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WILL OLIVER
crew
Will Oliver was named the head coach of MIT’s men’s lightweight crew team in August 2010.
During his tenure in Cambridge, the Engineers were Gold medalists at the Dad Vail Regatta in the
2013 Lightweight 4+ and 2014 Lightweight 8+ competitions. The 2015 season saw MIT reach
No. 3 in the national rankings, the highest placement under his tutelage. The Engineers also
advanced to the Grand Finals at the 2015 EARC Sprints for the second year in a row, marking
their first back-to-back appearances since 1997. (FULL BIO)
Competing in boats comprised of mostly firstyears
Charles, the men’s lightweight crew team saw
the Club 8+ rank 28th while the Lightweight
4+ and Lightweight 8+ placed 14th and 15th,
respectively. (FULL STORY)
“Saturday mornings have been the highlight of my week my
whole time at MIT. After a long row on the Charles River, the
whole team would head over to Baker for breakfast. We’d push a
couple of tables together and sit together for hours talking and
joking around. I felt like I truly belonged on the rowing team.
I met some of my closest friends over those meals together.
The friendship that the whole team shared has made rowing
at MIT really special.” - Michael Carolan ‘21
and sophomores at the 2019 Head of the
“Being a student athlete at MIT is challenging and incredibly
rewarding. Finding the right balance between academics
and athletics can be difficult, but with difficulty comes
camaraderie, and with that comes strength. There are so
many things to do in a day at MIT, and if you choose to
add more into that program, it is because you really love
it.” - Sam Costa ‘23
“Being a rower at MIT has been a great
experience as it provides me with a tight knit
community while giving me the opportunity to
row on the Charles River daily. As a member
of the team, I have particularly enjoyed our
winter training trips where the team travels to
Florida in January. We often get to celebrate
the new year together as a team in Florida and
have the chance to escape the cold weather in
Boston during this time.” - Alexander Hom ‘22
“I chose to attend MIT because it has a great
blend of academics and athletics. When I went
on an official visit, I was extremely impressed
with the team’s desire for excellence both on
and off the water. I knew as an MIT student
I would be able to pursue rowing without
sacrificing the opportunity to pursue my
interest in chemistry.” - Garrett Hegel ‘22
“One experience that I remember well was
in the fall of 2019. I was stroking the 1V and
I was having a lot of trouble changing my
stroke, and adapting to fit the style that we
row at MIT. I was late to the water somehow
even though I was supposed to be leading the
boat and I remember feeling horrible practice
after practice when I couldn’t get it right. But
despite this nobody once took their frustration
out on me when we weren’t rowing well, even
though it might have been deserved. This really
stuck with me as a symbol of the character of
our team.” - Sam Boshar ‘23