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2011-12 Men's Crew (Lightweight)

Matt Gibbons

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yorba Linda, Calif.
  • High School Lutheran High School
  • House Affiliation Dunster

Biography

Senior • 2012
Rowed for the third varsity eight all season and once forvarsity four B ... Helped the third varsity eight with arunner-up time of 6:42.321, five seconds clear of third-place Navyat EARC Sprints ... Helped in win at the HYP regatta and secure theVogel Cup for the 35th time ... Took second place in regattaagainst Cornell and Penn.

Junior • 2011
Raced with the third varsity eight … Contributed to athird-place finish for the third varsity eight at the EasternSprints, ahead of Cornell, Princeton, Penn and Dartmouth …Finished ahead of No. 8 Dartmouth by more than 12 seconds on April16 … Also contributed to the third varsity wins againstDelaware and Penn.

Sophomore • 2010
Rowed in the third varsity eight, usually in the six seat,throughout the season … Helped the boat to runner-up finishat EARC Sprints while Harvard finished second as a team …Contributed to third varsity wins against Princeton, Navy, Penn andDelaware … Part of victorious varsity four A againstGeorgetown.

Freshman2009
Member of the freshman eight that won a silver medal at Sprints,went 7-2 in dual racing and helped the Crimson win the Jope Cup asoverall league champions.

Before Harvard

Captained tennis team ... Named MVP in 2006 ... Earnedfirst-team league honors  ... Father, Michael was a 1978graduate of Harvard ... Avid mountain climber.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09First-Year

    6'2" 160 lbs
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    6'2" 160 lbs
  • 2011-12Senior

    6'2" 160 lbs