Biography
2019-20
*All spring races canceled due to national outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19
FALL
*First place in Lightweight Eights at Princeton Chase (13:09.700)
*Second place in Lightweight Eights at Head of the Charles (14:07.403)
2018-19
EARC Lightweight Crew of the Year member
First-team All-Ivy
IRA All-Academic
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Performer of the Year
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area
SPRING
*Delaware/MIT/Temple: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (5:56.0, 1st/4)
*Cornell/Harvard (Matthews/Leonard): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (5:40.2, 2nd/3)
*Columbia/Yale (Dodge Cup): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (5:48.14, 2nd/3)
*Princeton/Georgetown (Wood-Hammond Cup): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (6:03.75, 3rd/3)
*Navy (Callow Cup/1919): Varsity 8+, stroke seat (5:59.7, 1st/2)
*EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (1st/9, 6:31.559 heat / 6:34.5753 final)
*IRA Regatta: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (3rd/8, 5:48.538 heat / 5:46.244 final)
*Henley: Varsity 8+, stroke seat (beat UWE of England in first round, lost to BU heavies in second round)
2017-18
IRA All-Academic
Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area
SPRING
*at MIT w/Delaware: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:19.739, 2nd/3)
*at Cornell w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (6:14.9, 2nd/3)
*at Columbia w/Yale: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (5:57.8, 2nd/3)
*at Princeton w/Georgetown: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:14.5, 1st/3)
*Navy (Callow Cup): Varsity 8+, 4 seat (5:46.7, 2nd/2)
*EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (3rd/9, 5:47.478 heat / 6:13.414 final)
*IRA Regatta: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (4th, 5:50.421 heat / 6:26.130 final)
2016-17
SPRING
*Cornell w/Harvard (Matthews Trophy): Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:22.8, 3rd/3)
*Columbia/Yale (Dodge Cup): Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5:46.1, 2nd/3)
*Princeton w/Georgetown (Wood-Hammond Cup): Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5:38.5, 2nd/3)
*at Navy (Callow Cup): Varsity 8+, 5 seat (6:01.7, 1st/2)
*MIT: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (6:06.2, 1st/2)
*EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (3rd, 5:43.140 heat / 5:43.064 final)
*IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd, 5:48.994 heat / 5:41.087 final)
Rowing Highlights: Fifth at New England Interscholastic Rowing Association (NEIRA) Championships 2015 in 1V4+ … Second at Head of the Housatonic 2015 in 1V4+ … Second at Head of the Riverfront 2015 in 1V8+ … Sixth at Head of the Charles 2015 in 1V4+ … 20th at 2016 CRASH-Bs in Lightweight Men.
Personal: Son of France Galerneau and Keith Williams … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
Why Penn? "I chose Penn because I want to surround myself with smart, hardworking, and driven people; have a first-class education; and row for a strong team that likes to win."
Why rowing? "I love that rowing is a great equalizer. No one is a natural at rowing, the only way to win is to work harder than the guys in the other boat."
