Chris Gear

Junior Men’s Four

Birthdate: 9/14/1990  

Height: 6’1”  

Weight: 205

Birthplace: Chesapeake, Va.

Hometown: Leesburg, Va.

Residence: Leesburg, Va.

High School: Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Began Rowing: 2004, Thomas Jefferson High School

Club Affiliation: Thomas Jefferson High School

Training Location: Fairfax Station, Va.

Current Coach: Jim Granger

Years on National Team: One -- 2007, Junior

National Results: Finished fourth in the men’s senior four at the 2007 USRowing Club National Championships...Finished second in the men’s second varsity eight at the 2007 Scholastic National Championships...Finished second in the men’s second varsity eight at the 2007 Stotesbury Cup Regatta...Finished third in the men’s second varsity eight at the 2006 Scholastic Rowing Association Championships.

Facts of Interest: Chris enjoys camping, biking and video games...He enjoys listening to Kelly Clarkson songs before races...Chris was the Mid-Atlantic erg champion as a 16-year-old in 2007...He lists winning the eighth-grade youth football championship by shutting out the heavily-favored Jaguars as his most memorable sporting achievement.