Princeton University Athletics
2019 Heavyweight Rowing Roster
Hunter Johnson
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Winnetka, Ill.
- High School:
- New Trier
At Princeton — 2019: Saw action at 3V and 4V … Raced at 3V against Georgetown … Took down Navy at 3V … Beat Columbia, Harvard and Brown at 4V … Nabbed a silver medal at the Eastern Sprints and bronze medal at IRAs. 2018: won a silver medal in the 3V at Eastern Sprints; Tigers finished less than a second away from gold and more than five seconds faster than the rest of the field … rowed in the 3V and won the petite final at the IRA national championships … rowed in the 3V for the majority of the season and helped boat to an 8-1 record. 2017: won bronze in the 3V at Eastern Sprints … helped the 3V reach the IRA grand finals, where it finished fifth. 2016: rowed in the 5 seat and helped the 4V to a gold medal at the Eastern Sprints … won a silver medal at the IRA Championships as a member of the varsity four … rowed in the 4V throughout the season; boat didn't lose a race to another 4V during the year.
Before Princeton — won silver medal in the USA M8+ at the 2015 Junior World Championships … won silver (2014) and bronze (2015) in the 8+ at the Midwest Championships … member of the 2014 US Junior Worlds Development Team … set a world record for the Tandem Lightweight Longest Continual Indoor Row (30 hours and 30 minutes) … competed for the New Trier Rowing Club … also lettered in ice hockey and sailing … reached 2014 state final in hockey … president and founder of Athletics for a Cause Club … president of Global Activism Club … board member of the Student Senate.
Personal — born June 23, 1997 … son of James and Gwyneth Johnson; mother rowed at Connecticut College … has an older brother Jordan and a younger sister Lauren … grandfather rowed at Brown … enjoys sailing, water sports and playing the piano … planning to study Operations Research and Financial Engineering.
