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2018-19 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Evan Odom
Evan Odom

Ben Skinner

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-1
  • High School William Penn Charter
  • Hometown Philadelphia, Pa.

Biography

At Navy
2018: A staple in the Mids' second varsity eight lineup though the first seven races, including the Eastern Sprints before racing with the V4+ at the IRA Championships
2017: A key contributor in the upper boat lineups; raced with the second varsity in the regular season before moving to the first crew for Eastern Sprints and V4- crew at the IRA Championships
2016: Member of the second varsity eight crew from the start of the season and raced in seven competitions, including the Eastern Sprints

Prior to Navy
Competed on the swim and water polo teams at Penn Charter School earning seven combined varsity letters; four with swimming and three with water polo ... Earned All-League honors in 2014 and 2015 as a swimmer ... Served as team captain for the 2015 swim program ... Won InterAC League championships in 2012-15, as well as the 2015 Eastern Championship with water polo ... Recruited to swim at both Cornell and Penn

Personal
Son of Michael and Cynthia ... Both parents were D1 collegiate athletes as his father was a four-year gymnast at Penn and his mother swam at Villanova for four years ... His older sister Cathryn has competed with the cross country and track & field teams at Middlebury from 2014-17

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2017-18Junior

    6'1"
  • 2018-19Senior

    6'1"