Princeton University Athletics
2026 Heavyweight Rowing Roster

Joe McCauley
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fisherman Bay, South Wales, Australia
Awards:
2x Eastern Sprints 3V Gold Medal (2024, 2026)
IRA 3V Bronze Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 3V Silver Medal (2025)
IRA 3V Silver Medal (2024)
IRCA Scholar Athlete (2026)
2026: Raced with the 3V at every regatta … helped the 3V win gold at Eastern Sprints, which contributed to Princeton’s Rowe Cup championship … helped the 3V win bronze at the IRA National Championships … helped the 3V defeat Georgetown, La Salle, Temple, Navy, Penn, Stanford, Columbia, Yale and Cornell
2025: Part of the 3V win silver at Eastern Sprints … helped the 3V finish fifth in its Grand Final at IRAs … led the 3V to wins over Navy, Yale, Cornell, Georgetown, Temple, La Salle
2024: Was on the 3V that defeated Drexel, Georgetown, Temple, Navy, Cornell, Brown during the regular season … Helped the 3V to gold at Eastern Sprints, leading to the Tigers winning the Rowe Cup for the first time since 2016 … Paced the 3V to silver at the IRA National Championships, the boat’s first medal since 2016, pushing the Tigers to second in the Ten Eyck standings, the team’s highest mark since 2016 ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta.
2023: Did not row.
Before Princeton:
Saint Joseph's College: Broke six minutes on the ERG and won conference's sculling regatta … Team was second in the ten VIII and third in the First VIII.
Personal: Son of Mara and Joe McCauley … Has two sisters, Jonine and Molly.
2x Eastern Sprints 3V Gold Medal (2024, 2026)
IRA 3V Bronze Medal (2026)
Eastern Sprints 3V Silver Medal (2025)
IRA 3V Silver Medal (2024)
IRCA Scholar Athlete (2026)
2026: Raced with the 3V at every regatta … helped the 3V win gold at Eastern Sprints, which contributed to Princeton’s Rowe Cup championship … helped the 3V win bronze at the IRA National Championships … helped the 3V defeat Georgetown, La Salle, Temple, Navy, Penn, Stanford, Columbia, Yale and Cornell
2025: Part of the 3V win silver at Eastern Sprints … helped the 3V finish fifth in its Grand Final at IRAs … led the 3V to wins over Navy, Yale, Cornell, Georgetown, Temple, La Salle
2024: Was on the 3V that defeated Drexel, Georgetown, Temple, Navy, Cornell, Brown during the regular season … Helped the 3V to gold at Eastern Sprints, leading to the Tigers winning the Rowe Cup for the first time since 2016 … Paced the 3V to silver at the IRA National Championships, the boat’s first medal since 2016, pushing the Tigers to second in the Ten Eyck standings, the team’s highest mark since 2016 ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta.
2023: Did not row.
Before Princeton:
Saint Joseph's College: Broke six minutes on the ERG and won conference's sculling regatta … Team was second in the ten VIII and third in the First VIII.
Personal: Son of Mara and Joe McCauley … Has two sisters, Jonine and Molly.
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