2017-18 Men's Crew Roster
Roster
Bentz, Garrison

Garrison Bentz
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Weston, Fla.
- High School:
- Pine Crest
Bio
2020-21 / Graduate Student
Spent the majority of the season in the stroke seat for the Third Varsity 8, competing in six of the races in Lois Krall…Helped the team to a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…led the boat to a seventh place finish at IRA Nationals…Also enjoyed wins in the 3V8 against Marietta and George Washington.
2019-20 / Senior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…took silver in the club championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…finished fourth in the junior varsity 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…competed in the varsity heavyweight 8+ B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Junior
Helped the varsity four place 18th overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat two seat of the third varsity eight’s fourth place showing in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, won against Columbia and Delaware in the fourth varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the third varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the second varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…finished second in the second varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23).
2017-18 / Sophomore
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the varsity four that placed 12th at the Dad Vail Regatta…raced at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta in the third varsity eight B…raced at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the second varsity four…rowed 2-seat for the varsity four B that placed second at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the fourth varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…sat 4-seat for the second varsity eight C that placed 10th of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…in the second varsity eight C, finished 24th of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the second varsity eight B.
2016-17 / Freshman
Member of the crew that won its fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 2-seat in the freshmen four that advanced to the third final at the Dad Vail Regatta…helped the freshmen eight to the gold medal at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…won the freshmen eight gold medal at the Bergen Cup…rowed in the freshmen eight that beat Columbia’s third varsity eight in a dual race…nearly topped Navy’s fifth varsity eight in the freshmen eight…raced to a fourth overall finish with the third varsity eight A at the Murphy Cup Regatta., in the fall, sat 4-seat in the freshmen eight B’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…finished fifth in the freshmen eight A sitting in the 2-seat at the Rutgers Fall Classic…took fourth of 18 freshmen eight boats at the Navy Day Regatta.
Background
Attended Pine Crest School in Florida…played for the Puerto Rican U15-U17 National Basketball Team…holds his high school’s erg record.
Personal
Son of Alicia and Gary Bentz…youngest of four kids…majoring in biological sciences.
Spent the majority of the season in the stroke seat for the Third Varsity 8, competing in six of the races in Lois Krall…Helped the team to a gold medal at the Dad Vail Regatta…led the boat to a seventh place finish at IRA Nationals…Also enjoyed wins in the 3V8 against Marietta and George Washington.
2019-20 / Senior
Granted another season of eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic…topped Army, Rutgers, Coast Guard Academy and Villanova in the second varsity eight at the Rumson Boat Race on the Navesink River in New Jersey (Sept. 21)…took silver in the club championship 8+ race at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta (Oct. 26)…finished fourth in the junior varsity 8+ A boat at the Navy Day Regatta on the Schuylkill River (Oct. 12)…competed in the varsity heavyweight 8+ B boat at the Princeton Chase on Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (Oct. 27).
2018-19 / Junior
Helped the varsity four place 18th overall at the IRA National Championships (June 2)…assisted the Dragons in claiming the men’s point title and second-place overall points finish at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat two seat of the third varsity eight’s fourth place showing in the grand finals at the Dad Vail Regatta (May 11)…at Overpeck Park, won against Columbia and Delaware in the fourth varsity eight (May 4)…finished second in the third varsity eight at the Kerr Cup Regatta (April 20)…on the Washington Harbour, won races over GW and Georgetown in the second varsity eight at the George Washington Invitational (April 13)…finished second in the second varsity eight boat at the weather-shortened Murphy Cup Regatta on the Cooper River (March 23).
2017-18 / Sophomore
Helped the Dragons to their sixth consecutive overall team title at the Dad Vail Regatta…sat stroke for the varsity four that placed 12th at the Dad Vail Regatta…raced at the 36th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta in the third varsity eight B…raced at the 52nd annual Kerr Cup Regatta in the second varsity four…rowed 2-seat for the varsity four B that placed second at the Bergen Cup on the Schuylkill River…competed against No. 5 Princeton, No. 15 George Washington and Georgetown in the fourth varsity eight on Lake Carnegie…sat 4-seat for the second varsity eight C that placed 10th of 15 boats at the Navy Day Regatta…in the second varsity eight C, finished 24th of 38 boats at the Head of Schuylkill Regatta…at the Frostbite Regatta on Mercer Lake, earned a second-place finish in the second varsity eight B.
2016-17 / Freshman
Member of the crew that won its fifth consecutive overall Dad Vail Regatta title…sat 2-seat in the freshmen four that advanced to the third final at the Dad Vail Regatta…helped the freshmen eight to the gold medal at the 51st annual Kerr Cup Regatta…won the freshmen eight gold medal at the Bergen Cup…rowed in the freshmen eight that beat Columbia’s third varsity eight in a dual race…nearly topped Navy’s fifth varsity eight in the freshmen eight…raced to a fourth overall finish with the third varsity eight A at the Murphy Cup Regatta., in the fall, sat 4-seat in the freshmen eight B’s first-place finish at the Frostbite Regatta to conclude the fall season…finished fifth in the freshmen eight A sitting in the 2-seat at the Rutgers Fall Classic…took fourth of 18 freshmen eight boats at the Navy Day Regatta.
Background
Attended Pine Crest School in Florida…played for the Puerto Rican U15-U17 National Basketball Team…holds his high school’s erg record.
Personal
Son of Alicia and Gary Bentz…youngest of four kids…majoring in biological sciences.
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