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2025-26 Men's Crew Roster

Tim LaDuca
Tim LaDuca
Dominique Del Prete

Ben Stern

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Hometown Truro, Mass.
  • High School Chatham
  • Major Visual Narratology
  • Minor Creative Writing

Biography

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I chose Union because of its rich history and continued pursuit of individual and institutional excellence.




Honors and Awards: 
- All-Liberty League First Team (2024)
- Liberty League All-Academic Team (2024, 2025, 2026)
- Liberty League Boat of the Week (5/11/26)

At Union: A Dean's List student .. member of the Poetry Club and founder of The Rough Writers, a student-led writing club ... a Vice-Chair on Union's Honor Council ... selected as an Evans Fellow for a research fellowship in Schaffer Library's Special Collections unit, centered around a history of Jewish life at Union ... John R. Glover Prize for Black & White Photography winner.

2025-26: Rowed in eight regattas, competing from the the 3 seat for the first two races of the fall, then moving to the 7 seat for the final six events in the spring … began the season with a third-place finish in the Mohawk Fall Classic as his crew crossed the finish line in 12:58.64 on the 3,700-meter course (9/28) … was a part of both of Union’s Varsity 8+ victories on the season, first against Amherst, Bryant, and UMass to open the spring schedule (4/4) and then on Long Lake against St. Lawrence (5/10) … helped propel Union to a third-place finish at the Liberty League Championships (5/1), good for the team’s best finish at the title race since 2018.

2024-25: Rowed at six of the team’s nine events as a junior … sat in the Varsity 8+ boat for all six spring competitions … finished the year by beating St. Lawrence (5/11) in the Varsity 8+ boat.

Prior to Union: A 2022 graduate of Chatham High School.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    6'3"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    6'3"
  • 2024-25Junior

    6'3"
  • 2025-26Senior

    6'3"