Home town: Chicago

Nationality: Dual British/American

Club: OUBC

College: St Edmund Hall

Course: Masters in Educational Research (enrolled in 2002 for 2 years)

Previous Uni: Pennsylvania

School: Loyola Academy

Height: 6’3

Weight: 83kg

Boat: Isis

Boat position: Bow

Personal bio:

Had his MSc dissertation accepted over the summer and now working on a Masters with the theme of “Independent Schools’ Admission Methods”. Was 8th at the US national champs in the elite single (2001) and 7th in the UK national champs (single) in 2002. Montana lived on the Isle of Wight for a year (1992/93) and in his gap year (1999/2000) rowed for both Queens Tower and Thames Rowing Clubs. Was a Henley semi-finalist in the Britannia Cup (2003) and took part in Oxford’s extremely competitive summer cycling tour to the French Alps.