Will Bennett

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Melbourne Grammar School
Concentration:
Business Economics & Philosophy

2024-25: Coxed the 4V8, 5V8, and 2V4 crews during the season ... Coxed the 4V8 at the Eastern Sprints (May 18) en route to a sixth place finish in the Grand Final ... Helped the 5V8 win a race against Princeton (May 3) ... Helped the 4V8 win a race against Boston University (Mar. 22) ... Coxed the 4V8 at the Sarasota Invitational (Mar. 28-29).

2023-24: Rowed with the 5V8 against Dartmouth (Apr. 20) and helped the 6V8 finish third at the Eastern Sprints (May 19).

2021-22: Coxed the fifth varsity boat in four of seven events and the fourth varsity boat in one event as a freshman … Coxed the 4V8 to a win over Princeton … Helped the 5V8 finish fifth at the 75th Eastern Sprints.

Before Brown: Coxed the U19 men’s four to a second-place finish at the 2019 Australian National Rowing Championships … Finished third at the 2019 APS Head of the River … Won an Australian Henley title in the men’s eight … Selected as Vice Captain of Boats … Served as a coxswain for head coach Tom Abramowski … Competed on the club level for Melbourne University Boat Club … Won the School English Prize.

Personal: William is the son of Kathleen Buckley and Christian Bennett … Has one younger sibling, Daschle … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “Academically, I was drawn to the freedom offered by the open curriculum. Athletically, I chose Brown because of the passion and engagement the coaches displayed when talking to them and because of the promising future of the crew team.”