MICAH BOYD

Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.

Current Residence: Philadelphia, Pa.

Club Affiliation: Penn AC

Began Rowing: Minnesota Boat Club, 1998

Date of Birth: 4/6/82

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 210

High School: Central Senior High School

Undergraduate Education: University of Wisconsin

Occupation: Data Entry at TTC, LLC

Current Coaches: Mike Teti, Andy Medcalf

International Results: Won bronze in the pair with coxswain at the 2005 FISA World Championships.

National Results: Finished second in the pair at the second 2008 National Selection Regatta...Won the pair at the first 2008 National Selection Regatta...Won the pair with coxswain at the 2005 U.S. National Team Trials...Won the senior eight at the 2004 Canadian Henley...Won the four at the 2005 U.S. National Championships...Won the senior eight at the 2002 Canadian Henley...Finished second in the varsity eight at the 2002 Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championships...Won the varsity eight at the 2002 Eastern Men’s Sprints...Won the double sculls at the 2000 USRowing Youth Invitational.

Personal: Micah is a two-time national team member and first-time Olympian...He lists his most memorable sporting achievement as beating Harvard at the 2002 Eastern Sprints...Micah lists his personal hero as the late Kirby Puckett, the Hall of Fame outfielder from the Minnesota Twins, thanks to his heroics in the 1991 World Series...Micah wears his Minnesota Twins cap during races...His hobbies include banjo playing, bocce ball, music and collegiate hockey jerseys...Micah lists his favorite band as Ween...He said the most influential person in his sporting career has been his twin brother...Micah says if he wasn’t rowing he would be working for the Department of Natural Resources or teaching elementary school...He lists hockey and baseball as his favorite sports other than rowing.

(updated 6/27/2008)