Chris Gannon

Position:
Rower
Height:
6-9
Weight:
242
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Corvallis, Ore.
High School:
Crescent Valley HS

OREGON STATE
2013-14
Chris rowed in the 6-seat of the Varsity 8 during the fall season at the Portland Fall Classic and in a second place finish at the Head of the Lake … raced in the 6-seat of the V8 against University of Victoria and Gonzaga … rowed in the 6-seat of the Second Varsity 8 at the Opening Day Regatta.

2012-13
Rowed in the Varsity 8 throughout the season … raced in the 5-seat of the V8 ‘A’ in a first place finish at the Portland Fall Classic … rowed in the 5-seat of the V8 in a fifth place finish at the Head of the Lake … raced in the 6-seat of the V8 in a win at the University of Victoria … raced in the 5-seat of the V8 in a victory at Gonzaga … rowed in the 6-seat of the V8 at the San Diego Crew Classic earning a fifth place finish in the Grand Final … raced in the 6-seat of the V8 at the Stanford Invite posting wins over Orange Coast College and Santa Clara … rowed in the 4-seat of the Junior Varsity 8 in a third place finish at the Windermere Cup … rowed in the 4-seat of the V8 at the Pac-12 Championships … raced in the 4-seat of the V8 at the IRA Championships finishing fifth in the Third Level Final.

2011-12
Did not compete; used redshirt season.

2010-11
Chris rowed in the Junior Varsity 8 throughout the 2011 season ... raced in the 3-seat of the JV8 and the 3-seat of the Open 4+ in a pair of wins at the Elk Lake Spring Regatta ... rowed in the 3-seat of the JV8 in fourth place finishes at the San Diego Crew Classic and at the Pac-10 Championships ... raced to a victory in the JV8 at Gonzaga ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team honors.

2009-10
Rowed mostly in the Freshman 8+ ... manned the 3-seat of the F8+ in wins over Victoria, Gonzaga and Wisconsin ... rowed in the 3-seat of the F8+ in a fourth place finish at Pac-10 Championships and helped the F8+ crew finish 12th overall at IRA Championships.

CRESCENT VALLEY HS
Played basketball and football for the Raiders ... earned two Academic Excellency Awards.

PERSONAL
Son of Don and Laura Gannon ... has one sister, Rachelle ... born in Corvallis ... majoring in civil engineering ... enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and basketball.