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2017-18 Men's Rowing - Heavyweight Roster

Austin Geller

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Los Alamitos, Calif.
  • Highschool Los Alamitos HS

Biography

• IRA All-Academic Team (2017)

As a junior (2016-17)

• Consistent member of the second varsity eight throughout his junior season.
• Helped the crew take the Big Red’s best finish at the 2017 EARC Sprints, placing fifth in the Grand Final.
• Part of the second varsity eight that also took Cornell’s best finish at the 2017 IRA National Championships, placing fourth in the Petite Final and tenth overall.
• Rowed the crew to a victory over Penn.

As a sophomore (2015-16) 
• Rowed with the fourth varsity eight throughout his sophomore season, winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Eastern Sprints.
• Helped the Big Red to wins over Harvard, Navy, Syracuse, Penn, and Dartmouth during the cup season.
• Rowed in the varsity four at the 2016 IRA National Championship and helped the Big Red to a fourth place finish in the Petite Final to take 10th overall.

As a freshman (2014-15) 
• In his first season, Geller rowed with the first freshmen eight that had the Big Red’s best finish of the day at the 2015 IRA Regatta, advancing to the Grand Finals and crossing the line fifth overall.
• Rowed with the first freshmen eight that took fourth overall at the 2015 ECAC Sprints.

Prior to Cornell
• Has five years of rowing experience, highlighted by winning the 2014 Youth National Championships in the men's eight and taking fourth place in the 2013 Youth National Championship in the men’s eight.
 
Personal
• Austin Matthew Geller is the son of Phillip and Lynn Geller and he has a younger brother and sister.
• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior