Grant Van Kampen

Photo by: University of Washington Athletics

Photo by: Karl Maasdam/Oregon State Athletics

OREGON STATE
2016-17

Rowed in the bow seat of the ‘George Dirth’ in a second place finish at the Portland Fall Classic
Rowed in the bow seat of the Varsity 8 in a third place finish at the Head of the Lake
Raced in the 7-seat of the Junior Varsity 8 in a win over UC Santa Barbara at the Las Vegas Collegiate Regatta
Raced in the 7-seat of the JV8 in a dual win at Gonzaga
Rowed in the bow seat of the JV8 against Washington and at California
Raced in the 3-seat of the Third Varsity 8 at the Stanford Invitational recording wins over Stanford and Santa Clara
Raced in the 5-seat of the 3V8 at Pac-12 Championships helping his crew to a bronze medal finish
Rowed in the 4-seat of the 3V8 at IRA Championships finishing second in the Third Final and a 14th place overall finish
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2015-16

Raced in the 2-seat of the Junior Varsity 8 in a season-opening win over Stanford and Gonzaga
Rowed in the 2-seat of the JV8 at the San Diego Crew Classic helping his boat to a fifth place finish in the Grand Final
Rowed in the 2-seat of the Varsity 8 at Washington defeating Washington State
Raced in the 4-seat of the JV8 at the Stanford Invitational registering a dual win UC Irvine
Raced in the 2-seat of the JV8 in a dual win over Gonzaga
Rowed in the 2-seat of the JV8 at the Opening Day Regatta
Rowed in the stroke seat of the Third Varsity 8 at Pac-12 Championships earning a bronze medal place finish
Raced in the 6-seat of the JV8 at IRA Championships winning the Third Final
Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team

2014-15

Earned 2015 Pac-12 Men’s Rowing All-Academic Honorable Mention
Rowed in the 4-seat of the Varsity 8 in a third place finish at the Heat of the Oklahoma regatta
Also raced in the 2-seat of the Open 4x winning the quad race
Raced in the 6-seat of the V8 ‘B’ boat finishing second at the Portland Fall Classic
Rowed in the 2-seat of the V8 in a second place finish at the Head of the Lake
Also rowed in the 2-seat of the Varsity 4+ ‘A’ boat at the Head of the Lake
Raced in the bow seat of the V8 in a dual win at University of Victoria
Also raced in the stroke seat of the Second Varsity 4+ in a second place finish at UVic
Raced in the bow seat of the Second Varsity 8 in a win at Gonzaga
Raced in the stroke seat of the Junior Varsity 8 at the Stanford Invitational registering dual wins over San Diego and UC Irvine
Rowed in the stroke seat of the JV8 at the Pac-12 Challenge recording a win over Stanford
Raced in the bow seat of the 2V8 at Pac-12 Championships helping his crew to a bronze finish
Rowed in the bow seat of the 2V8 at IRA Championships earning a sixth place finish in the Third Final

2013-14

Raced in the bow seat of the Second 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 stroke seat of the Freshman 8 in a dual win over Gonzaga
Also raced in the stroke seat of the Varsity 4+ in a dual over University of Victoria
Rowed in the 7-seat of the Third Varsity 8 ‘A’ boat in a win over Gonzaga
Rowed in the 6-seat of the F8 at the Stanford Invitational earning a dual win over UC Davis
Rowed in the 6-seat of the F8 at the Opening Day Regatta
Raced in the stroke seat of the F8 in a bronze medal finish at Pac-12 Championships
Rowed in the bow seat of the 2V8 at IRA Championships helping the Beavers to a 12th place finish overall

BALLARD HS

PERSONAL

Born in Seattle, Wash.
Son of Al and Lisa Van Kampen
Has one brother, Kyle
Enjoys skiing
Chose to attend Oregon State because “it’s a great school, close enough to home and an awesome rowing program”
Majoring in construction engineering management