2015-16 Men's Crew (Heavyweight)

Robert Hurn

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 187
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Brisbane, Australia
  • Highschool Anglican Church Grammar School

Biography

2015-16 (Junior): Rowed in the boat that won the Men''s Championship 8+ at the Head of the Charles Regatta...

2014-15 (Sophomore): Rowed two-seat in the Varsity with dual-season wins over Brown, Dartmouth for the Olympic Axe, Columbia and Penn for the Blackwell Cup, Cornell and Princeton for the Carnegie Cup... Rowed two-seat in the Varsity that finished first at Sprints and 7th at IRAs... Rowed two-seat in the Varsity that beat Harvard at the 150th Yale-Harvard Regatta... Rowed two-seat in the Varsity that beat Washington to win the Ladies Challenge Plate at Henley Royal Regatta.

2013-14 (Freshman): Rowed in the Varsity with dual seasons wins over Brown, Dartmouth for the Olympic Axe, Columpia and Penn for the Blackwell Cup, Princeton and Cornell for the Carnegie Cup... Rowed in the Varsity that finished 6th at Sprints and 6th at IRAs.

National Team: Rowed for Australia''s junior men''s coxed four that finished 11th at the 2012 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria... Rowed for Australia''s junior men''s coxed four that finished 7th at the 2013 Junior World Championships in Trakai, Lithuania...

Before Yale: Captain of his high school rowing team... Stroked the first eight that won the Head of the River in 2012.

Personal: Member of Trumbull College... Son of Stan and Catherine... Has two brothers... Has a 35" vertical jump...

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14First Year

    6'5" 195 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    6'5" 195 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    6'5" 187 lbs