Go Row: About me

I began rowing my junior year of high school as I trained to rehabilitate my knee following a football injury. That winter I joined the Chattanooga Junior Rowing team in Chattanooga, TN. I went on to row at Junior Nationals that summer in the mens quadruple sculls. In my senior year I captained the team and captured the Tennessee State and Southeast Regional Championships in the double sculls. I continued to row in college at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville were I metaled multiple times at the Hooch including golds in the the Novice Mens 8+(2006) and Club Mens 8+(2008), along with raceing at the Dad Vail regatta, and double medals at the 2010 USRowing College nationals (2nd- Mens 2x, 3rd- Mens 2-). While at Tennessee I also served as club president for 2 years. In addition to rowing I compete in triathlons and bike races. I proudly pull a 3-hour marathon (42,195 meters) and last November erged 207,000 meters in a 24-hour period.

I also remain very active in the outdoors. Growing up my parents shared a passion and respect for nature with me on frequent hunting, fishing, and camping trips. My father was especially influential and eventually became an assistant scoutmaster of my varsity Boy Scout team were I reached the rank of Eagle and developed my outdoor and leadership skills. I am now an employee of the Outdoor Program at the University of Tennessee where I am a part of the Student Outdoor Leaders Program whom I lead trips with. I also enjoy sharing rowing with others and have the privilege of coaching at the Oak Ridge Rowing Association and the All American Rowing Camp where I work primarily with adult rowers.

A few years back I learned of ocean rowing and promised myself that I would row an ocean at least once in my life. I was invited to join this expedition after a surreal application and selection process that started almost as a joke when a friend forwarded me a link to an application calling for flat-water rowers interested in ocean rowing. Now that dream has been lived and it leaves me thinking forward once again; wondering what opportunity will rise next.