2023-24 Men's Rowing Roster
Biography
2023-24:
- Empacher-IRCA Scholar Athlete (6/19)
- Sat in the fifth seat in the first varsity eight that won its sixth-straight Burk Cup over UPenn, crossing the line ahead of the Quakers at 6:09.45 (3/23)
- Sat in the fifth seat in the first varsity eight that had a fifth-place finish at the IRA Invitational ahead of Stanford (5:38.79) with a time of 5:32.20 (3/30)
- Sat in the fifth seat in the first varsity eight that had an open water victory over BU, retaining the Arlett Cup with a time of 5:59.0 (4/6)
- As three seat in the first varsity eight, crossed the line at 6:09.7 against Brown (4/13)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that finished with a time of 6:06.4 against No. 1 Harvard (4/24)
- Sat in the three seat in the first varsity eight that had a seventh place finish in the grand finals at Eastern Sprints, crossing the line at 5:39.576 (5/19)
- Sat in the four seat in the first varsity eight that had a third place finish in the petite finals at the IRA Championships, crossing the line at 5:35.721 (6/2)
2022-23:
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity eight that was victorious over UPenn, retaining the Burk Cup with a time of 5:51.95, just under four seconds ahead of the Quakers. (3/26)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that won the Arlett Cup over BU, knocking off the Terriers by open water, crossing the line at 5:47.7. (4/1)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that had 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)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that had 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)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that had a thrilling win over No. 7 Brown (Dreissigacker Cup), knocking off the Bears by .57 seconds at 6:05.40. (4/15)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that had a strong race vs. No. 7 Harvard, falling by 1.4 seconds in a course record time of 5:32.1 (4/29)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that knocked off No. 11 Wisconsin by open water, crossing the line at 5:37.1, retaining the Congram Cup (4/30)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that won the petite final at Eastern Sprints, crossing the line ahead of second-place BU at 5:35.020 (5/14)
- Sat in the five seat in the first varsity eight that finished second in their heat at IRA’s, crossing the line ahead of Stanford at 5:35.920, advancing to the A/B semifinal (6/2)
- Sat in the five seat in 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)
- Sat in the five seat of the first varsity eight that finished sixth in the grand final at IRA’s, crossing the line at 5:43.180 (6/4)
- Tabbed to the Empacher-IRCA All-American Second Team (6/20)
2021-22:
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity eight that beat Penn in season opener, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:09.9 (3/26)
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity eight that beat BU in the Arlett Cup, crossing the finish line with a time of 6:23.5 (4/2)
- As the seven seat in the first varsity eight, upset Stanford at the Pac-12 Challenge with a time of 5:41.53 (4/9)
- Gave defending national champion Washington a hard-fought race in the first varsity eight as the seven seat, falling by a slim 3.9 margin (4/9)
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity eight that finished with a time of 5:45.92 against No.3 California at the Pac-12 Challenge (4/10)
- As the seven seat in the first varsity, crossed the finish line less than two seconds behind Brown with a time of 6:14.7 (4/16)
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity that fell short by 2.6 seconds to Harvard, crossing the line at 5:50.2. (4/30)
- As the seven seat in the first varsity eight, took down Wisconsin with a time of 5:51.5 (5/1)
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity eight at Eastern Sprints that won the petite final in dominating fashion, crossing the line at 6:10.705 (5/15)
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity eight that won their repechage on day one at IRA’s, crossing the line at 5:35.922, advancing to the AB semifinals (6/3)
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity eight that had 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)
- Sat in the seven seat in the first varsity that had a strong second-place finish in the petite final at IRA’s crossing the line at 5:52.257 (6/5)
2019:Â
- Sat five seat with the third varsity as they raced against Northeastern and No. 12 Penn’s second varsities, placing second ahead of No. 12 Penn with a time of 5:55.89 in the Burk Cup (Mar. 30)
- Was the five seat for the third varsity as they took on No. 2 Washington with a time of 6:06.78 (Apr. 6)
- Raced in the six seat with the third varsity, recording a time of 5:58.78 as they defeated No. 13 Stanford (Apr. 7)
- Sat in the five seat, helping the third varsity achieve a time of 5:46.70 to take down Boston University in the Arlett Cup (Apr. 14)
- Sat three seat for second varsity, finishing in 5:45.3 to defeat No. 14 Wisconsin at the Congram Cup (May 5)
- Sat three seat on second varsity as they finished third in the petite finals (5:52.976) ranking ninth in the nation at the IRA Championships (June 2).
Before NU: Competitor for the Auckland Regional Performance Centre (2017-18) ... Rowed for Saint Kentigern College for two seasons (2016-17) ... Captain of rowing team at Saint Kentigern College (2017) ... Rower of the year for Saint Kentigern College (2017) ... New Zealand Rowing Junior Trialist (2017) ... North Island Secondary School rowing team (2016) ... Four-season competitor for Mount Albert Grammar School (2014-16).
Personal: Cole Royal Brann was born in Auckland, New Zealand ... Mother is Jenette Smith ... Has one sister, Lauren ... Chose Northeastern for academics, growth opportunities and the rowing program ... Plans to major in Psychology.
Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
6'5"
210 lbs
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2019-20Sophomore
6'5"
210 lbs
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2021-22Junior
6'5"
216 lbs
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2022-23Senior
6'5"
216 lbs
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2023-24Graduate Student
6'5"
216 lbs
