Elliot Hovey

Elliot Hovey (born 17 February 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American rower who graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics. After most of his youth was spent downhill ski racing in New England, by high school Hovey lost interest and began his rowing career at Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut in the spring of 1999. He quickly rose through the ranks on Salisbury's Crew with hopes of following his grandfather's footsteps to some day row on an Ivy League college team.

In the process, Hovey posted nationally ranked Concept2 ergometer scores for 2000 meter tests at the Junior level. He was invited to the US Junior National Rowing Team selection camps in 2000 and 2001 which both took place on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hovey failed to be selected and was cut from both teams. He was then recruited by coaches Booth Kyle and Ed Kloman (2000) as well as Evans Liolin and Colin Campbell (2001) to row with the Boston Rowing Center's (BRC) junior men's development teams. Both years at BRC were enormously successful.

In the fall of 2001, Hovey applied early decision to Brown University with hopes to fulfill his dream to row on an Ivy League team. He was immediately deferred and then wait listed. He was then approached by the University of California, Berkeley's Freshman coach Geoff Bond and offered a promising opportunity to row for the California Golden Bears. Turning his back on the Ivy League dream, Hovey applied to the University of California, Berkeley and enrolled in classes the next fall.

Achievements

2008 Summer Olympics - Beijing 2008 - Men's Double Sculls (M2x) with partner Wes Piermarini - 13th place. Winner at the
Henley Royal Regatta - Henley-on-Thames in England 2008 - Men's Double Sculls (M2X) - Double Sculls Challenge Cup with Wes Piermarini. Winner of the 2007 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in the Sr. Men's Double Scull with partner Michael Holbrook. In 2006 Hovey (under the coaching staff of Steve Gladstone) rowed 2 seat in the University of California (Cal) Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) national champion men's Varsity eight. The crew also won the 2006 Pac-10 Conference Championships. Additionally, Hovey was selected All-Conference for the 2006 All-Pac-10 Team.

External links

* [http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/7/220937.shtml Profile on results.beijing2008.cn]