2019-20
*Academic All-Ivy
*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
SPRING
*Delaware/MIT/Temple: Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5:56.0, 1st/4)
*Cornell/Harvard (Matthews/Leonard): Varsity 8+, 7 seat (5:40.2, 2nd/3)
*Columbia/Yale (Dodge Cup): Varsity 8+, 7 seat (5:48.14, 2nd/3)
*Princeton/Georgetown (Wood-Hammond Cup): Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:03.75, 3rd/3)
*Navy (Callow Cup/1919): Varsity 8+, 4 seat (5:59.7, 1st/2)
*EARC Sprints: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/9, 6:31.559 heat / 6:34.5753 final)
*IRA Regatta: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (3rd/8, 5:48.538 heat / 5:46.244 final)
*Henley: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (beat UWE of England in first round, lost to BU heavies in second round)
2017-18
SPRING
*at MIT w/Delaware: Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6:19.739, 2nd/3)
*at Cornell w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:14.9, 2nd/3)
*at Columbia w/Yale (Dodge Cup): Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:10.8, 3rd/3)
*at Princeton w/Georgetown (Wood-Hammond Cup): Varsity 8+, 4 seat (6:05.0, 2nd/3)
*Navy (Callow Cup): Varsity 8+, bow seat (5:46.7, 2nd/2)
*EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (7th, 6:04.063 heat / 6:10.885 final)
*IRA Regatta: Varsity 4-, bow seat (no place, 6:26.891 heat / final cancelled)
Rowing Highlights: Selected as one of eight scullers to trial for the 2015 NZ North Island under-18 team … First place in under-17 quadruple sculls at NZ North Island Championships in 2014, third in same event in 2015 … 2016 high school rowing club captain
Personal: Son of Michele Atkins and Ben Barry … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Why Penn? “Most of all, I chose Penn for the team culture and coaches. During recruiting I realized that Penn was the place to go because I wanted to become the best rower possible and knew that the academics would also be top-tier. Philly is definitely a great place to be for college, too.”
Why rowing? “I row for the challenge and for the relationships it allows you to make. It is the most challenging sport I have ever been involved in, and even after trying many other sports I firmly believe that the relationships built through rowing are the strongest that one can form through a sport. Challenging yourself with friends and putting yourself on the line for them is something I look forward to every day. The meditative aspect of rowing is amazing too—having time to just concentrate on how you are moving, and to be conscious of your body as a part of a complex machine including the boat, oars and other people is great for my headspace.”
