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Whitney Blodgett
Whitney Blodgett
Men's Eight
Date of Birth: 3/10/1992
Height: 6’5”
Weight: 195
Hometown: Stanfordville, N.Y.
Birthplace: Boston, Mass.
Current Residence: Stanfordville, N.Y.
High School: The Lawrenceville School
Began Rowing: 2008 – The Lawrenceville School
Club Affiliation: The Lawrenceville School
Training Location: Mercer Lake, N.J.
Current Coach: Ben Wright
Years on National Team: Two – 2009-10, Junior
International Results: Won gold in the eight at the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships...Finished fifth in the junior 18 event at the 2010 C.R.A.S.H.B-Sprints…Finished fourth in the eight at the 2009 World Rowing Junior Championships…Finished ninth in the junior 18 event at the 2009 C.R.A.S.H. B-Sprints.
National Results: Won the 2010 USRowing Mid-Atlantic Junior District Championships in the varsity eight…Raced in the senior eight at the 2009 SRAA Nationals…Won the intermediate eight at the 2009 Independence Day Regatta.
Personal: Whitney enjoys biking, running, squash, soccer and alpine ski racing…He lists the semifinals of the four at the 2008 Stotesbury Cup as his most memorable sporting achievement…Whitney’s brother, Oliver Blodgett, rows at George Washington University…He lists Arnold Schwarzenegger as his personal hero…He wears high socks to every regatta as a competition superstition.