Gustav Hirschfeld

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Warner, N.H.
High School:
St. Paul's School

2020-21: Served team as a captain … Earned IRCA Scholar-Athlete honors … Raced with the second varsity eight for the majority of the season … Helped the second varsity eight place eighth at the IRA National Championships (May 28-29) and the Bears finish fifth as a team at IRAs.

2019-20: Stroked the second varsity eight at the Head of the Housatonic … Rowed in the championship 4B boat at the Head of the Charles … Spring season canceled due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

2018-19: Stroked the second varsity boat that finished fifth in the grand final at the IRA National Championship … Stroked the second varsity to a silver medal at Eastern Sprints.

2017-18: Stroked the second varsity to a win in the petite final at the IRA Championship … Stroked the second varsity to bronze at Eastern Sprints … Rowed at Henley Royal Regatta, reaching the quarterfinals of the Temple Challenge Cup.

Before Brown: Rowed at St. Paul's School … Competed at the 2016 Henley Royale Regatta … Runner-up at the 2017 NEIRA as a member of the varsity eight … Third place at 2016 NEIRA as a member of the varsity eight … Graduated cum laude … Also member of the soccer team.

Personal: Son of Elisabeth and Michael Hirschfeld … Has one sister, Hannah … father, Michael, served as Princeton lightweight rowing captain and won a national championship with the Tigers … Mother, Elisabeth, was a member of the Dutch national indoor field hockey team … Public Policy and Education Studies double concentrator.