Biography
2018-19
SPRING
*Delaware: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:08.3, 2nd/2)
*Cornell/Harvard: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:58.5, 3rd/3)
*Columbia/Yale: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:02.53, 3rd/3)
*Princeton/Georgetown: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:34.45, 2nd/3)
*EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5th/8, 6:50.217 heat / 6:58.354 final)
2017-18
SPRING
*at MIT w/Delaware: Second Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:20.000, 1st/3)
*at Cornell w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:14.9, 2nd/3)
*at Columbia w/Yale: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (5:57.8, 2nd/3)
*at Princeton: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (6:38.2, 2nd/2)
*Navy: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:04.5, 2nd/2)
*EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, stroke seat (4th, 6:03.717 heat / 6:05.669 final)
2016-17
Rowed quad sculls at 2017 U-23 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
SPRING
*Cornell w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:31.8, 2nd/3)
*Columbia/Yale: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:01.7, 3rd/3)
*Princeton w/Georgetown: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (5:51.4, 2nd/3)
*Navy: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:16.3, 2nd/2)
*MIT: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:07.6, 1st/3)
*EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (7th, 5:55.389 heat / 5:58.146 final)
*IRA Nationals: Varsity 4-, bow seat (5th, 6:27.784 heat / 6:21.925 final)
2015-16
SPRING
*at Cornell w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:08.3, 3rd/3)
*Columbia/Yale (Dodge Cup): Varsity 8+, bow seat (5:52.5, 3rd/3)
*at Princeton w/Georgetown (Wood-Hammond Cup): Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:35.7, 2nd/3)
*Navy: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (5:50.6, 1st/2)
*EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, bow seat (7h, 6:07.877 heat / 5:57.971 final)
*IRA Nationals: Varsity 4-, bow seat (4th, 6:28.300 heat / 6:30.830 final)
Rowing Highlights: Two-time team captain ... First at 2014 SRAA Nationals in ightweight 4x ... First at 2014 Philadelphia City Championships in lightweight 4x ... First at 2013 US Rowing Club Nationals in Junior B 2x and 4x ... Third at 2013 Canadian Henley in U17 4x and fifth in U17 2x ... Won gold at 2012 Stotesbury Cup Regatta in freshman 4x.
Personal: Son of Jane and John Cepis … Older brother, Matt, also rowed at Penn and is currently a coach with the program … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Why Penn? "I chose Penn because I believe it is the best University in America located in the best city in America."
Why rowing? "I love the competitive nature rowing provides, both within the team and throughout the league. There is no better feeling than winning a race after the immense amount of work put in both individually and as a team."
