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2023-24 Men's Heavyweight Rowing Roster

Todd Michalek/Syracuse Athletics

Sam Beach

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hillsdale, Mich.
  • High School Hillsdale

Biography

At Navy
2024:
 Elected to serve as team captain
2023: Rowed in every event as a junior, four times with the second varsity, twice with the first varsity and once with the third varsity eight ... Member of the 3V at the Eastern Sprints and 1V at the IRA National Championship.
2022: Raced in all eight competitions for Navy; twice with the fourth varsity and three times with the third varsity before suiting up with the second varsity for the final three races, including the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championship.
2021: Competed five times for the Mids in an abridged freshman season; first with the fourth varsity eight and the final four races, including at the IRA National Championship with the third varsity ... Navy's 3V8 placed fifth in the country at the IRAs.

Prior to Navy
Participated in four sports at Hillsdale High School: soccer (2 letters), football (2), basketball (1) and golf (1) ... Served as captain of his soccer team as a senior in 2019 ... As a punter on the football team, helped Hillsdale collected the Lenawee County Athletic Association Conference Championship in 2018 and 2019; Hillsdale also won the 2019 Division 6 District Final ... Played basketball and football with Spencer Eves ('23), who is a high jumper on Navy's track & field team.

Personal
Son of Rod and Barb ... Graduated as Hillsdale's Class of 2020 Valedictorian

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior