawlings ‘12CCwestChester,Pa.•malvernPrep

major:Applied Physicswhy did you choose Columbia: Columbia provides a great engineering education while maintaining a strong base in the liberal arts. The location and rowing program were a big draw.whatdoyoulikebestaboutColumbia:The location in New York City is unbeatable. In my first year classes, many of my professors were extraordinarily knowledgeable and engaging.

The rowing team is great and the guys on the team are serious about going fast.what you like best about rowing: Hard work pays off. Physi-cally and mentally. At Columbia, all of the coaches and athletes are incredibly driven and focused on doing the work necessary to achieve our goals.

noah Whitehead ‘13SEASShakerHeights,ohio•Hawken

major:Sociology FuturePlans:PublishingwhydidyouchooseColumbia:The city, the Core, the fast rowing programwhatdoyoulikebestaboutColumbia: The Core, winning raceswhatdoyoulikebestaboutrowing: Rac-ing. Rowing on the half-feather.whathasbeenyourgreatestthrill inrow-ing: Sprinting through Navy at Sprints

whatisyourfavoritethingtodoinnewYorkCity: Wander, get lost on the subway, eat at questionable restaurantsFavoritenewYorkneighborhood:The East VillageFavoritemeal: Steak and friesSiteofyourbestvacationever: Australia

SaraEllen Strongman ‘11CCbethesda,md.•SidwellFriendsSchool

Columbia - �4 - rowing