Alex Keiser
Alex Keiser

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Wexford, Pa.

High School:
North Allegheny

Height / Weight:
6-4 / 200

Birthdate:
06/02/1992


04/27/2013

No. 13 Men's Rowing Sweeps No. 10 Columbia and No. 14 Syracuse

Terriers claim Lusins Cup and Conlan Cup while winning all four races on the day

10/26/2012

Men's Rowing Records 2 Top-Ten Results at Princeton Chase

Terriers' top boats place seventh in the V8 and third in the V4

10/21/2012

BU Men and Women Total Five Top-10 Results at Head of the Charles Regatta

Men post ninth-best collegiate time in the championship eights; Women finish second in club four race

10/21/2012

Terriers Post Four Top-10 Finishes at Head of the Charles

BU places ninth in the championship eights

10/17/2012

BU Rowing Programs Set for 48th Annual Head of the Charles Regatta

Alumni, coaches and current Terriers to race in the world's largest two-day regatta

06/02/2012

2012 IRA Regatta

Photos from the three-day IRA Regatta on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J.

05/30/2012

IRA Practice Sessions

Photos taken over a two-day period before the start of the IRA Regatta.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12

Raced Sat three-seat in the 2V8 boat in victories over Dartmouth and Rutgers ... Sat five-seat in the 2V8 boat at the EasternSprints ... Helped 2V8 boat finish fifth overall at the IRAs ... Sat bow in the 2V8 boat vs. Northeastern ... Was in the five-seat vs. Wisconsin

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11

Raced in the second freshman eight boat, capturing wins against Northeastern, Syracuse, and Columbia ... Sitting in the five-seat during the Eastern Sprints, helped the Terriers earn third place in the Grand Final ... Finished fourth in the 3rd Level Final of the IRAs (16th overall), sitting three-seat in the varsity four boat ... Helped BU finish 11th in the club eights at the Head of the Charles.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY

Took second in the Midwest Junior Rowing Championship in the men's pair as a junior and senior ... Also finished second at the U.S. Club National Championship in the men's quad ... Also played football, lacrosse and track.

PERSONAL

Born June 2, 1992 ... Son of Tony Keiser and Katherine Werner ... Father served as a Green Beret and an Airborne Ranger in the U.S. Army ... Has seven siblings - Whitney, Madeline, Christen, Thomas, Stephanie, Leah and Emily ... Older brother Thomas is currently a redshirt junior on the football team at Stanford ... A freshman All-American, he led the Pac-10 in sacks last season ... Younger sister Leah is an elite figure skater, having won the Juvenile Girls title in 2008 and the U.S. Novice Ladies Championship in 2010.