The Syracuse Rowing Network

Syracuse Rowing Alumni Network

Life After
the Boat

When the season ends, your Syracuse community is just getting started. Our alumni network actively connects graduating rowers with careers, mentors, and opportunities across every industry.

Explore the Network
1K+Engaged Alumni

and growing every season

18+Industries Represented

finance to aerospace to healthcare

40+States & Countries

where our alumni are working

3+Active Introductions

Pratt & Whitney · Lockheed Martin · Turbine Asset Holding Group

What We've Built

Your network starts on the water.
It doesn't end there.

At Syracuse, we've done what coaches at top programs talk about — we've organized our alumni into a living, searchable network that students can actually use. When you're a Syracuse rower about to graduate, you're not cold-calling into the job market. You're making a warm call to someone who pulled the same oars, learned the same discipline, and wants to help.



"Stanford coaches cite Silicon Valley alumni connections as a recruiting advantage. We're building that same thing at Syracuse — and it's already working."

Alumni Reach

Wherever you're headed,
someone's already there.

Our alumni have gone on to build careers in virtually every sector. Whatever field your student-athlete is drawn to, we can likely make an introduction.

Aerospace & Defense
Healthcare & Medicine
Finance & Investment
Technology & Software
Engineering
Consulting
Law
Media & Communications
Education
Government & Policy
Real Estate
Entrepreneurship
Energy & Sustainability
Sports & Athletics
Nonprofit & Philanthropy
Marketing & Advertising
Architecture & Design
Life Sciences

Where They're Working

Alumni are working at some of the best organizations around.

These are real companies where Syracuse Rowing alumni have landed — many available to make introductions for your student-athlete.

Pratt & Whitney
Aerospace Engineering
Lockheed Martin
Defense & Technology
Turbine Asset Holding Group
Aviation Finance
Mass General Brigham
Healthcare
Goldman Sachs
Finance & Investment
Deloitte
Consulting
Google
Technology
JPMorgan Chase
Finance & Banking
ExxonMobil
Energy
Booz Allen Hamilton
Government Consulting
ESPN
Sports Media
Major League Teams
Sports & Athletics

* Some companies are representative examples pending full database compilation · Data to be verified by June 15, 2026.

"The boat moves when everyone pulls together. That doesn't stop when the season ends."

Syracuse Rowing Alumni Community

Real Connections. Real Results.

Stories from the network.

Within weeks of graduation, I had a direct introduction to an engineering lead at Pratt & Whitney — someone who rowed at Syracuse years before me. The conversation felt nothing like a job interview. It felt like talking to a teammate. I started that fall.

Recent Graduate, Class of 2024
Now at Pratt & Whitney · Aerospace Engineering
I wasn't sure what industry I wanted to go into. An alumni mentor helped me think through it, made three calls on my behalf, and within a month I had offers to consider. I didn't know that network existed when I committed. I wish someone had told me sooner.

Recent Graduate, Class of 2023
Now in Financial Services · Northeast Region
I came back as an alumni mentor because someone did that for me. The discipline these athletes have — the ability to grind, to work as a unit, to stay composed under pressure — that's genuinely rare in the workforce. They're the first call I make when a position opens up.

Alumni Mentor, Class of 2012
Senior Executive · Healthcare Industry

Beyond the Boat: Athletes of Distinction

Excellence that doesn't stop
at the water's edge.

Syracuse Rowing athletes don't just compete — they lead, achieve, and inspire in the classroom and beyond. These are the honors earned by our current athletes this academic year.

3.5
Men's Rowing — Highest Team GPA at Syracuse · 3rd Consecutive Year
A new program record set during the fall semester. The third consecutive year Men's Rowing has earned this honor at the 'Cuse Awards.
Doris Soladay Award · Highest Honor for a Graduating Student-Athlete
Cole Nordby

Chemical engineering student, two-time team captain, and member of the 2V8 that finished fifth at IRAs. The third men's rower to win this award in four years.

Men's Rowing · Senior
David D. Godfrey Award · Selected by His Teammates
Gunnar Platt

Chosen by his teammates as the individual who best embodies the character, commitment, and spirit of what it means to be a Syracuse oarsman.

Men's Rowing · Junior
ACC Excellence Award · Whitman Real Estate Case Competition Winner
Ben Campbell-Reide

Shattered the team 2k record (5:46.7). Co-won the Whitman Real Estate Case Competition alongside Ethan Graham and Sam Fernandez. Nominated for Male Athlete of the Year. Will row and study at Cambridge University in the fall.

Finance · Senior
Highest Team GPA · Douglas Sheehan Excellence in Russian Award
Prestmann Agraz

Triple major in Forensic Science, Russian Language Literature & Culture, and International Relations. Highest cumulative GPA on the team. Recognized for the highest level of dedication and academic excellence in Russian studies.

Triple Major · Junior
Outstanding Achievement in German · Gerlinde Ulm Sanford Ceremony
Alex Dawallu

Double major in Economics and German Language Literature & Culture. Recognized among the highest-achieving students across all language programs at Syracuse.

Double Major · Senior
William Piel Inventors Award · Top Senior Design Project
Anders Erlandsen

Aerospace Engineering major recognized by the Mechanical and Aerospace Awards Committee for the top senior design project in his field.

Aerospace Engineering · Senior
President, SAAC · Community Service Recognition
Payton Gauthier

Senior co-captain and President of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. One of six Syracuse student-athletes recognized for an impressive commitment to community service initiatives.

Men's Rowing · Senior Co-Captain
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Syracuse 8 Courage Award · Women's Rowing
Abby Rockwood

Late in the winter, Abby was diagnosed with leukemia. She has been away from campus receiving treatment — and continuing to work toward completing her undergraduate degree. Abby received the Syracuse 8 Courage Award in recognition of her inspiring optimism and determination in facing her illness. Her story is a reminder that the character forged on the water carries our athletes through the hardest moments off of it.

Women's Rowing · Class of 2026
Women's Team · Coming Soon
Women's Accolades & Honors
Content in progress — reaching out to coaching staff for the full list of academic and athletic honors earned this year.

A community of student-athletes, alumni, and families committed to rowing — and to each other.

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