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2026 UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S MEN'S CREWS

VARSITY CREW

Oscar Wostenholme ~ Coxswain

Fourth Year Economics
Third Brown Cup
U23 World Rowing Championships Men’s 8+, 3x National Champion Men’s 8+, Selected for FISU 8+

Adrian Breen ~ Stroke

Fourth Year Civil Engineering
Fourth Brown Cup
3x Canadian University Rowing Champion, 2x Brown Cup Champion

Liam Smit ~ Seven

Fourth Year Civil Engineering
Fourth Brown Cup
Junior South African Champion, Senior Canadian Champion 1x, Canadian University Champion, 2024 Henley Royal Regatta champion

Matthias Shorter ~ Six

Fifth Year Geological Engineering
Third Brown Cup
Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Athlete Ambassador 2025-2026, National Champion Men’s 8+, BC Champs 2- Silver 2025

Owen Bartel ~ Five

Fourth Year Urban Studies
Fourth Brown Cup
3x national champion

Oliver Page-Kuhr - Four

First Year Master’s in Engineering
First Brown Cup
U23 World Rowing Championships Men’s 8+ 2022 & 2024, IRCA first team All American 2025, Eastern Sprints/Ivy League Champion 2024

Robert Walsh - Three

Fifth Year Engineering
Third Brown Cup
U23 World Championships Men's 8+ 2024 & 2025, Competed under RCA in the Grand Challenge Cup at HRR 2024

Maijken Meindertsma ~ Two

Fourth Year Psychology
Third Brown Cup
U23 World Championships Men's 8+ 2024, 2X National Champion Men’s 8+, Canadian Senior Men’s 8+ 2025

Ben Buchheit ~ Bow

Fifth Year Environmental Engineering
Fourth Brown Cup
Named to 2026 FISU team, 2X National Champion Men’s 8+, 2X Brown Cup Champion

RESERVE CREW

Bennet Maijer ~ Six

First Year Engineering
First Brown Cup
Represented Canada in M4- at U19 Worlds

Braden Durcak ~ Five

Second Year Materials Engineering
Second Brown Cup
Campbell Dowd 2025 Winner, 2024 Junior Worlds 8+, 3x Medallist at CSSRAs, National Champion Men’s 8+ 2024

Charlie Hovermale ~ Four

Second Year Finance
Second Brown Cup
2024 USRowing Youth National Champion, 2025 Campbell-Dowd Cup Champion

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Edward Lalonde ~ Coxswain

Fourth Year Dietetics
Third Brown Cup
3X CURC Champion, 2X Campbell Dowd Cup Champion

Peter Scaccabarozzi ~ Stroke

Third Year Forestry
First Brown Cup
3x CURC Champion, U19 Worlds 2-

Henry Sowle ~ Seven

Third Year Arts
Second Brown Cup
Silver medal in 4+ National Championships 2025, Brown Cup Champion 2025, 2- Canadian Henley Gold 2025

Will Hawkins ~ Three

First Year Business
First Brown Cup
Represented Canada at U19 Worlds in 2024 (M8+) & 2025 (M4-)

Declan Blue ~ Two

First Year Kinesiology
First Brown Cup
Represented Canada at U19 Worlds in 2024 (M8+)

Jack Harris ~ Bow

First Year Economics
First Brown Cup
Represented Canada at U19 Worlds in 2024 (M8+), Silver Medal in 4+ and Bronze Medal in lwt1X at National Championships 2025, men’s 1x for Canada at U19 Worlds 2025

COACHING STAFF

MIKE PEARCE
HEAD COACH

JORDAN HENDERSON
ASSISTANT COACH

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