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2012-13 Men's Crew (Lightweight)

Austin Meyer

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Cohoes, N.Y.
  • High School Shaker
  • House Affiliation Dunster

Biography

Senior • 2013

Rowed in the third and fourth seat for the first varsity,helping the Crimson to an undefeated season … Helped theCrimson win at the Head of the Charles Regatta, Eastern Sprints andthe IRA National Championships … Was a part ofHarvard’s second-place finishing boat in The Visitors’Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta that lost to the Harvardheavyweights in the first all-Harvard final since 2002.

Junior • 2011

Raced with the varsity eight … Finishedthe season with an impressive silver medal finish for the varsityeight at the IRA National Championshipss, missing the nationaltitle by only one-fiftieth of a second … Led the varsityeight to the Eastern Championship, with a winning time of 5:45.358… Won the Goldthwait and Vogel Cups with the varsity eightat the HYP regatta, finishing off a 9-0 season with wins againstNo. 1 Princeton and No. 4 Yale … Helped the varsity eight tosecure the Haines Cup for the third year in a row, beating No. 6Navy … Contributed to the varsity eight’s victory overNo. 8 Dartmouth and No. 14 MIT to win the Biglin Bowl … Alsocontributed to wins against No. 10 Penn, No. 5 Georgetown andDelaware.

Sophomore • 2010

Rowed in the seven seat of the varsity eightall season … Helped Harvard post a 10-0 record, its 27thperfect dual-racing mark, and reach No. 1 in the national rankings… Part of bronze-medal crew at IRA National Championships… Contributed to varsity’s silver medal andteam’s second-place finish at EARC Sprints … Helpedthe Crimson win the Goldthwait Cup and Vogel Cup against Princetonand Yale, the Haines Cup against Navy and the Biglin Bowl againstDartmouth and MIT … Rowed in the stroke seat of the secondvarsity in the season opening win against Delaware.

Freshman • 2009

Member of the U.S. men''s lightweight four at the U23 WorldChampionships ... Stroked the freshman eight to a silver medal atSprints, went 7-2 in dual racing and helped the Crimson win theJope Cup as overall league champions.

Before Harvard

Four-year crew letterwinner, two-time swimming letterman andearned another in wrestling ... 2006-07 New York State ScholasticRowing Association Sculler of the Year, 2007 SRAA ScholasticNational Championship and USRowing Club National Champion ... Partof two state championship crews in high school ... Four-year memberof honor roll ... National Honor Society member ... Member of jazzand wind ensemble.

Personal

High school teammate of Harvard rower Tom Nesel.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09First-Year

    5'11" 152 lbs
  • 2009-10Sophomore

    5'11" 152 lbs
  • 2012-13Senior

    0 lbs