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2024-25 Men's Lightweight Rowing Roster

Owen O'Malley

  • Class Senior
  • High School Central Catholic
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.

Biography

At Navy
Career Honors: 2023 & 2024 Empacher-IRCA Scholar-Athlete
2024: Raced with the second varsity eight boat in all eight competitions as a junior: six regular season and two postseason races ... ... Navy's 2V8 came in fourth at the IRAs.
2023: Staple with Navy's first varsity eight crew throughout the six-race regular season and both postseason races, the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championship ... Navy's V8 placed third at the Sprints and fourth in the nation at the IRAs.
2022: Competed in the first varsity eight boat his entire debut season, including both postseason regattas, the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championship ... Navy's V8 finished second at both the Sprints and IRAs.

Prior to Navy
Rowed at Central Catholic High School; garnered three varsity letters ... Helped his boat place first in the Varsity Eight competition at the 2021 Scholastic Midwest Rowing Championships ... Served as team captain as a senior ... Selected for the Brendan Foley Spirit Award following his junior year ... Teammates with Navy LWT Colson Poilucci ('24), Syracuse HWT Michael Kepler ('25) and Washington HWT Blake Vogel ('25) ... Selected to compete at the 2021 National Chemistry Olympiad

Personal
Son of Michael and Amy ... Father swam for four years at Williams College ... Uncle Ian Smith rowed all four years at Williams College ... Older brother Liam graduated from West Point in 2022

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior