2020-21 Men's Rowing Roster
Biography
2020-21:
- Sat in the three seat of the third varsity eight boat in a fourth place finish in the Grand Final at the IRA Championships with a final time of 6:26.1 (5/29)
- Finished over Brown University as the three seat in the third varsity eight boat, crossing the finish line at 5:38.1 (5/8)
- As the six seat of the third varsity eight crew, crossed the finish line in a photo finish ahead of Boston University with a final time of 6:39.8 (5/2)
- In the six seat, chased down No. 10 Wisconsin for a 6:32.9 finish over the Badgers in the third varsity eight crew (5/1)
2019-20:
- Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
- As the six seat, crossed the finish line at 14:29.3 in 22nd-place at the Head of the Charles (10/23)
2018-19:
- Was the three seat for the second varsity, helping them to a time of 5:46.77 as they defeated No. 12 Penn in the Burk Cup (3/30)
- Raced with the second varsity in the three seat as they took down No. 18 Oregon State with a time of 6:06.8 (4/6)
- In the three seat, helped the second varsity defeat No. 13 Stanford with a time of 5:46.57 (4/7)
- Was the four seat as the second varsity defeated Boston University with a time of 5:55.90 in the Arlett Cup (4/14)
- Sat two seat for first varsity, finishing in 5:39.6 to defeat No. 14 Wisconsin at the Congram Cup (5/5)
- Sat five seat on second varsity as they finished third in the petite finals (5:52.976) ranking ninth in the nation at the IRA Championships (6/2).
2017-18:
- Sat in the three seat for the third varsity against Boston University (4/7), finishing first with a time of 6:29.3
- Was the three seat for the third varsity at Brown (4/15), helping the boat to a first place finish at 6:35.3
- In the three seat, helped the third varsity to a victory against Wisconsin (4/30) at 5:51.9
- Helped the third varsity to an eighth place finish nationally in the two seat at the IRA Championships (6/2-4) with a second place finish in the Petite Final (5:54.189).
2016-17:
Before NU: Attended St. Ignatius High School and rowed there for four years under head coach Patrick Connor … Was a member of the varsity eight boat during his final three years, helping the boats win the Midwest Scholastic Championships in 2015 and take 10th overall at the SRAA National Championships later that season … Was part of the team who took second at the conference championships in both 2013 and 2014 … Was a member of the Dean’s List while in high school.
Personal: Cormac Purcell … Born to Mary and James Purcell … Has two siblings, Declan and Mariead … Graduated Northeastern with a major in chemical engineering.
Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
6'4"
190 lbs
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2017-18Sophomore
6'6"
200 lbs
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2018-19Junior
6'6"
200 lbs
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2019-20Senior
6'6"
200 lbs
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2020-21Fifth Year
6'6"
200 lbs
