Ben Michalske - 2026-27 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster
Ben Michalske
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oceanside, CA
2025-26 (Spring): Bow seat of 2V8 boat, had a time of 6:41.953, placing 2nd in Heat 2 in the 2V8+, on Day 2, with a time of 6:44.240, placed 3rd in the 2V8+ Final at the San Diego Crew Classic… Bow seat of JV boat, with a time of 6:00.6 in the 2V8 against Santa Clara… 7 seat of 4V8 boat, with a time of 6:26.7 in the 3/4V8 against Santa Clara… Bow seat of 2V8 boat, with a time of 6:06.27 in the 2V8+, 7 seat of 4V8 boat, with a time of 6:43.70, against #22 Oregon State in the 3/4 V8+ at the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Championships… Bow seat of 2V8+ A boat, with a time of 6:08.73, placing 2nd in Heat 2 of 2V8+ during Day 1 of the WIRAs, also sat in bow seat of 2V8+ A boat on Day 2, with a time of 6:07.575, placing 3rd in the 2V8+ Grand Final at the WIRAs… Bow seat of 2V8+ boat, with a time of 5:44.307, in the 2V8+ Dad Vail Time Trials, then rowed a 6:10.890 in the Men’s 2V8 Grand Final at the Dad Vails Championships… Named an Empacher-IRCA Scholar Athlete by the IRCA…
2024-25 (Fall): 4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing with a time of 17:30.4 at Head of the Snake… 4 seat Second Varsity finishing with a time of 15:24 and 2 seat Third Varsity 4+ finishing with a time of 17:46 at the Head of Spokane…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing with a time of 16:36.2 and 2 seat Second Varsity 4+ finishing third in the collegiate fours with a time of 18:06.0 at the Head of the American. (Spring): 4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing with a time of 6:17.192 following close behind the first and second place teams at the San Diego Crew Classic Prelims… 4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing third with a time of 6:19.639 less than a second behind San Diego…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ competing in two flights finishing with a time of 5:42.41 in the first and 5:35.10 to conclude the Schuylkill Invitational…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing ahead of WSU with a time of 6:08.3 helping to retain the Fawley Cup…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing with a time of 5:59.90 at Silver Lake…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing fourth with a time of 6:32.086 on the first day of the MPSF Men’s Rowing Championship on Lake Natoma…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing third with a time of 6:08.378 to conclude the MPSF Men’s Rowing Championship…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing sixth with a time of 6:06.840 on the first day IRA National Championships on Cooper River…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing sixth with a time of 6:12.520 in a the Semi-Finals…4 seat Second Varsity 8+ finishing fifth with a time of 6:02.890 in the finals of the IRA National Championship…Named to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men’s Rowing All Academic Team with a GPA of 3.95.
Freshman (2023-24): Opened the season in the No. 4 seat of the JV8 boat at the Head of the Spokane, where the crew placed third with a time of 15:53… Finished sixth out of 14 teams with a time of 16:09.9 at the Head of the American… Assisted the JV8 boat in securing a sixth-place finish out of 13 total boats with a time of 14:46.542 at the San Diego Classic… Helped the N8 boat to a first-place finish over seven other boats with a time of 6:34.123 on the first day of the San Diego Crew Classic, followed by a second-place finish with a time of 6:33.872 on the second day… Aided the 2V8 boat in earning a second-place finish at the Occoquan Invitational with a time of 6:05.48… Claimed first place with the N8 boat against Washington State, recording a time of 6:54.7 to win the Fawley Cup… Concluded the season in the JV8 boat, which dominated its heat at the Western Sprints, finishing first with a time of 6:15.610
