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2016-17 Hobart Rowing Roster

KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
KEVIN COLTON
GREG SEARLES

Austin Letorney

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Hingham, Mass.
  • Highschool Hingham
  • Major international relations

Biography

Finished ninth in the men's four at the 2017 World Rowing Under 23 Championships

2016-17: Captain ... William J. Napier Memorial Award ... S. Ford Weiskittel Rowing Award ... IRA All-Academic ... NIRC All-Academic Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Won a gold medal with the varsity eight at the NIRC Championships ... Member of three Liberty League Boats of the Week ... Helped Hobart retain The Statesmen Cup with head-to-head win over Ithaca ... Placed sixth at the Head of the Charles with the varsity eight ... Finished 21st overall with the 1V at the IRA National Championships ... Powered Hobart's varsity eight to head-to-head wins over University of San Diego and MIT.

Competed at the U.S. Selection Camp for the U23 National Team

2015-16: Captain ... Arnold Scholar-Athlete ... Liberty League Crew of the Year ... IRA All-Academic ... NIRC All-Academic ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Won gold medal with varsity eight at the Liberty League Championships ... Captured gold medal with the 1V at the Knecht Cup ...  Secured a silver medal with the 1V at the NIRC Championships ... Competed at the Pac-12 Challenge ... Member of three Liberty League Boats of the Week ... Spent fall semester studying abroad in Spain.

2014-15: S. Ford Weiskittel Rowing Award ... Liberty League Crew of the Year ... All-Liberty League ... IRA All-Academic ... ECAC NIRC Stewards All-Academic ... Liberty League All-Academic ... Captured gold medal at Liberty League Championships ... Earned silver medals at the ECAC NIRC and Knecht Cup with the V8 ... Finished 16th with the varsity eight at the IRA National Championships ... Won the Liberty League Boat of the Week twice ... Secured a silver medal with varsity eight at Head of the Charles ... Won silver medal at the Head of the Genesee ... Reached the quarterfinals of the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta with the varsity eight.

2013-14: Rookie Award for Rowing ... Competed with the varsity eight and second varsity eight ... Secured a bronze medal in the 2V at the ECAC NIRC ... Won a gold medal in the 2V at the New York York State Championships ... Captured a gold medal in the 2V at the Liberty League Championships ... Helped the 2V to a head-to-head sweep of Bucknell and Holy Cross in Princeton, N.J. ... Earned a silver medal in the 2V at the Knecht Cup ... Won a gold medal in the 2V at the Head of the Genesee, earning the Liberty League Boat of the Week award ... Made his collegiate debut in the 1V, winning the HWS Challenge on the Canal and earning the Liberty League Boat of the Week award.

Hingham High School: Coached by Doug McCaig, Hayes Shea, and Richard Burbridge ... Three-year varsity letter winner ... Served as a team captain as a senior ... Won a State Championship in both the fall and spring of his senior year.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First-Year

    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    6'2" 185 lbs
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    2015-16Junior

    6'2" 195 lbs
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    2016-17Senior

    6'2" 195 lbs
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