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Men’s Crew Adds Biggs ’19 as Assistant Coach
9/30/2019 3:30:00 PM | Men's Crew
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rufus Biggs '19, a two-time team captain at Brown and three-year member of the first varsity eight, will join the Brown University men's crew program as an assistant coach, Bears' head coach Paul Cooke '89 announced on Monday.
A recipient of Brown's Dave Zucconi '55 Award given for embodying the ideals of sportsmanship and fair play, Biggs is one of only a handful of rowers to captain the Bears for two years in the lengthy history of the program.
"Along with his experience and success in rowing, Rufus brings a terrific enthusiasm and loyalty to Brown," Cooke said. "I am thrilled to have him join our coaching staff."
Biggs rowed in the first varsity eight for three seasons (2017, 2018, 2019) and earned a pair of bronze medals at Eastern Sprints as a junior and senior. He reached the grand final as a top-six finisher at the IRA National Championship in the first varsity eight in both 2017 and 2018.
An Academic All-Ivy and IRA All-Academic selection, Biggs won a bronze medal with the championship eight at the 2018 Head of the Charles Regatta.
Biggs competed at the U-23 World Rowing Championships during the summer of 2019 in Sarasota, Fla., in the pair for Great Britain. His crew made the grand final behind a strong semifinal race and finished sixth in the competition.
A native of Marlow, United Kingdom, Biggs attended Sir William Borlase School in the UK and was a two-time Henley Champion in the schools' quadruple sculls event, the Fawley Cup. He also competed for Molesey Boat Club and was a Henley Champion in the Thames Cup.
Biggs graduated from Brown in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in History.
A recipient of Brown's Dave Zucconi '55 Award given for embodying the ideals of sportsmanship and fair play, Biggs is one of only a handful of rowers to captain the Bears for two years in the lengthy history of the program.
"Along with his experience and success in rowing, Rufus brings a terrific enthusiasm and loyalty to Brown," Cooke said. "I am thrilled to have him join our coaching staff."
Biggs rowed in the first varsity eight for three seasons (2017, 2018, 2019) and earned a pair of bronze medals at Eastern Sprints as a junior and senior. He reached the grand final as a top-six finisher at the IRA National Championship in the first varsity eight in both 2017 and 2018.
An Academic All-Ivy and IRA All-Academic selection, Biggs won a bronze medal with the championship eight at the 2018 Head of the Charles Regatta.
Biggs competed at the U-23 World Rowing Championships during the summer of 2019 in Sarasota, Fla., in the pair for Great Britain. His crew made the grand final behind a strong semifinal race and finished sixth in the competition.
A native of Marlow, United Kingdom, Biggs attended Sir William Borlase School in the UK and was a two-time Henley Champion in the schools' quadruple sculls event, the Fawley Cup. He also competed for Molesey Boat Club and was a Henley Champion in the Thames Cup.
Biggs graduated from Brown in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in History.
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