Josh Golbus

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Plymouth, Minn.
High School:
Wayzata

2023-24: IRCA Scholar-Athlete … Stroked the Second Varsity 8 to a sixth-place and a fifth-place team finish at the IRA Championship … Helped the 2V8 take a win over Boston University (Mar. 23) … Stroked the 2V8 in Sarasota and against Princeton (May 4).

2022-23: Named IRCA Second Team All-American ... IRCA Scholar-Athlete ... Split time between the first and second varsity during the spring season ... Helped the first varsity pick up a win against BU and the Petite Championship at IRA's ... Helped the second varsity to wins against Yale and Washington, Harvard and Dartmouth.

2021-22: IRCA Scholar-Athlete … Spent the majority of the spring season with the 3V8 crew before moving to the Second Varsity boat prior to the race against Princeton (Apr. 30) … Stroked the 2V8 to a win over Princeton, a second-place finish at the 75th Eastern Sprints, and a fifth-place finish at the 119th IRA Championship.

2020-21: Raced with the second varsity eight during the regular season and the third varsity eight at the IRA National Championships (May 28-29) … Helped the third varsity eight place sixth at IRAs and the Bears finish fifth as a team at IRAs.

Before Brown: Rowed for Long Lake Rowing Crew … Served as team captain … First place in junior men’s 2x at 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta … Finished second in junior men’s 2- at 2019 Canadian Henley.

Personal: Son of Brenda Knowles and Jeff Golbus … Has two siblings, Bryson and Anna.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it is a great school with academic freedom, and I liked the crew team.”