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2025-26 Men's Heavy Rowing Roster

Charles Ockner

  • Height 6-7
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Shaker Heights, Ohio
  • Highschool Shaker Heights

Biography

2024-25
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/2, 5:47.75)
  *at Columbia w/Princeton: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 6:30.7)
  *Columbia/Yale: Third Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/3, 6:19.0)
  *at Harvard w/Navy: Fourth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/3, 6:13.8)
  *Oregon State: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5:47.8)
  *Cornell: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:52.0)
  *Holy Cross: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:51.0)
  *EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (5th/14, 5:51.720 heat/5:58.056 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (9th/19, 5:39.180 petite final)
 
2023-24
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 6:47.98)
  *Princeton/Columbia: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (3rd/3, 5:59.239)
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 5:52.50)
  *at Navy w/Harvard: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/3, 6:44.5)
  *at Cornell: Fourth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/2, 5:52.5)
  *EARC Sprints: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (4th/14, 5:50.976 heat / 5:56.260 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (12th/19, 5:58.992 petite final)

High School: Four-year varsity rowing letter winner under coaches Michael Jaffe and J.D. Bridges … Won the 2023 Hammer Regatta, took second in 2020 … State record holder for high school 2k … Four-time State of Ohio Esports Championship winner … Also a four-time champion in Varsity Esports in Cuyahoga County, Northeast Region, Ohio.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences..
 
Why Penn? “I chose Penn for its excellent team culture, academics, mild resemblance to Cleveland, and amazing coaching staff!”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    6'7"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    6'7"
  • 2025-26Junior

    6'7"