Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
A 10-time U.S. National Team member and three-time Olympian, Kaehler won four World Championship gold medals, the most ever by an American male rower, as a member of the U.S. Men's Eight. Kaehler was captain and team MVP of the crew team during his senior year, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry in 1986. A three-time letterwinner "On the Banks," Kaehler raced at the 1987 and 1989 World University Games and won the 1990 U.S. Single Scull National Team Trials. After finishing his master's degree in physical therapy at Columbia University, Kaehler returned in 1991 to earn a seat on the U.S. Quadruple Scull, and remained a member of the National Team for 10 years from 1991 to 2000. In 1994, he switched to the Men's Eight, and went on to win four World Championship gold medals (1994, 1997, 1998, 1999). In addition, his Eight won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 1994 and 1995, as well as the gold and bronze medals at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1995, Kaehler earned two gold medals at the Pan American Games in Argentina. As US Rowing's Male Athlete of the Year in 1998, he finished eighth in the Quadruple Scull at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and fifth in the Men's Eight at both the 1996 Atlanta Games and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
