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2019-20 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Max Gelbach

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • High School Saint John Paul the Great
  • Hometown Springfield, Va.

Biography

At Navy
2020: Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019: Raced seven times with Navy's second varsity eight from the season-opener versus Princeton through the Eastern Sprints.
2018: Moved up to the Mids' third varsity eight as a sophomore and suited up in all six regular season events, as well as the Eastern Sprints ... Navy's 3V8 took silver at the Sprints
2017: A regular member of Navy's fourth varsity crew team; competed and won gold at the Eastern Sprints with Mids' 4V8 boat

Prior to Navy
Lettered in four sports at St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School: lacrosse (4 letters-MF/A), soccer (3 letters-MF), swimming (3 letters-freestyle/breaststroke) and track (1 letter-middle distance) … three-time team captain of his lacrosse team from 2014-16 … team captain of the soccer team in 2016

Personal
Son of Douglas and Mary … Father graduated from the Naval Academy in 1988 … Born in Aurora, Colorado and lived internationally for eight years growing up … Played lacrosse with Navy's Michael Foster '21

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    6'"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    6'"
  • 2018-19Junior

    6'0"
  • 2019-20Senior

    6'0"