Angus R. Maclaurin '00

As a first-year he set a world record. It barely makes his personal highlight list.

At the World Indoor Rowing Championships on Feb. 16, 1997, Gus R. Maclaurin '00 rowed 2,000 meters on a rowing machine faster than anyone in his age group and weight class had ever done before. A few hours later, he did it again.

But the rush of the world record he set--and re-set--that late winter day his first year does not compare, he says, to other achievements he has experienced in rowing.

"Winning the national championships was definitely the highest moment," he says. Last year, he was a member of the varsity boat that captured the Intercollegiate Rowing Association crown.

"Rowing is inherently a team sport," he says. "That's some of the magic about it. You strive to work together. When you win, no one person gets singled out for all the glory. When that's what you're used to, that's what drives you."