Ben Olsen

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Dayton, Ohio
High School:
Taft School (Conn.)

2021-22: Helped the 3V8 take sixth at the 119th IRA Championship and second at the 75th Eastern Sprints … Rowed with the third boat in the win over Princeton (Apr. 30) … Spent the early part of the spring season with the second varsity crew … Helped the 2V8 take wins over Boston U. and Navy (Mar. 27), Harvard (Apr. 9), Northeastern (Apr. 16), and Princeton (Apr. 30).

2020-21: Raced with the first varsity eight in all five races … Helped the first varsity eight place ninth and the Bears finish fifth as a team at the IRA National Championships (May 28-29).

2019-20: Earned silver and placed first among college crews in the championship four at the Head of the Charles … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Rowed in the seventh seat of the second varsity boat that finished fifth in the grand final at the IRA Championship … Sat in the seventh seat of the second varsity boat that earned silver at Eastern Sprints … Rowed in the fourth seat of the club eight boat that placed second at the Head of the Charles Regatta.

Before Brown: Rowed for the Taft School, California Rowing Club and Thames Rowing Club … Founders League All-Star … Crew Plate recipient.

Personal: Son of Mary Boosalis and Thomas Olsen … Has one twin brother, Nicholas … Plans to concentrate in History.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the open curriculum and the great people I met when I visited.”