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2018-19 Men's Lightweight Rowing

John Cruser

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • Highschool Gonzaga College High School

Biography

2018-19
SPRING
  *Cornell/Harvard: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (5:59.9, 2nd/3)
  *Columbia/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:08.75, 3rd/3)
  *Princeton/Georgetown: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:32.54, 1st/2)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6th/6, 6:59.067)
 
2017-18
SPRING
  *at MIT w/Delaware: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (6:33.101, 1st/3)
  *at Cornell w/Harvard: Fourth Varsity 8+, bow seat (6:39.1, 2nd/3)
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (6:17.6, 3rd/3)
  *at Princeton: Fourth Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:38.2, 2nd/2)
  *Navy: Fourth Varsity 8+, 2 seat (6:10.7, 2nd/2)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, 2 seat (6th, 6:18.416 final)
 
2016-17
SPRING
  *Cornell w/Harvard: Third Varsity 8+, bow seat (7:07.6, 3rd/3)
  *Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:39.3, 2nd/2)
  *Princeton: Fourth Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:23.7, 2nd/2)
  *Navy: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (7:05.7, 3rd/3)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (7th, 6:16.944 final)
 
2015-16
SPRING
  *at Cornell w/Harvard: Fourth Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:37.5, 3rd/3)
  *Columbia/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, 6 seat (6:18.9, 2nd/2)
  *at Princeton w/Georgetown: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (7:19.6, 2nd/3)
  *Navy: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (6:24.3, 2nd/2)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (6th, 6:43.255 final)
 
Rowing Highlights: Won three bronze medals at Stotesbury while at Gonzaga in the Freshman 8, JV 8 and Lightweight 8 ... Also won gold in the Lightweight 4 at the inaugural National Scholastic Rowing Association Regatta.
 
Personal: Son of Lynn and George Cruser … Enrolled in the School of Engineering and Applied Science.
 
Why Penn?I chose Penn because it is in the city just like my high school, but also has a nice campus with tremendous academics and athletics."
 
Why rowing?I love the team aspect of rowing. More than any other sport you must work together and row hard with whatever guys you are in a boat with. At the end of the day you must rely on everyone and this builds an unbreakable bond within the team."

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior