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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2025-26 Men's Heavy Rowing Roster

Nicholas Nordell

  • Height 6-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gates Mills, Ohio
  • Highschool University School

Biography

2024-25
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Second Varsity 4+, 3 seat (3rd/4, 6:41.14)
  *at Columbia w/Princeton: Fourth Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 6:40.8)
  *Columbia/Yale: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/3, 6:19.0)
  *at Harvard w/Navy: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/3, 6:17.5)
  *Oregon State: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/2, 5:45.7)
  *Cornell: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/2, 5:48.5)
  *Holy Cross: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (1st/2, 5:51.4)
  *EARC Sprints: Fifth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (4th/7, 6:16.191 grand final)
 
2023-24
  IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
  *Northeastern: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/2, 6:24.31)
  *Princeton/Columbia: Fourth Varsity 8+, 3 seat (1st/2, 6:00.132)
  *at Columbia w/Yale: Second Varsity 8+ (Colgan Cup), 3 seat (2nd/3, 5:50.07)
  *at Navy w/Harvard: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/3, 6:32.9)
  *at Cornell: Fourth Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 5:52.5)
  *EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (8th/15, 5:38.931 heat / 5:40.268 petite final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 7 seat (9th/23, 5:44.996 petite final)

2022-23
SPRING
  *Burk Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/2, 6:03.42)
  *Childs Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/3, 5:37.64)
  *Blackwell Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/2, 6:06.3)
  *Adams Cup; Varsity 8+, 3 seat (2nd/3, 5:39.5)
  *vs. Oregon State: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:47.6)
  *Madeira Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:29.8)
  *vs. Holy Cross: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 5:38.1)
  *EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 3 seat (10th, 5:42.844 heat / 5:47.256 petite final)
  *IRA Nationals: Second Varsity 8+, 5 seat (11th/22, 5:52.500 petite final)
 
High School: Rowed club crew for Cleveland Foundry Juniors … High Honors student at University School … AP Scholar with Honors … Cum Laude Society.
 
Personal: Older brother, Jake, also rowed at Penn and graduated in 2023 … Older sister, Alison, rowed at Yale … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Why Penn? “Penn had the desired mix of academic and athletic rigor, and I really liked the team culture.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    6'6"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    6'6"
  • 2024-25Junior

    6'6"
  • 2025-26Senior

    6'6"