Matt Kochem
Lightweight Men’s Eight

Birthplace: Littleton, Colo.
Hometown: Burnt Hills, N.Y.
Current Residence: New Brunswick, N.J.
Club Affiliation: USRowing Training Center
Began Rowing: Burnt Hills Rowing Association, 1998
Date of Birth: 6/24/86  
Height: 6’2”  
Weight: 160
High School: Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
Undergraduate Education: Cornell University BS, 2008
Graduate Education: Rutgers University, PhD, 2014
Training Location:  Princeton, N.J.
Current Coaches:  John Parker, Bryan Volpenhein
Years on National Team: One – 2009, Senior

International Results: Finished second in the Temple Challenge Cup at the 2007 Henley Royal Regatta…Finished second in the Temple Challenge Cup at the 2006 Henley Royal Regatta.

National Results: Won gold in the lightweight eight at the 2009 USRowing National Championships…Won gold in the lightweight eight at the 2008 IRA Championships…Won gold in the lightweight eight at the 2007 IRA Championships…Won gold in the lightweight eight at the 2006 IRA Championships.

Personal: Matt was team captain at Cornell University in 2008 and he was the recipient of the Excellence Fellowship in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University. He lists his hobbies as crossword puzzles and weight loss. Matt’s most memorable sporting achievement is winning the New York State Scholastic Rowing Championship with my brother Eddie. The most influential people in his sporting career are his family members because they got him into rowing and help him keep with it every time he wanted to stop. Someday, Matt hopes to complete his graduate studies and write, research and teach.