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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2025-26 Men's Heavy Rowing Roster

Cole Bruen

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Charlottesville, Va.
  • Highschool Albemarle

Biography

2024-25
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Second Varsity 8+, 2 seat (1st/2, 5:40.0)
  *Columbia/Yale: Fourth Varsity 8+, 4 seat (2nd/3, 6:24.8)
  *at Harvard w/Navy: Fourth Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:13.8)
  *Oregon State: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 5:45.7)
  *Cornell: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 5:48.5)
  *Holy Cross: Third Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 5:51.4)
  *EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, stroke seat (5th/14, 5:51.720 heat/5:58.056 grand final)
  *IRA Nationals: Third Varsity 8+, stroke seat (9th/19, 5:39.180 petite final)
 
2023-24
SPRING
  *Princeton/Columbia: Third Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/2, 5:54.742)
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Second Varsity 8+ (Colgan Cup), stroke seat (2nd/3, 5:50.07)
  *at Navy w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, stroke seat (2nd/3, 6:32.9)
  *vs. Holy Cross: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 5:48.9)
  *at Cornell: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 5:40.2)
  *vs. Oregon State: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/2, 5:50.9)
  *EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (8th/15, 5:38.931 heat / 5:40.268 petite final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (9th/23, 5:44.996 petite final)

High School: 2023 USA U19 National Team … Rowing letter winner and 2023 captain under head coach Catherine Coffman … Helped Albemarle win double sculls at the 2023 SRAA Championships and the 2023 Stotesbury Regatta, took seventh at 2023 Youth Nationals Men's U19.
 
Personal: Enrolled in Wharton.
 
Why Penn? “I felt at home here and comfortable with putting hard work into both my athletics and academics.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    6'4"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    6'4"
  • 2025-26Junior

    6'4"