2025-26 Men's Rowing Roster
Roster

Finn Berkhout
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- The Hague, Netherlands
- High School:
- Walt Whitman (Bethesda, Md.)
AS A SENIOR IN 2025-26
Five seat in the Men’s Championship 8+ that placed 17th among collegiate crews at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 19) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that dispatched No. 12 Navy with a time of 5:36.50 in the spring opener at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (March 29) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that raced No. 7 Northeastern to a photo finish on the Charles River (April 4) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that took down No. 13 Cornell with a time of 5:56.98 at Fish Creek in Saratoga, N.Y. (April 11) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that captured the Conlan and Lusins Cup with victories over No. 9 Syracuse and No. 17 Columbia, respectively, while racing No. 7 Dartmouth to a photo finish at the Lake Morey Invite (April 25-26) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that finished second in the Petite Final and eighth overall at the Eastern Sprints (May 17) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that advanced to the Petite Final and finished 12th in the nation at the IRA National Championship Regatta (May 29-31).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Two seat in the Championship 8+ that placed 13th out of 30 crews in a time of 14:12.784 at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 20) … Four seat in the Varsity 8+ that raced against Brown in the spring opener (March 22) … Four seat in the Varsity 8+ that dueled Northeastern (April 5) … Two seat in the Varsity 8+ that squared off against Dartmouth (April 12) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that swept the Holy Cross Invite with wins over Temple, Holy Cross, Hobart and Marist in a time of 6:08.60 (April 19) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that won the Lusins Cup over Columbia in 5:47.3 while also competing against Wisconsin and Syracuse at the Lake Morey Invite (April 26-27) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that finished fourth in the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 18) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that finished 17th in the nation and fifth in the C Final at the IRA National Championship Regatta (May 30 to June 1).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
Two seat in BU’s Championship 4+ that finished sixth in 17:00.140 at the 58th Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 22) … Seven seat in the Second Varsity 8 that faced Brown in the spring opener (March 23) … Seven seat in the Second Varsity 8 that took on Northeastern (April 6) … Six seat in the Second Varsity 8 that was victorious over Holy Cross, Temple, Hobart, and Marist in 5:59.23 on Lake Quinsigamond (April 20) … Six seat in the Second Varsity 8 that picked up wins over Georgetown, Wisconsin, Syracuse, and Dartmouth at the Lake Morey Invite (April 27-28) … Six seat in the Second Varsity 8 that was third in the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 19) … Seven seat in the Second Varsity 8 that finished 10th in the nation, and fourth in the Petite Final in 5:45.706, at the IRA National Championship Regatta (May 31-June 2).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
Six seat in the Club 8 “A” crew that was 10th in a time of 14:52.951 at the Head of the Charles … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 that was second in the spring opener against Brown (March 25) … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 that was the runner-up against Northeastern (April 1) … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 for the Pac-12 Challenge against Stanford, Cal, and Wisconsin (April 8-9) … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 at the Lake Morey Invite against Syracuse, Dartmouth, and Georgetown, earning a win over the Hoyas in 5:54.73 (April 29-30) … Four seat in the Second Varsity 8 that placed third in the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 14) … Four seat in the Second Varsity 8 that finished eighth overall, placing second in the Petite Final in a time of 5:45.64, at the IRA National Championship Regatta (June 2-4).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
As a senior, rowed for the Second Varsity 8 in the Stotesbury Cup and competed in Youth Nationals with the 11th Varsity Eight ... Part of the Third Varsity Eight as a sophomore in the Stotesbury Cup and Third Freshman 8 as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Son of Fiola Van Der Meer and Richard Berkhout ... Enrolled in the Pardee School or Global Studies majoring in International Relations at BU.
Five seat in the Men’s Championship 8+ that placed 17th among collegiate crews at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 19) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that dispatched No. 12 Navy with a time of 5:36.50 in the spring opener at Lake Carnegie in Princeton, N.J. (March 29) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that raced No. 7 Northeastern to a photo finish on the Charles River (April 4) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that took down No. 13 Cornell with a time of 5:56.98 at Fish Creek in Saratoga, N.Y. (April 11) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that captured the Conlan and Lusins Cup with victories over No. 9 Syracuse and No. 17 Columbia, respectively, while racing No. 7 Dartmouth to a photo finish at the Lake Morey Invite (April 25-26) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that finished second in the Petite Final and eighth overall at the Eastern Sprints (May 17) … Three seat in the Varsity 8 that advanced to the Petite Final and finished 12th in the nation at the IRA National Championship Regatta (May 29-31).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Two seat in the Championship 8+ that placed 13th out of 30 crews in a time of 14:12.784 at the Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 20) … Four seat in the Varsity 8+ that raced against Brown in the spring opener (March 22) … Four seat in the Varsity 8+ that dueled Northeastern (April 5) … Two seat in the Varsity 8+ that squared off against Dartmouth (April 12) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that swept the Holy Cross Invite with wins over Temple, Holy Cross, Hobart and Marist in a time of 6:08.60 (April 19) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that won the Lusins Cup over Columbia in 5:47.3 while also competing against Wisconsin and Syracuse at the Lake Morey Invite (April 26-27) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that finished fourth in the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 18) … Three seat in the Varsity 8+ that finished 17th in the nation and fifth in the C Final at the IRA National Championship Regatta (May 30 to June 1).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
Two seat in BU’s Championship 4+ that finished sixth in 17:00.140 at the 58th Head of the Charles Regatta (Oct. 22) … Seven seat in the Second Varsity 8 that faced Brown in the spring opener (March 23) … Seven seat in the Second Varsity 8 that took on Northeastern (April 6) … Six seat in the Second Varsity 8 that was victorious over Holy Cross, Temple, Hobart, and Marist in 5:59.23 on Lake Quinsigamond (April 20) … Six seat in the Second Varsity 8 that picked up wins over Georgetown, Wisconsin, Syracuse, and Dartmouth at the Lake Morey Invite (April 27-28) … Six seat in the Second Varsity 8 that was third in the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 19) … Seven seat in the Second Varsity 8 that finished 10th in the nation, and fourth in the Petite Final in 5:45.706, at the IRA National Championship Regatta (May 31-June 2).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022-23
Six seat in the Club 8 “A” crew that was 10th in a time of 14:52.951 at the Head of the Charles … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 that was second in the spring opener against Brown (March 25) … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 that was the runner-up against Northeastern (April 1) … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 for the Pac-12 Challenge against Stanford, Cal, and Wisconsin (April 8-9) … Bow seat in the Varsity 8 at the Lake Morey Invite against Syracuse, Dartmouth, and Georgetown, earning a win over the Hoyas in 5:54.73 (April 29-30) … Four seat in the Second Varsity 8 that placed third in the Petite Final at the Eastern Sprints (May 14) … Four seat in the Second Varsity 8 that finished eighth overall, placing second in the Petite Final in a time of 5:45.64, at the IRA National Championship Regatta (June 2-4).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
As a senior, rowed for the Second Varsity 8 in the Stotesbury Cup and competed in Youth Nationals with the 11th Varsity Eight ... Part of the Third Varsity Eight as a sophomore in the Stotesbury Cup and Third Freshman 8 as a freshman.
PERSONAL
Son of Fiola Van Der Meer and Richard Berkhout ... Enrolled in the Pardee School or Global Studies majoring in International Relations at BU.
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