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2013-14 Men's Crew (Heavyweight)

Ben Lynton

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Highschool Christ's College

Biography

Sophomore• 2012
Rowed with the second varsity eight allseason ... Helped the second varsity eight take the bronze atthe IRA National Championships ... Helped the second varsity eightfinish 6-0 in dual competition ... Contributed to the win at theH-Y Regatta and Harvard’s fifth straight sweep of Yale ...Runner-up to Wisconsin in the grand final at the EARC Sprints,contributing to the Rowe Cup win ... Aided in wins againstNortheastern, Navy and Penn, and Princeton ... Runner-up toCalifornia at the San Diego Crew Classic.

Freshman • 2011
Raced with the freshman eight, contributing to an undefeated dualseason and Sprints championship … Made it to the semifinalsfor the Temple Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta, setting an eventrecord in the quarterfinals … Earned a bronze medal at theIRA National Championships … Helped defeat the Yale freshmenat the 146th Harvard-Yale Regatta May 28 … Helpedtake first place and contributed to Rowe Cup win at the EARCSprints … Contributed to victories over Northeastern, Navy,Penn, Princeton, MIT and Cornell.

Before Harvard
Rowed each year and played rugby for two at Christ’s College… Was honored as best technical rower in 2006 and rower ofthe year in 2007 … Was a member of the New Zealand nationaljunior team (men’s eight) in 2006 and 2007 … Won theWorld Junior Championships in the eight in 2006 … Earnedsilver medals at the under-18 eight and four national championshipand the World Junior Championships in 2007 … Set the courserecord in the eight at the Avon River Christchurch regatta in 2008… Won national titles in the men’s under-21 pair,coxless four and eight in 2009.

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-11First-Year

  • 2011-12Sophomore

  • 2012-13Junior

  • 2013-14Senior