Columbia University Athletics

High School: Rowed three years (2017-19) as a member of Row America Rye and ran one-year of cross country at Rye Neck High School in Mamaroneck, New York ... 2018-19 V8 New York State Champion (Won the 2019 V4 title) ... Won gold at the 2019 Youth Nationals (V8) and the 2019 Club Nationals (V2) ... Rowed port in the V8 and V4 that took the championship at the 2018 Head of the Charles, Head of the Riverfront, Head of the Housatonic, Head of the Schuylkill ... Took gold in the V8 and V4 at the 2019 Saratoga Invitational ... Won the 2019 Mercer Sprints in the V8 ... Finished second at the 2019 Club Nationals in the V1 ... Team captain (2018-19) ... National Merit Commended student.

Personal: Born, Curtis Joseph Alter, on Apr. 18, 2001, in New York, New York ... Son of Richard and Caroline Alter ... Has two siblings, Robby (20) and Caleb (16) ... Family has many Ivy League connections, mother graduated from Harvard undergrad in 1992 and graduated from Harvard graduate school and brother Robby currently attends Dartmouth ... Received recruiting attention from Ivy League programs, Princeton and Harvard along with Georgetown ... Settled on Columbia, because "of the perfect combination of a fantastic lightweight rowing team with great coaches and a beautiful campus in the best city in the world" ... Will attend Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in Art History.