The 2007 Boat Race Crew

	Kristopher (Kip) McDaniel Place/DOB: 27/01/82 Duncan, BC, Canada Home Town: Cobble Hill, BC Living: Cambridge College: St Edmund’s Nationality: Canadian Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: BA Land Economy Course length: 2 yrs School: Shawnigan Lake School Previous Uni/Col: Harvard Height: 6’1”/1.86m Weight: 87kg/13st 6lbs Currently studying land economy after a year in New York during which he worked as a financial journalist. Already has a BA in Government from Harvard. Took up rowing at school and because his father (Brian) rowed for Canada and his brother (Kelsey) also rowed. Won 2005 World Championships bronze in Japan with Canada in the men’s four. He rowed at stroke in that boat – the seat previously held by 2006 Oxford President Barney Williams who was McDaniel’s team-mate in Japan but who rowed in the Canadian eight there. McDaniel was also part of the Canadian eight at the 2006 World Championships. Also a good friend of Wayne Pommen, the 2004 Cambridge President. Would like to use his degrees to gain a role in investment banking or consulting but also has an eye on the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
	Dan O’Shaughnessy Place/DOB: 29/04/82, Brockville, Canada Home Town: Brockville, Canada Living: Cambridge College: St Edmund’s Nationality: Canadian Year Enrolled: 2006 Course: Economics Course Length: 2 years School: Brockville Collegiate Institute Previous Uni/Col: Syracuse Height: 6’2”/188cm Weight: 210lb/95kg Has history and political sciences degrees from Syracuse and is now studying as an Affiliated student for a BA in Economics. Dan is the fourth generation of the family to row at Brockville RC. His father, Michael, was a talented football player who was All-Canadian drafted but who gave it up to go to Law School. Dan is a friend and rowing colleague of Kip McDaniel (Cambridge Blue Boat, 2006). He has been a Canadian High School rowing champion and has five Canadian Henley titles: junior men’s pair (twice), U23 men’s eight, men’s four and men’s pair. He has a younger brother, Ben, who is at University in Canada.
	Peter Champion Place/DOB: 01/07/1982, Derby Home Town: Derby Living: Cambridge College: St Edmund’s Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: SPS Psychology Course Length: 2 years School: Ecclesbourne School Previous Uni/Col: Kings College, London Height: 6’6”/201cm Weight: 207lb/94kg Pete is in the second year of a degree in psychology at Cambridge. He graduated with a degree in Dentistry at King’s College, London in 2005 and decided to study for a further degree before pursuing a career in dentistry. He is writing a thesis on dental phobias and anxiety levels. Pete played rugby for his school, but suffered a broken leg trialling for Derbyshire County, which kept him out of the sport for some time. While attending a function at Derby Rowing Club he was talked into trying out rowing. He was a member of the University of London eight that won the British Universities Championships in 2003 and of the victorious pair in 2004. Rowed in the number two seat for the GB four that finished fourth at the 2006 World University Championships in Lithuania. His elder brother, Rob, rowed at St Catharine’s while studying at Cambridge.
	Jacob (Jake) Cornelius Place/DOB: 02/10/84, Arkansas, US Home Town: Brooktondale, NY, US Living: Cambridge College: Emmanuel Nationality: American Year Enrolled: 2000 Course: MPhil Engineering Course Length: 1 year School: Ithaca High, NY Previous Uni/Col: Stanford Uni Height: 6’6”/201cm Weight: 205lb/93.3kg Already has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford and is now studying for an MPhil in Cambridge. This involves looking at renewable energy in the developing world and he was recently in El Salvador with a Non-Governmental Organisation to install solar panels. Jake took up rowing at Cascadilla Boat Club in Ithaca, New York, because in his words he “wasn’t any good at other sports”. His aunt, who rowed at Notre Dame, suggested that he take up the sport. Was part of the Pac-10 All-Conference Team from 2004-2006 with Stanford. Jake is the oldest of five children. Previously played the guitar in a band.
	Tom James Place/DOB: 11/03/84, Cardiff Home Town: Wrexham Living: Cambridge College: Trinity Hall Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2002 Course: Engineering Course length: 4 yrs School: King’s School, Chester Previous Uni/Col: None Height: 6’3”/1.92m Weight: 87kg/13st 6lbs Stroked the GB eight to a World Championships bronze medal in 2003 and was selected for the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 after being a regular part of the eight in 2003 and 2004. Was unfortunate to fall ill at the Games and missed out on one phase of the competition before returning to the boat. Took a year out from the Boat Race in 2004 and was part of the Cambridge Blue Boat in 2005 and 2006. Was the youngest Blue, aged 19, in the 2003 Boat Race during his freshman year at Cambridge. Previously a bronze and silver medallist at the World Junior Champs in 2001 and 2002 respectively. In 2006, he switched to race in a pair with Oxford Blue, Colin Smith – the duo went on to win a World Cup silver at the Lucerne World Cup, beaten only by the world champions.
	Kieran West MBE Place/DOB: 18/09/77, Kingston upon Thames Home Town: West Byfleet, Surrey Living: Cambridge College: Pembroke Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: PhD First World War Strategy & Military Intelligence Course length: 3 yrs School: Dulwich College Previous Uni/Col: Christ’s, Cambridge (95-01), King’s College, London (04-05) Height: 6’8”/2.07m Weight: 99kg/15st 6lbs A PhD student who became Olympic Champion in the men’s eight at the Sydney 2000 Games. Rowed in the Olympic Games of 2004. Returned to Cambridge in 2005/6 to study for a PhD at Pembroke College after stroking the GB eight to fourth place at the 2005 World Champs in Japan. Was in the 2006 Cambridge Blue Boat and was a finalist with GB in the men’s eight at the 2006 World Championships. Previously graduated with both a BA in Economics and Land Economy and a PGCE in Maths from Cambridge. Then studied for an MA in War Studies at King’s College, London. Was World Champion (coxed four, 2002), twice a World Champs silver medallist (eight, 1999 and coxed four, 2003). Injured in the 2001 season and joined the coxed four on his return in 2002, coached by Tim Foster. Rowing career began, aged 10, as a cox at Kingston RC. Quickly turned to sculling but a 1994 back injury kept him out for three years. Kieran began rowing again at Cambridge, was in the winning Blue Boat in 1999, and was President in 2001 when he also rowed in the winning Blue Boat. Represented GB at U23, senior and student level. Taught maths at King’s College School, Wimbledon, from 2001-3. Supports charities such as SPARKS, the Harry Mahon Fund and the Bobby Moore Fund and the Cleft Lip & Palate Association. Older brother, Damian, represented GB and rowed in the Boat Race for Oxford in 1996. Awarded the MBE for services to rowing in the New Year’s Honours list in 2001.
	Sebastian Schulte Place/DOB: 13/12/78, Wiesbaden, Germany Home Town: Wiesbaden, Germany Living: Cambridge College: Gonville & Caius Nationality: German Year Enrolled: 2004 Course: PhD Finance Course length: 3 yrs School: Dilthey-Schule,Wiesbaden Previous Uni/Col: Ruhr Universitat, Bochum, Germany Height: 6’4”/1.96m Weight: 92kg/14st 5lbs Rowed in the 2005 and 2006 Cambridge Blue Boats. Chose to come to Cambridge because of the chance to study at an academically well-renowned institution with the “added benefit” of a rowing programme. Competed for Germany in the Olympic Games of 2004 (4th in the eight) and says he would have “enjoyed the experience more” if he had won a medal. His German eight were world bronze medallists in 2001 and 2005 and silver medallists at the World Championships of 2002 before becoming World Champion at Eton in 2006. Also Henley Grand winners in 2005. In Gifu, Japan, in the 2005 World Championships final competed against Mike Blomquist and Tom Parker of the 2005/6 Oxford squad. In 2000, was a world U23 gold medal winner beating the USA crew of the day which contained his 2005 and 2006 Cambridge crew-mate, Luke Walton. Schulte had previously lost the same event in 1999 to Walton’s US crew. Has been athlete representative on the German national federation for some years. Began rowing in 1992 at Wiesbaden Rowing Club. Competed at the 1996 world junior championships in Strathclyde and made his senior debut in 2001.
	Thorsten Engelmann Place/DOB: 20/7/81, Berlin Home Town: Berlin Living: Cambridge College: St Edmund’s Nationality: German Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: BA Economics Course length: 3yrs School: Humbold-Gymnasium, Berlin Previous Uni/Col: Uni of Bochum Height: 6’5”/1.97m Weight: 100kg/15st 7lbs Competed in the Cambridge Blue Boat in 2006 and became world champion in the men’s eight in August 2006. Attended the same University in Germany as Sebastian Schulte, of the current Cambridge squad, and Bernd Heidieker, of the 2005 Cambridge Blue Boat. Already has his pre-diploma in economics. Started rowing, aged 9. His father was the President of a rowing club in Berlin. He continued training whilst at school and has recently been part of the German national squad. Won World Championships silver (eight, 2002), and two bronzes (eight, 2001 and 2005). Was fourth in the eight at the Olympic Games in 2004. Former World U23 champion (eight, 2000). From 2001 – 3 and 2005 was overall world cup winner in the eight. In 2005 he was the winner of the Henley Grand Challenge Cup.
	Russell Glenn Place/DOB: 03/02/82, Palo Alto, CA, USA Home Town: Los Angeles, USA Living: Cambridge College: Darwin Nationality: American Year Enrolled: 2004 Course: PhD in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Course length: 3 yrs School: Moorpark High School, CA, USA Previous Uni/Col: Brown, RI, USA Height: 5’5”/1.67m Weight: 56kg/8st 6lbs Cox of the 2005 and 2006 Goldie crews, winning both and setting a course record in 2005. Won the Ladies’ Plate at Henley Royal Regatta (2005), and has won both the Elite Men’s and Women’s coxed four events at the Four’s Head. He is also boxing for Cambridge. Having won his first bout, he looks to secure the featherweight spot, and a victory, at this year’s 100th Boxing Varsity Match. Russ began steering boats at Brown University, where he coxed for four years. Currently building on his 2005 MPhil. in Chinese Intellectual Property Law as a PhD Candidate in the Oriental Studies department, focusing on Sino-America Petroleum Resources Conflict Prevention. Looking to pursue employment in China post-Cambridge.
Goldie 2007
	Alastair MacLeod Place/DOB: 22/01/87, Leeds Home Town: York Living: Cambridge College: St Catharine’s Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: Natural Sciences Course Length: 3 years School: St Peter’s School, York Previous Uni/Col: None Height: 6’3”/193cm Weight: 205lb/93kg Came to Cambridge because it was the best academically for his course. Took up rowing at school to get fit for rugby. Went on to win bronze in the junior men’s four at the 2005 World Junior Championships. Has a younger brother and sister. His brother won a silver medal for Great Britain in the 2006 Coupe de La Jeunesse in the men’s eight. His father, Jamie MacLeod, competed as a rower for Great Britain in two Olympic Games. Alastair was in Cambridge’s Development Squad last year and did not trial for Goldie or the Blue Boat.
	Douglas (Doug) Perrin Place/DOB: 02/07/1984, Kingston-upon-Thames Home Town: Kingston-upon-Thames Living: Cambridge College: Trinity Hall Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2006 Course: PGCE in Education Course Length: 1 year School: Kings College School, Wimbledon Previous Uni/Col: None Height: 6’1”/185cm Weight: 169lb/77kg Doug is studying for a Post Graduate Certificate in Education at Cambridge. There will be an element of family rivalry for Doug, whose father and grandfather both rowed at Trinity College, Oxford. A former school under-14 high jump champion, Doug was a silver medallist with the GB lightweight quadruple sculls at the 2005 U23 World Rowing Championships in the Netherlands. He was also a member of the GB lightweight men’s four finishing sixth at the 2006 U23 World Rowing Championships in Belgium. Doug was President of the Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club in 2004.
	Colin Scott Place/DOB: 04/06/85, Worcester Home Town: Malvern Living: Cambridge College: Trinity Hall Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2003 Course: BA Natural Science Course length: 4 yrs School: Royal Grammar School, Worcester Previous College or University: None Height: 6’1”/1.86m Weight: 86kg/13st 4lbs Rowed in Goldie in 2004 and 2005 and then took a year off last year because he wanted to see “another side” of the University. Was a junior world medallist (eight) and a national champs gold medallist in 2003. Competed at the Munich Regatta in 2003 taking gold in the pair. Formerly a Coupe de la Jeunesse gold and silver medallist in 2002. Was also in the GB men’s four at the 2005 World U23 Championships. Decided to take up rowing at school because he was “rubbish” at football and cricket. His mother and father have both recently taken up rowing.
	Johannes (Wanne) Kromdijk Place/DOB: 20/09/80 Home Town: Maassluis, Holland Living: Cambridge College: Clare College Nationality: Dutch Year Enrolled: 2006 Course: PhD Plant Sciences Course Length: 3 years School: Westland College Naaldwijk, Holland Previous Uni/Col: Wageningen University Height: 6’3”/192cm Weight: 180lb/82kg Wanne is carrying out research for a PhD in Plant Science at Cambridge. His research will look at carbon allocation within plants, such as maize, looking at ways of ensuring the most nutritious parts of plants are in the bits that are being harvested for consumption. Wanne has a BSc and MSc in Plant Sciences from Wageningen University in his native Netherlands. He studied classical music while at high school, training on the violin and recorder at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague. Wanne took up competitive rowing at university in the Netherlands, rowing in the freshman’s eight at Wageningen and was President of the university boat club in 2004 and 2005. His brother, Peter, rows at the Okeanos club in Amsterdam.
	Oliver (Oli) De Groot Place/DOB: 01/12/82, Amsterdam Home Town: Winchester Living: Cambridge College: Gonville & Caius Nationality: British/Dutch Year Enrolled: 2002 Course: PhD Economics Course Length: 3 years School: Peter Symonds Col, Winchester Previous Uni/Col: None Height: 6’3”/192cm Weight: 198lb/90kg Oli already has a BA and MPhil in Economics from Cambridge. He has a Dutch father and English mother and lived in Holland until he was eight years old. Took up rowing at Cambridge and rowed for his college in 2003 and was part of the Goldie crew in 2004 and 2005. Won the Head of the Charles with Cambridge in 2004. Has raced competitively as a sailor in the Laser and 29er. In 2005/6 Oli took a year out from rowing and decided to try his hand at boxing. He boxed once for Cambridge against Trinity College, Dublin, in a Private Match and says he enjoyed the experience.
	Tobias Garnett Place/DOB: 29/07/87, Putney Home Town: Putney, London Living: Cambridge College: Trinity Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: Modern Lang.(French/Spanish) Course Length: 4 years School: Kings College, Wimbledon Previous Uni/Col: None Height: 6’7”/204cm Weight: 198lb/90kg Tobias enrolled to study Modern Languages in 2005 but decided to concentrate solely on his studies in his first year. Having now decided to try out rowing, Tobias could potentially emulate his Great Uncle Kenneth Garnett who was a Boat Race winner with Cambridge in 1914 but who then died during the First World War. Previously, Tobias has won gold at the Coupe de La Jeunesse with Great Britain in the coxed four in 2004 and was in the British eight at the 2005 World Junior Championships. Tobias was a member of the GB National Youth Sailing Squad but preferred rowing because he wanted to be involved in a team sport. His younger sister, Amelia, has continued in sailing and competed this year in the European Junior Championships. Tobias has sung in choirs at school and has performed Evensong at various locations. He is now part of a close harmony group in Cambridge. There is a tradition in the family of studying at Cambridge and particularly at Trinity College.
	Don Wyper Place/DOB: 04/05/82, Toledo, Ohio, USA Home Town: Toledo, Ohio, USA Living: Cambridge College: St Edmund’s Nationality: American Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: BA Land Economy Course length: 2 yrs School: St John’s Jesuit High School Previous Uni/Col: Dartmouth College Height: 6’4”/1.95m Weight: 92kg/14st 5lbs Already has a double major in Economics and Anthropology from Dartmouth College in the USA. His second BA at Cambridge will help him focus more on the elements of finance and maths. Was “forced” (his word) into rowing by his mother after failing to make the golf team. Was an Eastern Sprints bronze medallist. At High School had previously been voted Most Valued Player in the sport of swimming. Saw a Dartmouth Alumni compete in the 2002 Boat Race and was inspired. His mother is a University Professor and his father is a Real Estate Manager who was also a talented American Football player. Both parents still live in Toledo.
	David Billings Place/DOB: 20/12/86, Kingston Upon Thames Home Town: Chester Living: Cambridge College: Gonville & Caius Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2005 Course: Philosophy Course Length: 3 years School: King’s School, Chester Previous Uni/Col: None Height: 6’4”/195cm Weight: 187lb/85kg David, a philosophy student, took up rowing at King’s School, Chester, inspired by established national rowers like Tom James, this year¹s Cambridge President. Has previously competed for GB winning the GB v France match and achieving bronze in the Coupe de la Jeunesse. David, a former 1500m runner, was part of the Cambridge Development squad from the summer of 2006 onwards and was a Prince Albert Cup (coxed four) semi-finalist at Henley Royal Regatta.. His sister, Kate, rowed in the 2002 Cambridge Lightweight women¹s crew.
	Rebecca Dowbiggin Place/DOB: 11/04/83, St Albans Home Town: Cambridge Living: Cambridge College: Emmanuel Nationality: British Year Enrolled: 2005 (PH.d) (2001 for BA) Course: PhD – Economics in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms in the 8th and 9th Centuries Course Length: 3 years School: Impington International 6th Form College Previous Uni/Col: Emmanuel, Cambridge Height: 5’6”/170cm Weight: 110lb/50kg Graduated with a BA in Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic from Cambridge. Now studying a for PhD. Has lived in Cambridge for most of her life having attended Chesterton City College which is just a few hundred metres from the Goldie Boat House before going onto Impington Village College. Never played any sport at all before coming to University. Became a novice cox at Cambridge, she coxed the Cambridge Lightweight Blue Boat in 2004 and the 2006 Cambridge University women’s Boat Race crew. Began rowing because she felt it was a good way to meet people. Competed in the Remenham Cup at Henley Royal Regatta. Coxed the Furnival SC women’s first eight who won the National Championships and coxed the England women’s eight to a gold medal at the Commonwealth Rowing Championships. Has an identical twin sister.