2024-25 Men's Rowing Roster

Johannes Benien

  • Height 6-5
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Kirchhellen, Germany
  • Last School(s) St. Ursula Gymnasium Dorsten

Biography

International:
  • Won bronze for Germany in the men's eight at the 2025 U23 World Championships.
  • Won silver in the pairs at the 2024 U23 World Championships
  • Won silver in the pairs at the 2023 World Junior Championships
  • Won gold in the eight at the 2022 World Junior Championships
As a Freshman (2025):
  • Rowed in the freshmen 8+ that defeated the Orange Coast College V8+ and UCSB V8+ and won the Henry T. Nicholas III Challenge Cup at the California Challenge Cup.
  • Rowed in the freshmen 8+ that won the Cal Cup and finished second in the Open 8+ Anderson Borthwick Memorial Trophy Final at the San Diego Crew Classic.
  • Rowed in the freshmen 8+ that defeated the Oregon State V8+ and UCSD V8+ at the Cal/Stanford Invitational.
  • Rowed in the freshmen 8+ that defeated the Syracuse 2V8+ and Brown 3V8+ at the Redwood Shores Challenge.
  • Rowed in the freshmen 8+ that defeated the Huskies at the Washington duel.
  • Rowed in the freshmen 8+ that placed first at MPSF Championships.
  • Rowed in the 3V8+ that finished third in the grand final at the IRA Championships.
High School: Rowed for Ruderverein Dorsten.

Personal: Parents are Henry and Simone