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Saint Joseph's University

Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Joseph's Hawks

2018-19 Men's Rowing Roster

James Hammerstedt

  • Position Rower
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vineland, N.J.
  • High School St. Augustine Prep

Biography

2017-18: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 in one of SJU’s best seasons as the Hawks finished the year ranked 17th in the national rankings for the first time…Member of team that received SJU’s second straight bid to the IRA National Championship Regatta… 2V8 had its Fourth Level Final race cancelled due to high winds… Earned a silver medal in the Dad Vail Regatta… Crew won the Murphy Cup and took third in the Bergen Cup.

2016-17: Rowed for the Dad Vail champion Second Varsity 8, for Hawks' first gold in that event since 2005... Helped the Second Varsity 8 to a victory at the Bergen Cup... Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that placed fourth in the D Level Final at the IRA Championship... Member of Second Varsity 8 that placed second at the Murphy Cup… Helped the boat to a third-place finish at the Kerr Cup and the Knecht Cup.

2015-16: Rowed for the Second Varsity 8 that finished third at the Kerr Cup and fourth at the Knecht Cup… Member of the Varsity 8 at the Murphy Cup and for the boat that defeated Bucknell in a dual meet. 

High School/Personal: Helped St. Augustine Prep's Varsity 8 to first at the Garden State championship and the Atlantic County championships... Also placed third at the city championships and reached the Petite finals at SRAA... Crew was ranked number-one in the Atlantic City Press Elite 11... Member of crews that earned two consecutive bronze medals at the Garden State meet and two straight silver medals at the county championships... Also played soccer... Accounting major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Rower
    6'0"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Rower
    6'0"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Rower
    6'0"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Rower
    6'0"