2024-25 Men's Crew (Heavyweight) Roster

Matthew Hansen

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown London, England
  • High School Tideway Scullers School

Biography

2024-25:
  • 2025 Empacher-IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • Rowed in the 8 of the 4V at the Albert Cup/Sarasota Invitational
  • Rowed in the 8 of the 4V at the Olympic Axe, defeating Dartmouth
  • Rowed in the 4 of the 4V at the Blackwell Cup, securing victory
  • Rowed in the 4 of the 3V at the Carnegie Cup
  • Rowed in the 7 of the 3V at the Eastern Sprints, earning the bronze medal
  • Rowed in the 7 of the 3V at the IRA National Championship, reaching the grand final
  • Rowed in the 7 of the 3V at the 158th Yale-Harvard Regatta
2023-24:
  • 2024 IRCA Scholar Athlete
  • Rowed in the 7 of the 2V for most of the season 
  • Helped defeat Dartmouth at the Olympic Axe
  • Contributed to a team-wide sweep at the Blackwell Cup
2022-23:
  • Rowed in the 2V most of season
  • Rowed in the 2V that took third in the IRA National Championship 
  • Rowed in the 3V that took first in the Eastern Sprints Championship
2021-22:
  • Did not see any competition

Before Yale:
  • Competed in the 2023 European Rowing U23 Championships for Great Britain
  • Won the Fawley Challenge Cup at the 2021 Henley Royal Regatta
  • Won the 2021 National Schools Regatta in the Men's Championship Quadruple Sculls
  • Won the 2021 Metropolitan Regatta in the Men's Quadruple Sculls
  • Won the 2021 Marlow Regatta in the Men's Quadruple Sculls
  • National Honor Society member
Personal:
  • Matthew Hansen is the son of Anne and Marty Hansen
  • Interested in voting rights and representational justice
Why Yale? "I chose Yale because of its strong sense of community and the unique combination of athletic and academic opportunities it offered for both intellectual and personal growth."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    6'2" 180 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    6'2" 180 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    6'2" 180 lbs