2022 Heavyweight Rowing Roster
Hirschman, Wesley
Wesley Hirschman
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Montgomery Bell Academy
Bio
Awards:
Eastern Sprints 2V Gold Medal (2024)
IRA 2V Silver Medal (2024)
Eastern Sprints 2V Silver Medal (2023)
IRA All-Academic Team (2022,2023)
IRCA Scholar Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
2024: Coxed the 2V that went undefeated in the regular season, defeating Drexel, Georgetown, Temple, Navy, Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Brown … It was the first time in program history that the 1V and 2V went unbeaten in the regular season … Helped the 2V to gold at Eastern Sprints, the boat’s first gold since back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018 which led the team to Rowe Cup for the first time since 2016. … Led the 2V to a silver at the IRA National Championships, the boat’s first medal since 2017 and a five-spot jump from 2023, pushing the Tigers to second in the Ten Eyck standings, the team’s highest mark since 2016 ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta, collecting a second place finish for the Temple Cup.
2023: Coxswain on the 2V that defeated Georgetown, Drexel, Temple, Penn, Columbia, and Cornell … Coxed the 1V that beat Navy … In the postseason, the 2V earned a silver at Eastern Sprints and won the Petite Final at the IRA Championships.
2022: Coxed on the 2V that beat Georgetown, Drexel, Temple and Navy … Coxswain for the 3V that was fifth at Easterns and eighth overall at IRA National Championships.
2021: Coxswain for the 2V that earned victories over St. Joe’s, Drexel, Holy Cross and Navy along with a sixth place finish at the IRA Championships.
Before Princeton:
Montgomery Bell Academy: Senior captain … Top coxswain for five straight years … Coaches' Award twice … Most Valuable Rower … Squad's first rower to be collegiately recruited … Team was a three-time SRAA qualifier and was fifth in the lightweight 4+ in 2018 … Member of the Model UN, Youth in Government, TEAMS, Yearbook Committee.
Academic: Cum Laude Society … National Merit Commended Scholar … Nine-time Highest Subject Grade … Warner Grant Recipient … Midwest Scholastic Rowing Academic Athlete Award.
Personal: Son of Holly and Bill Hirschman … Has a brother, Charlie.
Eastern Sprints 2V Gold Medal (2024)
IRA 2V Silver Medal (2024)
Eastern Sprints 2V Silver Medal (2023)
IRA All-Academic Team (2022,2023)
IRCA Scholar Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024)
2024: Coxed the 2V that went undefeated in the regular season, defeating Drexel, Georgetown, Temple, Navy, Penn, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Cornell and Brown … It was the first time in program history that the 1V and 2V went unbeaten in the regular season … Helped the 2V to gold at Eastern Sprints, the boat’s first gold since back-to-back wins in 2017 and 2018 which led the team to Rowe Cup for the first time since 2016. … Led the 2V to a silver at the IRA National Championships, the boat’s first medal since 2017 and a five-spot jump from 2023, pushing the Tigers to second in the Ten Eyck standings, the team’s highest mark since 2016 ... Rowed at the Henley Royal Regatta, collecting a second place finish for the Temple Cup.
2023: Coxswain on the 2V that defeated Georgetown, Drexel, Temple, Penn, Columbia, and Cornell … Coxed the 1V that beat Navy … In the postseason, the 2V earned a silver at Eastern Sprints and won the Petite Final at the IRA Championships.
2022: Coxed on the 2V that beat Georgetown, Drexel, Temple and Navy … Coxswain for the 3V that was fifth at Easterns and eighth overall at IRA National Championships.
2021: Coxswain for the 2V that earned victories over St. Joe’s, Drexel, Holy Cross and Navy along with a sixth place finish at the IRA Championships.
Before Princeton:
Montgomery Bell Academy: Senior captain … Top coxswain for five straight years … Coaches' Award twice … Most Valuable Rower … Squad's first rower to be collegiately recruited … Team was a three-time SRAA qualifier and was fifth in the lightweight 4+ in 2018 … Member of the Model UN, Youth in Government, TEAMS, Yearbook Committee.
Academic: Cum Laude Society … National Merit Commended Scholar … Nine-time Highest Subject Grade … Warner Grant Recipient … Midwest Scholastic Rowing Academic Athlete Award.
Personal: Son of Holly and Bill Hirschman … Has a brother, Charlie.
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
Princeton Athletics 2021-22 Highlights
Monday, June 06
Spring 2022 PNC Student-Athlete Achiever Award Recipients
Tuesday, April 26
