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2018-19 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Ben Blakeslee

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • High School T.C. Williams (Va.)
  • Hometown Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Biography

At Navy
2018: Competed with Navy's middle boats in seven races, five with the fourth varsity eight and twice with the third varsity ... Was with the 4V8 at the Eastern Sprints and came away with a silver medal.
2017: Rowed with the third and fourth varsity boats as a sophomore.
2016: Member of the third and fourth varsity boats as a freshman ... Down the stretch in final three regular season races and Eastern Sprints, he competed with fourth crew.

Prior to Navy
Rowed for four years with three years of experience at T.C. Williams High School in Virginia and one with the Salisbury School ... Won gold at the 2015 National Schools Regatta with Salisbury ... While rowing at T.C. Williams in 2014, he served as team captain and was named team MVP ... Selected as a member of the Washington Post All-MET Honorable Mention rowing team.

Personal
Son of Merritt and Martha ... Prepped at the Salisbury School, a USNA Foundation School during the 2014-15 school year ... Teammate of Navy heavyweight rower Noah Stewart (’18) at T.C. Williams ... Siblings, Austin and Paul both row with club teams at Tulane and Sewanee University.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'11"
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'11"