CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Charley Butt, The Bolles-Parker Head Coach for Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew, recently announced the addition of 10 student-athletes to the 2021-22 Harvard men's heavyweight rowing roster.
Harvard heavyweight rowing is set to return to racing this October for the first time in almost two years at the Head of the Charles Regatta.
Read more about the Class of 2025 below
Sreetej Digumarthi | Belmont, Mass. | Belmont Hill School
Nordic Skiing (Letter in 2021)… Cross Country (Letters in 2019, 2020)…Wrestling (Letters in 2018, 2019, 2020)…Rowing (Letters in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)… Sawyer Sportsmanship Award in wrestling (2019)… 3rd in the Men's 4+ at the 2019 Youth National Championships, 2019 NEIRA Team Champions…1st in the 2v4 at the 2018 NEIRA Championships…New England Wrestling Team Champions in 2018, 2019, 2020…Harvard Book Prize…Monaco American History Prize…Scudder Latin Prize…Richardson Chemistry Prize…Cum Laude Society…Goodband Biology Prize…National Merit Scholar…American Classical League Maureen O'Donnell Award
Jack Dorney | Monkstown, Ireland | Bruce College
Varsity rowing 2016-18 in single and double sculls…Shandon Boat Club member 2015-21…Irish senior national squad member 2020…Team captain 2016-18…National Champion in single and double sculls…Head of the Charles winner, men's youth single 2018…Member of the Irish National Team since 2017…Participant in Junior World Championships in 2018 and 2019…Silver medalist at 2019 Junior European Championships…Bronze Medalist at 2020 U23 European Championships…Placed ninth at 2021 Senior World Cup II…Recipient of the St. Francis Principal's Award for outstanding achievement and contribution to the College…Founding member of Row for Charity…Father represented Irish Universities at Nation's Cup Equestrian Games in 1991 and 1994.
Liam Downing | Vienna, Va. | Gonzaga College High School
Letterwinner in rowing (2019-21)…First place in WMIRA men's junior eight (2019)…First place in Statesburg Cup Regatta men's junior eight (2019)…Second place in SRAA Nationals men's junior eight (2019)…Raced in men's youth 4+ at 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta…2018-21 Gonzaga College High School Presidential Scholar…2019-21 National Honor Society…2021 Editor in Chief of annual literary and visual arts magazine "The Phoenix"
Josh Gordon | Hamilton, New Zealand | Hamilton Boys High School
Two-year letterwinner in rowing (2019, 2020)…Waikato rowing club member in 2021…New Zealand U21 team selection in 2021…Won gold in national club 8 and 4+ (2020)…Won gold in North Island Secondary Schools U18 8 and 4+ (2020)…Won gold in national and secondary schools U17 4+ (2019)…2020 U18 8 and 4+ boats were undefeated…Earned Academic Excellence in 2018 and 2020…Earned Academic Honors in 2019
Felix Kwok | London, United Kingdom | St. Paul's School
Varsity letterwinner in rowing in high school…Member of St. Paul's School Boat Club and served as captain from 2020-2021…Two-time national champion in rowing (2017, 2018)…Gold medalist at Coupe de la Jeunesse in 2019…Course record holder in junior quads at Marlow Regatta…Junior RP3 Rower record holder in 5000m, 100m…Sportsaid Award for Rowing…Senior John Colet Scholar…Toller Prize of Mathematics Finalist
Ryan Link | Burke, Va. | Gonzaga College High School
Three-year letterwinner in rowing (2019-21)…Letterwinner in swimming (2018)…2019 Junior National Team member…Gold medal in heavyweight eight and bronze in pair at JRAA National Championships…Gold in Head of the Schuykill heavyweight 4+…First honors academic award (2017-21)…Ap Scholar with Distinction
Gabriel Obholzer | London, United Kingdom | Radnor Howe School
Member of Tideway Scullers School (2019-21)…Set British record in 17-18 2000m…Set world record in 15-16 6000m…Won the Demerara Cup Weybridge Silver Sculls 1x…Father Rupert won Olympic Bronze in 1996
Tom O'Sullivan | London, United Kingdom | St. Paul's School
Letterwinner in rowing (2018-21)…Varsity 8 crew (2020-21)…Placed first at National Schools Regatta in 2018…Placed first at GB-France Regatta in 2019…John Colet Scholar…Young Enterprise Startup competition (2019-20)
Fergus Ritchie | Hasting, New Zealand | Lindisfarne College
Letterwinner in rugby, 2010-16, ski racing, 2010-17 and rowing 2014-18…Team captain of rowing 2017-18…2015 NZ National Rowing Championships,-1st Men's Novice 8+, 2nd Men's Novice 4+…2017 NZ Secondary Schools Rowing Champs (Maadi cup) 3rd Boys U17 1x…2017 NZ National Rowing Champs - 1st Men's Senior 8+, 2nd Men's Club 8+…2018 NZ Secondary School Championships - 2nd Boys U18 1x…2019 North Island Championships - 1st Men's U20 1x…2020 North Island Championships - 2nd Men's Senior 1x…School Academic Tie and Colors…John Jackson (Uncle) - Played rugby at Cambridge University…Rachel Ritchie (Mother) - Track athlete
Lachlan Roach | Bathurst, Australia | The King's School, Parramatta
Varsity rowing in 2019 and 2020…Member of UTS Rowing Club (2021)…Vice Captain of Boats at King's School (2020)…Selected in GPS varsity eight (2020)… Won GPS Head of the River in Year 10 varsity eight in 2018, Second place at GPS Head of the River in varsity eight in 2019 and 2020. Bronze medals in U21 Quad and Open Sprint Eight at 2021 Australian National Championships…Achieved rank of CUO in the King's School Cadet Corps 2020…Mother and Father represented Australia in rowing. Mother was a world champion in 2001.
