Athlete Bio#
Height
6’3”
Age
37
Hometown
Chula Vista
Education
Stanford University '09, Economics
Chula Vista, Calif.
Olympic Experience
- 2012 Olympic Games, 4th in the men's quadruple sculls
Career Highlights
- Finished second in the eight at the 2011 E.ON Hanse Canal Cup
- Finished eighth in the eight at the 2011 World Rowing Championships
- Finished fourth in the eight at the 2011 Rowing World Cup in Lucerne
- Reached the semifinals of the Grand Challenge Cup at the 2011 Henley Royal Regatta
- Won the championship eight at the 2010 USRowing National Championships
- Named the 2009 Pac-10 Male Rower of the Year and was an All-Pac-10 Rower in 2008 and 2009
Fun Facts: His most memorable sporting achievement was the time he and his dad won the Father-Son MVP award at Reggie Smith's Baseball Development Camp when Alex was nine ... For good luck in races, Alex wears his best friend Andrew Epstein’s lucky socks ... The most influential person in his sporting career is Jon Albin, Alex’s freshman coach at Stanford, who introduced him to the sport
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