2023-24 Men's Rowing - Lightweight Roster
Biography
2023-24 | SENIOR SEASON
Rowed exclusively with the 1V8+ crew, sitting in bow seat until moving to No. 5 seat for IRA National Championship ... guided crew to first-place finishes at Geiger Cup (April 20) and Baggaley Bowl (April 27) ... participated with 1V4+ at Head of the Charles (Oct. 22), which placed first at event ... also rowed with 2V8+ and 2V4+ at Princeton Chase (Nov. 5) ... named Second Team Empacher-CRCA All-American at conclusion of season.
2020-21
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Helped Big Red frosh novice boat notch a second-place finish in Flight 1 at Cornell Autumn Classic with time of 12:11.25 ... rowed on Cornell C 8+ boat in Flight 2 at Cornell Autumn Classic, recording time of 12:14.86 ... competed on frosh novice boat in Flight 2 at Princeton Chase, helping group finish race in 15:20.657 ... spring 2020 season canceled due to COVID-19.
PRIOR TO CORNELL
Competed at USRowing Youth National Championship on two occasions, finishing 11th in men’s varsity 8+ in 2017 and 12th in men’s 4x in 2019 ... won gold in men’s varsity 4+ and took home bronze in men’s varsity 8+ at USRowing 2017 Southwest Youth Championship ... earned silver medal in men’s 4x at USRowing 2019 Southwest Youth Championship ... won two gold medals and silver medal at Peninsula Indoor Rowing Championship, placing first in men’s frosh category in 2016, first in men’s youth lightweight 155 pounds category in 2017, and second in men’s youth lightweight 165 pounds category in 2018 ... five-year member of NorCal Crew team where he was elected team captain for 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons.
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PERSONAL
Axel Fabian Fox Ljunggren is the son of Daniel and Vesna Ljunggren, and has a younger sister, Filippa, who is member of California's rowing team ... cousin, Max Salminen, is sailor on Swedish National Team, and won gold medal at 2012 Olympics ... enrolled in College of Engineering.
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