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2019-20 Hobart Rowing Roster

Ken Johnson
BRIAN MILLER
UNION ATHLETICS
Hobart Rowing
SETH SYLVAN P'17

Henry Vachon

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 175
  • Hometown Oak Park, Ill.
  • Highschool Oak Park and River Forest
  • Major Geoscience

Biography

2019-20: Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Won a bronze medal with the varsity eight at the Head of the Charles Regatta ... Member of one Liberty League Boat of the Week ... Led the varsity four to a sixth place finish at the Cornell Fall Invitational.

2018-19: IRA All-Academic ... Liberty League Crew of the Year ... Competed in the varsity eight ... Earned Liberty League Boat of the Week three times ... The Arnold Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award  ... Finished fourth at the Head of the Charles ... Defeated Ithaca, helping retain the Statesmen Cup ... Posted a win over Temple ... Earned a gold medal at the Liberty League Championships ... Collected a gold medal at NIRCs .. Finished 23d overall at the IRA National Championships.

2017-18: The Bob Arnold Scholar-Athlete Award ... Competed in the varsity eight ... Captured a bronze medal at the NIRC Championships ... Made collegiate debut with the varsity eight at the Cayuga Duals, helping retain the Statesmen Trophy with a head-to-head victory over Ithaca ... Logged a head-to-head victory over Santa Clara at the Stanford Invitational ... Member of one Liberty League Boat of the Week.

2016-17: Competed with the second varsity eight ... Liberty League Crew of the Year ... Captured gold medal at the Liberty League Championships ... Secured a gold medal at NIRC Championships ... Finished 18th overall at the IRA National Championships ... Notched head-to-head wins over Stanford and University of San Diego at the Stanford Invitational ... Made collegiate debut with the second varsity eight at the Cayuga duals, defeating Mercyhurst by 12 seconds ... Member of two Liberty League Boats of the Week. 

Oak Park and River Forest High School: Played basketball for the Huskies.

Chicago Rowing Foundation: Coached by Mike Tanner ... Competed in the heavyweight pair at the 2016 US Youth Nationals ... Placed sixth at the 2015 Youth Nationals in the heavyweight 8 ... Has the eight fastest 2000-meter erg time in club history ... Named Most Outstanding Oarsmen for the 2015-16 season ... Most Promising Novice 2013-14 season.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First-Year

    6'4" 175 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    6'4" 175 lbs
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    2018-19Junior

    6'4" 175 lbs
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    2019-20Senior

    6'4" 175 lbs
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