2021-22 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster
Blight, Ethan
Ethan Blight
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Master of Jurisprudence
- Hometown:
- Auckland, New Zealand
- High School:
- Saint Kentigern College
Bio
International Rowing Experience
- Named to the New Zealand Under-23 National Team for 2021
- Rowed for New Zealand in the men's pair at 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rotterdam
2024 (Fifth-Year/Graduate Year):
- Named captain of the 2023-24 team
- Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ that won both of its races at the IRA Sarasota Invitational
- Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ that won its raceย at the Cal Dual
- Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ that won the Erickson Cascade Cup at the Opening Day Regatta
- Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ that won gold at Pac-12 Championships
- Rowed in the seven seat of the Second Varsity 8+ that won the gold medal at the IRA National Championship Regatta
- Named an IRCA Scholar-Athlete
2023 (Senior):
- Earned a place on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Named a 2023 Empacher-IRCA Scholar Athlete
- Rowed in the Seniors crew that won the George M. Varnell Trophy at Class Day
- Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ that won its race at the IRA Sarasota Invitational vs. Yale and Brown
- Rowed in the Secondย Varsity 8+ that won itsย races at the Oregon State Dual
- Rowed in the Second Varsityย 8+ย in the California Dual
- Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ that won the Erickson Cascade Cup at the Windermere Cup/Opening Day Regatta
- Rowed in the Second Varsity 8+ that won silver at Pac-12 Championships
- Bow seat in the Second Varsity 8+ that won silver at the IRA National Championship Regatta
- Rowed in the UW coxed four that reached the finals of The Prince Albert Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta
- Named to the IRCAย Scholar-Athlete team
- Earned a place on the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Rowed in the Third Varsityย 8+ vs.ย California at the annual dual
- Rowed in the crew that won the Freshman/Third Varsity Eight+ raceย at the Opening Day Regatta
- Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ that finished first at Pac-12 Championships
- Seven seat inย the Thirdย Varsity 8+ that finished third at IRA Championships
- Rowed in the Novice 8+ that finished second in the collegiate 3V8+ race at 2019 Head of the Lake
- Also rowed in the four that finished eighth in the championship 4+ race at Head of the Lake
- Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ย that beat Washington State's Varsity 8+
- Also rowed in the Varsity 4+ C crew that beat the UW D and two WSU crews in that same regatta
- Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ that beat both Stanford andย Oregon State in a double-dual regatta on April 2
- Rowed in the Third Varsity 8+ that won two races at the Kyย Ebrightย Invitational and beat Wisconsinย at the Pac-12 Challenge in Redwood Shores the next day
- Rowed for North Shore Rowing Club and West End Rowing Club
- Won the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Boys U17 8+ championship
- Son of Aniva Hansen and Kevin Blight
- Has two sisters, Callan and Kristen
- Plays the clarinet and was the New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra principal clarinet in 2017
Washington Men's Rowing: IRA Championship 2025 Third Varsity 8+ | Huskies Highlights
Sunday, June 01
Washington Men's Rowing: IRA Championship 2025 Second Varsity 8+ | Huskies Highlights
Sunday, June 01
Washington Men's Rowing: IRA Championship 2025 Varsity 8+ | Huskies Highlights
Sunday, June 01
Washington Men's Rowing: IRA Championship 2025 Varsity 4+ | Huskies Highlights
Saturday, May 31