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2025-26 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Vance Gootman

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • Highschool Schools Without Walls

Biography

2024-25
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
  *NCLI: Fourth Varsity 8+ (Session 1), stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:20.7)
  *NCLI: Fourth Varsity 8+ (Session 2), stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:23.7)
  *Cornell (Leonard Cup): Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/2, 5:54.7)
  *Columbia/Yale (Colgan Cup): Third Varsity 8+, 2 seat (1st/3, 6:29.10)
  *Princeton/Gtown: Third Varsity 8+, 2 seat (1st/3, 6:37.6)
  *at Navy (1919 Trophy): Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/2, 6:51.1)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, 6 seat (3rd/4, 6:19.202 grand final)

2023-24
SPRING
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/2, 6:44.2)
  *at Princeton w/Georgetown: Fourth Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/2, 6:28.2)
  *vs. Navy: Fourth Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/2, 6:23.3)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, bow seat (5th/5, NTT)

2022-23
SPRING
  *Lightweight Invitational 1: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/3, 6:03.0)
  *Lightweight Invitational 2: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (2nd/3, 6:02.3)
  *Matthews/Leonard: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (3rd/3, 6:04.4)
  *Dodge Cup: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (3rd/3, 6:08.5)
  *Wood-Hammond Cup: Third Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/3, 6:39.2)
  *Callow Cup: Third Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/2, 6:07.7)
  *EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, 3 seat (6th, 5:57.914 heat / 6:07.947 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Varsity 4+, 2 seat (7th/10, 7:29.465 petite final)

High School: Rowed for Jackson-Reed HS Crew (formerly Woodrow Wilson HS Crew) for 4 years … Won Youth Four at the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Youth Championships, then raced at 2022 Henley Royal Regatta … Team’s Scholar-Athlete 2021-22 … Rowed for TBC Racing in the summers of 2020 and 2022 … GW Early College Program … GW Dean’s List 2020-22.
 
Personal: Enrolled in Wharton.
 
Why Penn? “When I considered its culture, location, considerable opportunities, and renowned academic rigor, I couldn't see myself anywhere other than Penn.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2024-25Junior

    6'0"
  • 2025-26Senior

    6'0"