PRINCETON, N.J. -- The 2012 Under 23 National Team roster has been set, USRowing announced on Thursday. Twenty-one crews will represent the United States at the 2012 World Rowing Under 23 Championships July 11-15 in Trakai, Lithuania.
Under 23 world champions will be crowned in 21 events including the men's single sculls, women's single sculls, lightweight men's single sculls, lightweight women's single sculls, men's double sculls, women's double sculls, lightweight men's double sculls, lightweight women's double sculls, men's quadruple sculls, women's quadruple sculls, lightweight men's quadruple sculls, lightweight women's quadruple sculls, men's pair, women's pair, lightweight men's pair, men's four, women's four, lightweight men's four, men's four with coxswain, men's eight and women's eight.
Twenty-three athletes return from the 2011 Under 23 National Team including six medalists. Last year, the United States won four medals and set two under 23 world best times in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The U.S. won gold in the women's pair and men's eight and bronze in the women's eight and lightweight men's single sculls.
Racing begins on Wednesday, July 11, with heats. Finals will be held on Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15.
2012 World Rowing Under 23 Championships Roster
Name Birthdate Ht. Wt. Hometown Affiliation
Men's Single Sculls (M1x)
Chris Buesser 2/23/91 6'2" 185 Ridgewood, N.J. Nereid Boat Club
Women's Single Sculls (W1x)
Maddie Lips 3/5/92 5'9" 155 Parker, Colo. Yale U./Craftsbury Small Boat TC
Lightweight Men's Single Sculls (LM1x)
Jonathan Furlong 1/4/91 6'1" 160 Pittstown, N.J. Virginia Rowing Assoc.
Lightweight Women's Single Sculls (LW1x)
Alex Morss 5/3/91 5'6" 128 Concord, Mass. Princeton University
Men's Double Sculls (M2x)
John Madura (s) 3/20/90 6'3" 205 West Milford, N.J. WPI/Highlands RC/QRA
Matt Schanck (b) 8/31/90 6'5" 215 Brownstown, Mich. Northeastern U./Wyandotte BC
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Carli Goldberg (s) 3/29/92 5'8" 165 Sarasota, Fla. Sarasota Crew
Cara Linnenkohl (b) 1/30/90 5'8" 155 Redmond, Wash. Sarasota Crew
Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (LM2x)
Nick Trojan (s) 1/18/91 5'10" 159 Los Alamitos, Calif. Long Beach Junior/Lake Samish
Austin Meyer (b) 6/23/90 5'11" 153 Cohoes, N.Y. Harvard University
Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x)
Kayla McNeill (s) 3/4/91 5'7" 125 Montclair, N.J. Vesper Boat Club
Solveig Imsdahl (b) 5/23/90 5'11" 126 Scheelholz, Germany Vesper Boat Club
Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x)
Mike Donohue (s) 9/14/90 6'4" 180 Malvern, Pa. Columbia University
Chris Massey (3) 10/17/90 6'4" 188 Wellesley, Mass. Cornell University
Benjamin Dann (2) 11/26/90 5'10" 185 Pound Ridge, N.Y. Brown University
Carter Aronson (b) 1/21/91 Rye, N.Y. Brown University
Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
Britta Syverson (s) 7/18/91 6'0" 167 Minneapolis, Minn. UCLA
Agatha Nowinski (3) 2/6/92 5'11" 157 Sacramento, Calif. University of California
Martie Kuzzy (2) 6/13/90 6'0" 161 Minneapolis, Minn. University of Virginia
Samantha Warren (b) 5/1/91 5'11" 155 Davis, Calif. Columbia University
Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)
Roger Stone (s) 4/22/92 6'1" 155 New Canaan, Conn. Malta Boat Club
John O'Mara (3) 5/1/91 5'11" 155 Philadelphia, Pa. Malta Boat Club
Dylan Gould (2) 7/12/91 6'2" 155 Riverhead, N.Y. Malta Boat Club
John Redos (b) 8/15/90 5'11" 159 Mount Bethel, Pa. Malta Boat Club
Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (LW4x)
Samantha Brecht (s) 12/20/91 5'5" 125 Flourtown, Pa. GMS Rowing Center
Sarah Giancola (3) 8/15/90 5'5" 126 Buffalo, N.Y. GMS Rowing Center
Carolina Paini (2) 12/15/91 5'10" 128 Newport Beach, Calif. GMS Rowing Center
Cornelia Willis (b) 10/23/90 5'8" 130 Buffalo, N.Y. GMS Rowing Center
Men's Pair (M2-)
Austin Hack (s) 5/17/92 6'8" 210 Old Lyme, Conn. Stanford University
Dariush Aghai (b) 5/15/90 6'2" 175 Skokie, Ill. University of Wisconsin
Women's Pair (W2-)
Anna Kaminski (s) 10/24/90 6'0" 189 Seattle, Wash. George Washington Univ.
Rosie Poppa (b) 12/30/91 6'0" 160 Melbourne, Australia University of California
Lightweight Men's Pair (LM2-)
Chandler Mahaney (s) 8/8/90 6'2" 165 Greenwich, Conn. Potomac Boat Club
Jack Devlin (b) 2/9/91 6'0" 160 Arlington, Va. Potomac Boat Club
Men's Four (M4-)
Justin Jones (s) 6/19/92 6'0" 182 Bellmawr, N.J. Northeastern University
Will Gillis (3) 10/7/91 6'3" 195 Seattle, Wash. Princeton University
Alex Karwoski (2) 9/16/90 6'4" 190 Hollis, N.H. Cornell University
Ted Baumgardner (b) 5/6/91 6'4" 190 Longport, N.J. U.S. Naval Academy
Women's Four (W4-)
Cathy McDermott (s) 4/9/90 5'11" 165 Cazenovia, N.Y. Yale University
Liz England (3) 2/12/90 6'3" 185 Richlands, Va. Washington State Univ.
Daphne Martschenko (2) 11/6/92 5'10" 168 Fairfax, Va. Stanford University
Molly Bruggeman (b) 6/19/92 5'11" 175 Dayton, Ohio University of Notre Dame
Lightweight Men's Four (LM4-)
Daniel Kirrane (s) 2/7/90 6'2" 155 Rockville Centre, N.Y. Columbia University
Andy Weiland (3) 10/23/90 5'11" 165 Upper Arlington, Ohio University of Wisconsin
Tyler Nase (2) 8/30/90 6'0" 155 Phoenixville, Pa. Princeton U./Malta BC
Philip Oertle (b) 12/9/90 6'1" 165 Zurich, Switzerland Club Zurich
Men's Four with Coxswain (M4+)
Seamus Labrum (c) 4/23/91 5'7" 125 Cape May Court House, N.J. University of Washington
Max Mannisto (s) 6/19/91 6'4" 200 Belmont, Calif. University of Washington
Patrick Marre (3) 10/30/90 6'4" 195 Portland, Ore. University of Washington
Alex Kornick (2) 8/4/90 6'1" 185 Akron, Ohio U.S. Naval Academy
Garrett Rinden (b) 2/13/91 6'3" 190 Costa Mesa, Calif. University of Washington
Men's Eight (M8+)
Sam Ojserkis (c) 3/24/90 5'8" 125 Linwood, N.J. University of Washington
Ian Silveira (s) 11/6/90 6'3" 190 West Bloomfield, Mich. Princeton University
Tom Dethlefs (7) 5/6/90 6'6" 200 Lawrenceville, N.J. Yale University
Alex Bunkers (6) 4/17/91 6'3" 195 Maitland, Fla. University of Washington
Ryan Schroeder (5) 3/13/91 6'4" 200 Thousand Oaks, Calif. University of Washington
Ambrose Puttmann (4) 3/9/90 6'4" 203 Cincinnati, Ohio University of Washington
Gardner Yost (3) 5/8/90 6'4" 185 Chicago, Ill. Cornell University
Rob Munn (2) 7/26/90 6'4" 214 Redmond, Wash. University of Washington
Jim Voter (b) 3/3/90 6'4" 190 Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University
Women's Eight (W8+)
Kendall Schmidt (c) 8/6/91 5'4" 110 Greenfield, Wis. University of Wisconsin
Kristine O'Brien (s) 10/3/91 6'0" 157 Massapequa Park, N.Y. University of Virginia
Madison Culp (7) 7/5/91 5'11" 169 Seattle, Wash. University of Washington
Heidi Robbins (6) 7/3/91 6'2" 178 Hanover, N.H. Princeton University
Chrissy Holm (5) 6/27/91 5'11" 180 North Oaks, Minn. University of Michigan
Gabbie Cole (4) 12/27/90 5'10" 160 Oak Park, Ill. Princeton University
Taylor Goetzinger (3) 5/31/90 6'0" 189 Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Cornell University
Amanda Elmore (2) 3/13/91 5'11" 166 West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue University
Emily Walsh (b) 7/17/90 5'10" 160 Pittsburgh, Pa. The Ohio State University
Support Staff
Name Affiliation(s) Position
Dan Allen Team Manager
Shawn Bagnell Syracuse University Coach, W4-, W2-
Michael Callahan University of Washington Coach, M4+
Sean Clarke Marist College Coach, LW2x
Reilly Dampeer Potomac Boat Club Coach, LM2-
Aman Dhawan University Orthopaedic Associates Team Physician
Yaz Farooq Stanford University Coach, W8+
Colin Farrell Yale University Coach, LM4-
Adam Furlong Holy Cross/Penn A.C. Coach, LM1x
Casey Galvanek Sarasota Crew Coach, W2x
John Hayburn University of Pennsylvania Coach, LM4x
Brett Johnson USRowing Press Officer
Alan Kush University of Virginia Coach, M1x
Lucas McGee University of Washington Coach, M8+
Linda Muri Harvard University Coach, LM2x
Volodymyr Opalnyk Maritime Rowing Club Coach, M2x
Jason Read Temple University Coach, LW1x, M2-
Dave Reischman Syracuse University Coach, W4x
Lisa Schlenker Craftsbury Small Boat TC Coach, W1x
Matt Smith Cornell University Coach, M4-
Yan Vengerovskiy Maritime Rowing Club Coach, M4x