Columbia University Athletics

High School: Rowed at Bryanston School in Dorset, United Kingdom ... Played soccer and track & field at Bryanston ... Member of the first Bryanston crew to self-qualify and compete in the Henley Royal Regatta in 30 years (Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup) ... Winning crew member of the Thames Valley Regatta and the Reading Town Regatta ... Took first in the high jump at the 2014 ESAA Track & Field Championships.

Personal: Born, Benedict Caspar Jon Shakespeare, on Dec. 22, 2002 in Hobart, Tasmania ... Son of Gillian and Nicholas Shakespeare ... Has one sibling, Max (20) ... Brother, Max, adds to families' Ivy League athletic pedigree as he is a member of the Harvard Crew and has competed internationally for Great Britain ... Received recruiting attention from fellow Ivy League programs, Brown and Dartmouth, along with British Columbia (Canada) ... Went with Columbia "because it's in a cosmopolitan center and presents the challenge of being a member of an urban-based crew" ... Will enroll in Columbia College ... Plans on majoring in Art History.