2023-24 Men's Rowing Roster
Biography
2023-24:
- CAPTAIN
- Tabbed an Empacher-IRCA SecondTeam All-American (6/20)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to its sixth-straight Burk Cup over UPenn, crossing the line ahead of the Quakers at 6:09.45 (3/23)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at the IRA Invitational ahead of Stanford (5:38.79) with a time of 5:32.20 (3/30)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to an open water victory over BU, retaining the Arlett Cup with a time of 5:59.0 (4/6)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a time of 6:09.7 against Brown (4/13)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a time of 6:06.4 against No. 1 Harvard (4/24)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a seventh-place finish in the grand finals at Eastern Sprints, crossing the line at 5:39.576 (5/19)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to third place finish in the petite finals at the IRA Championships, crossing the line at 5:35.721 (6/2)
2022-23:
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a victory over UPenn, retaining the Burk Cup with a time of 5:51.95, just under four seconds ahead of the Quakers. (3/26)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to an Arlett Cup win over BU, knocking off the Terriers by open water, crossing the line at 5:47.7. (4/1)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a close race with No. 1 Cal at on the first day of the Pac-12 Invitational, finishing with a time of 5:37.9. (4/8)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a close race with No. 13 Stanford, falling short 4.9 seconds behind the Cardinal at 5:43.9 on the final day of the Pac-12 Invitational (4/9)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a thrilling victory over No. 7 Brown (Dreissigacker Cup), knocking off the Bears by .57 seconds at 6:05.40. (4/15)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a close race with No. 7 Harvard, falling by 1.4 seconds in a course record time of 5:32.1 (4/29)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to an open water victory over No. 11 Wisconsin, crossing the line 8.9 seconds ahead of the Badgers at 5:37.1, retaining the Congram Cup (4/30)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a petite final victory at Eastern Sprints, crossing the line ahead of second-place BU at 5:35.020 (5/14)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a second-place finish in their heat at IRA’s, crossing the line ahead of Stanford at 5:35.920, advancing to the A/B semifinal (6/2)
- Coxed the first varsity eight that knocked off Harvard for a spot in the grand final at IRA’s crossing the line ahead of the Crimson at 6:05.934 (6/3)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a sixth-place finish in the grand final at IRA’s, crossing the line at 5:43.180 (6/4)
2021-22:
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a win over Penn in season opener, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:09.9 (3/26)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to Arlett Cup victory over BU, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:23.5 (4/2)
- Led the first varsity eight to an upset over Stanford at the Pac-12 Challenge, finishing with a time of 5:41.53 (4/9)
- Led the first varsity eight to a hard-fought race against defending national champion Washington at the Pac-12 Challenge, falling by a slim 3.9 margin (4/9)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a time of 5:45.92 against No.3 California at the Pac-12 Challenge (4/10)
- Led the first varsity eight to a close race to Brown, falling by less than two seconds with a time of 6:14.7 (4/16)
- Coxed the first varsity eight to a tight race with Harvard, coming up short by 2.6 seconds with a time of 5:50.2 (4/30)
- Led the first varsity to a victory over Wisconsin, crossing the line at 5:51.5 (5/1)
- Coxed the first varsity to a dominating win in the petite final at Eastern Sprints, finishing at 6:10.705 (5/15)
- Led the first varsity to a first-place finish in their repechage on day one at IRA’s with a time of 5:35.922, advancing to the AB semifinals (6/3)
- Coxed the first varsity to a fourth-place finish in the AB semifinals, racing against top crews in California, Washington and Harvard, crossing the line at 5:44.577, advancing to the petite finals (6/4)
- Coxed the first varsity to a strong second-place finish in the petite final at IRA’s crossing the line at 5:52.257 (6/5)
- Named an IRCA Scholar-Athlete (6/27)
2020-21:
- Guided the third varsity eight to a fourth place finish in the Grand Final at the IRA Championships with a final time of 6:26.1 (5/29)
- Led the third varsity eight to a lead over Brown University crossing the finish line at 5:38.1 (5/8)
- As the coxswain 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)
- Coxed the varsity four to a 7:02.7 finish over Boston University (4/10)
2019-20:
- Did not compete in the spring 2020 due to COVID-19
- In the varsity eight boat as the coxswain, crossed the finish line at 12:18.7 for a first-place finish at the Foot of the Charles (11/16)
- As the coxswain in the club eight B boat, finished at 15:17.01 for 11th-place at the Head of the Charles in a 39-boat field (10/23)
Before NU: Attended Christian Brothers Academy, where he was a six-year letterwinner ... Captained one of his six seasons ... Participated as a Coxswain every summer for Monmouth Juniors Rowing since (2017) ... Won Stotesbury Champions in the Senior 4+ (2019) ... Placed third in the U19 8+ at Canadian Henley (2017).
Personal: Born on Dec. 20th, 2000 to David and Barbara Dempsey ... Has one brother Joseph Dempsey ... Chose NU for the get work experience in Co-op and for his love of the Charles River ... Plans to major in mathematics and business administration.
Historical Player Information
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2021-22Junior
6'0"
125 lbs
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2022-23Senior
6'0"
125 lbs
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2023-24Graduate Student
6'0"
125 lbs
