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2017-18 Men's Rowing Roster

Alexander Gass

  • Height 5-5
  • Weight 124
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Henley-on-Thames, England
  • Highschool Reading Blue Coat School

Biography

2017: Was the coxswain for the second varsity against Boston University (Apr. 7), finishing first with a time of 6:26.5 … Coxed the second varsity to victory at Brown (Apr. 15), edging the Bears with a time of 6:22.8 ... Was the coxswain in the second varsity against Harvard (Apr. 29), finishing with a time of 5:57.433 … Guided the second varsity to a second place finish against Wisconsin (Apr. 30) at 5:41.3 … Coxed the second varsity to an 11th place finish nationally at the IRA Championships (Jun. 2-4) with a fifth place finish in the Petite Final (5:56.791).

2016: Coxed the second varsity eight that defeated Penn with a time of 5:46.90 (Apr. 2) … Was the coxswain of the second varsity eight that defeated Boston University by two seconds at 6:11.1 (Apr. 9) … Moved to the varsity eight for the Dreissigacker Cup against Brown, finishing second at 5:45.2 (Apr. 16) … Was the coxswain for the varsity eight in the Smith Cup against Harvard, taking second at 6:05.3 (Apr. 30) … Coxed the varsity eight to a Congram Cup victory against Wisconsin with a three-second victory at 5:56.904 (May 1) ... Was the coxswain for the varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints (May 15), finishing first in the Petite Final (seventh overall) with a time of 5:43.192 … Coxed the second varsity eight at the IRA Championships (Jun. 3-5), helping the 2V to a fourth place finish in the petite final (6:00.510) to finish 10th in the nation.

2015: Competed against Penn in the second varsity eight, falling just short of the Burk Cup with a time of 6:09.5 ... Was the coxswain on the team that narrowly defeated Boston University in the Arlett Cup third varsity eight race ... Came home with a Dreissigacker Cup victory over Brown in the third varsity eight race ... Fell to Harvard by less than a second in the third varsity eight race ... Placed third out of six boats in the third varsity eight race against Wisconsin ... Earned a spot in the grand final in the third varsity eight heat, and finished in sixth in the final at the Eastern Sprints ... Coxed the third varsity eight boat at the IRA Championships, finishing fourth in the Petite Final.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'7" 125 lbs
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'7" 127 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'5" 124 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'5" 124 lbs