Brandon Riker

Brandon Riker

Height: 6-4
Year: GR
Hometown: Marlboro, VT
High School: Twin Valley

Team Captain ... 2010-11: Was in the three seat of the varsity eight which won at the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championships and defeated Clark and Philadelphia U. in dual regattas ... 2009-10: Sat in three seat of conference championship-winning first varsity eight at Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championships, seventh-place boat in collegiate eight at Head of the Occoquan and eighth-place boat in open club eight at Head of the Schuylkill ... sat in five seat of third-place boat in varsity eight at Occoquan Sprints ... 2008-09: Named his team's Most Improved Rower for 2009 ... sat in the five seat in the winning varsity eight against Philadelphia, Dowling, and Villanova ... 2006-07: Was named his team's Most Improved Rower for 2007 ... sat in the three seat of the winning varsity eight in a 2007 regatta against Franklin & Marshall & Maryland and the second-place varsity eight at the 2007 Caspersen Cup ... 2005-06: Sat in the six seat of the winning noivce eight at the 2006 Knecht Cup ... sat in the five seat of the second-place novice eight at the 2006 Johns Hopkins Invitational ... ALSO: Took one and one-half years off from school to work on Barack Obama's presidential campaign in seven states ... is active in College Democrats and serves as an RA ... played three years of varsity basketball and a year of varsity soccer at Twin Valley ... won Coaches Award for soccer ... was inducted into the National Honor Society and was elected the Student Body President, Class Vice President, and his class's graduation speaker in high school ... was also involved in Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership and the Deerfield Valley Community Partnership.

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