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2020-21 Men's Rowing Roster

Ole Kruse

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 200
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Münster, Germany
  • Highschool Freiherr vom Stein Gymnasium

Biography

2020-21:
  • Sat in the four seat of the second varsity eight boat in a fourth place finish in the Grand Final at the IRA Championships with a final time of 6:28.4 (5/29)
  • Finished over Brown University as the three seat in the second varsity eight boat, crossing the finish line at 5:34.2 (5/8)
  • As the three seat of the second varsity eight crew, crossed the finish line 16 seconds ahead of Boston University with a final time of 6:22.6 (5/2)
  • Clipped No. 4 Syracuse as the three seat in the second varsity eight crew with a final time of 6:23.4 (5/1)
  • Finished ahead of No. 10 Wisconsin as the three seat of the second varsity eight crew at 6:30.4 (5/1)
  • Raced as the three seat in the second varsity eight to a 6:25.2 finish over Boston University (4/10)
2019-20:
  • Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
  • As the three seat, crossed the finish line at 14:29.3 in 22nd-place at the Head of the Charles (10/23)
2018-19: 
  • Sat in the four seat for the second varsity, helping them defeat No. 12 Penn with a time of 5:46.77 in the Burk Cup (3/30)
  • In the five seat, helped the first varsity to a time of 5:47.36 against No. 2 Washington (4/6)
  • Was the five seat for first varsity as they raced to a time of 5:53.6, defeating No. 18 Oregon State (4/6)
  • Helped first varsity take victory over No. 13 Stanford with a time of 5:40.56 from the five seat (4/7)
  • Raced to a time of 5:55.90 in with the second varsity in the three seat, defeating Boston University in the Arlett Cup (4/14)
  • Sat five seat for second varsity, finishing in 5:45.3 to defeat No. 14 Wisconsin at the Congram Cup (5/5)
  • Sat five seat on third varsity as they finished first in the petite finals (5:52.362) ranking seventh in the nation at the IRA Championships (6/2).
2017-18:

Before NU: Rowed for Ruderverein Münster under coach Thorsten Kortmann, finishing in second place in the JMA 8+, second in the JMA 4- on the German Championships, and first in both the JMA 4- on the European Championships and JMA 8+ World Championships in 2017 … In 2016, finished first in the JMA 8+ and 3rd in the JMA 4+ at the German Championships and fourth in the JMA 4- at the European Championships … Also took first in the JMB 8+ and second in the JMB 4- at the German Championships.
 
Personal: Ole Kruse … Born to Elke Markwort and Birger Kruse … His mother, Elke, competed in the eight at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul … Has two siblings, Ida and Sönke … Graduated Northeastern with a major in chemical engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'5" 200 lbs
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'5" 200 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    6'5" 200 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    6'5" 200 lbs