PRINCETON, N.J. - USRowing has invited 61 athletes to attend the junior women's national team development camps this summer, the organization announced Thursday. Twenty-three athletes have been invited to the "Junior A" Development Camp, 28 have been invited to the "Junior B" Development Camp and 10 have been invited to the Sculling Development Camp.
This year's camps will be based at the Coast Guard Academy on the Thames River in New London, Conn. The athletes will be coached by Sarah Cannon, the women's novice rowing coach at the University of Virginia.
Athletes from the junior A and sculling camps will race in the Independence Day Regatta July 5-7 on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pa., and the 2008 USRowing Club National Championships July 16-19 at Cooper River Park in Camden, N.J.
Athletes from the junior B camp will also race in the Club National Championships.
Junior A Development Camp
Rowers, Affiliation(s)
Ameerah Aly, Lake Brantley
Kelly Bauer, Oakland Strokes
Lindsey Bragg, Maritime Rowing Club
Nikki Dahlberg-Seeth, Oakland Strokes
Heather Dow, Pocock Rowing Center
Alexa Farafontoff, Capital Crew
Alexandra Farrell, Phillips Academy Andover
Alex Gaigelas, Saint Andrew Rowing Club
Kelsey Galante, Saugatuck Rowing Club
Katy Gregor, Mount Saint Joseph Academy
Claire Grover, Oakland Strokes
Mia Hamano, Oakland Strokes
Jennifer Hu, Mercer Junior Rowing Club
Lily Keane, West Side Rowing Club
Emily Krison, Saratoga Rowing Association
Katie Lauer, Saugatuck Rowing Club
Allison Mayberry, Woodbridge Senior High School
Kate Monahan, Ignatius Chicago Crew
Agne Pokalniskyte, Baltimore Rowing Club
Alex Russo, Ocean City High School
Jennifer Stockwood, Community Rowing, Inc.
Samantha Warren, River City Rowing Club
Amara Wilson, Pacific Rowing Club
Junior B Development Camp
Rowers, Affiliation(s)
Rae Backens, Saratoga Rowing Association
Danielle Badger, Episcopal High School
Christina Bax, Potomac Boat Club
Sophia Blair, Radnor Girls Crew Club
Margaret Bowman-Jones, Pacific Rowing Club
Chelsea Brown, Saratoga Rowing Association
Kristen Brownlee, Plant High Rowing Association
Melissa Chavez, The Bolles School
Mary Duff, Mount Saint Joseph Academy
Melanie Eckert, New Trier High School Rowing Club
Jessica Eiffert, Pittsford Crew
Kirsten Elliott, Culver Academies
Molly Fehr, Oakland Strokes
Elizabeth Fitzhenry, Saratoga Rowing Association
Kara Johannson, Albany Rowing Center
Caitlin Knox, Everett Rowing Association
Chandler Lally, Radnor Crew Club
Lauren Lashmet, New Trier Rowing Club
Agatha Nowinski, Capital Crew
Bryna Oleshansky, Oak Ridge Rowing Association
Thora Olsen, Saratoga Rowing Association
Julia Randle, Brookline High School
Kara Risser, Los Gatos Rowing Club
Rebecca Soja, Simsbury High School
Abby Stevenson, Maritime Rowing Club
Annie Thompson, Saint Andrew Rowing Club
Katie Woodman, Sammamish Rowing Association
Abigayle Young, Cape Cod Rowing
Sculling Development Camp
Rowers, Affiliation(s)
Jessica Buffington, Berkeley High School
Katherine Changes, Woodbridge Crew
Megan Connell, Conestoga High School
Allison Declercq, Detroit Boat Club
Victoria Greco, Saint John the Baptist High School
Heather Hargreaves, Long Beach Junior Crew
Maggie McCrudden, Ridgewood Crew Club
Kristine O'Brien, Saint John the Baptist High School
Rebekka Thumhart, Absegami High School
Rachel Upton, Saugatuck Rowing Club