Columbia University Athletics

High School: Only began rowing during junior year, ran track and field and cross country prior to rowing ... Six-time letterwinner in track and cross country and three-time letterwinner in rowing at Saratoga Springs High School in Saratoga Springs, New York ... Member of the LWT4+ squad that took gold at the 2019 Scholastic Rowing Association of America ... Sat in the LWT8+ that finished third at the 2019 Youth National Championships ... Ran the 5K in cross country and the 2-Mile and One-Mile in track ... Track and cross country team captain from 2017-18 ... Member of the high Honor Roll throughout high school.

Personal: Born, Tucker Grant Wurtmann, on Nov. 8, 2000, in La Jolla, California ... Son of Jon and Beth Wurtmann ... Has two siblings, Jack (19) and Peter (18) ... Grandfather and uncle on mother's (Beth) side attended Penn ... Grandfather, aunt and uncle on father's (Jon) side went to Yale ... Has been a DJ for four years ... Entire family enjoys fishing together ... Decided on Columbia "because the campus is beautiful at all times of the day, and after my official visit I was convinced that Columbia was the place for me because of the coaches, student-athletes and the biology program offered" ... Will attend Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in Biology.