2025-26 Men's Rowing - Lightweight Roster
Biography
PRIOR TO CORNELL
Served as co-captain of Westlake Boys HS rowing team in 2023, earning third place in Maadi Cup and Springbok Shield races ... was a New Zealand national champion in Boys U16 4+ in 2021 ... also played water polo for two years, winning Auckland Club championship in 2019 ... named NCEA Top Scholar in Biology in New Zealand and NCEA Outstanding Scholar in 2023 ... finished top in biology, English, and painting at Westlake Boys HS in 2022 ... received three Photographer of the Year awards (New Zealand Geographic Landscape Photographer of the Year - 2022; OGM Young Ocean Photographer of the Year - 2020; NHM Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year - 2019) ... rowed out of North Shore Rowing Club.
PERSONAL
Cruz Stephen Erdmann is the son of Mark Erdmann and Arnaz Mehta, and has two siblings ... brother, Brahm, was four-year member of Harvard lightweight rowing team (2021-25) ... enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
