The 2008 Junior and Senior National Team roster has been set, USRowing announced on Monday. Twelve junior crews and eight senior crews will represent the United States at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships scheduled for July 22-27 in Linz-Ottensheim, Austria.
World champions will be crowned in eight senior-level events. Because it is an Olympic year, only non-Olympic events will be contested. The U.S. will field entries in the lightweight men's single sculls, lightweight women's single sculls, lightweight men's pair, men's pair with coxswain, women's four, lightweight women's quadruple sculls, lightweight men's quadruple sculls and lightweight men's eight.
The 28-person senior roster includes 15 members of the 2007 Senior National Teams. John Nichols, Ted Farwell, Gavin Frase, Wendy Tripician, Hannah Moore, Esther Lofgren, Ned DelGuercio, Andrew Bolton, Simon Carcagno, Will Daly, Colin Farrell, Tom Paradiso and Pat Todd were members of the 2007 World Championships Team, while Julie Nichols, Hannah Moore and Sarah Trowbridge were members of the 2007 Pan American Games Team.
Junior world champions will be crowned in 13 events. The United States will field entries in 12 events, including the men's single sculls, women's single sculls, men's pair, women's pair, men's double sculls, women's double sculls, men's quadruple sculls, women's quadruple sculls, women's four, men's four with coxswain, men's eight and women's eight.
Nine members of last year's junior national team return to compete in Austria, including bronze medalists Molly Hamrick and Melisa Ongun. Cristina Felix and Martha Kuzzy, who raced in the last year's women's four, will join Hamrick and Ongun in the women's eight. Ian Silveira returns to the men's eight, along with Cameron Klotz from last year's men's four. Kynan Reelick, who competed in last year's men's quadruple sculls, will race in the men's single sculls. Cara Linnenkohl will race in the women's single sculls, while Christopher Lutz will race in the men's four with coxswain.
2008 Senior World Championships Roster:
Lightweight Men's Single Sculls (LM1x)
-Rob Zechmann, Lincoln, Neb., Riverside Boat Club
Lightweight Women's Single Sculls (LW1x)
-Julie Nichols, Livermore, Calif., Vesper Boat Club
Lightweight Men's Pair (LM2-)
-Alex Rothmeier, Edina, Minn., Riverside Boat Club
-John Nichols, Palo Alto, Calif., Riverside Boat Club/USRowing Training Center
Men's Pair with Coxswain (M2+)
-Vincent Puma, Bronx, N.Y., Penn Athletic Club
-Ted Farwell, Madison, Wis., Penn Athletic Club/USRowing Training Center
-Ben Harrison, Dedham, Mass., Brown University/USRowing Training Center
Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)
-Gavin Frase, Orinda, Calif., California Rowing Club
-Michael Aller, Santa Barbara, Calif., Potomac Boat Club/California Rowing Club
-Andrew Quinn, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., Undine Barge Club
-Shane Madden, Ambler, Pa., USRowing Training Center
Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (LW4x)
-Libby Peters, New Hartford, N.Y., Vesper Boat Club/New York Athletic Club
-Wendy Tripician, Needham, Mass., Vesper Boat Club
-Rebecca Smith, Torrington, Conn., Vesper Boat Club
-Hannah Moore, Niskayuna, N.Y., Vesper Boat Club
Women's Four (W4-)
-Esther Lofgren, Newport Beach, Calif., Radcliffe Crew/Riverside Boat Club
-Karen Colwell, Pawcatuck, Conn., University of Michigan/Thames River Sculls
-Stesha Carle, Long Beach, Calif., USRowing Training Center
-Sarah Trowbridge, Guilford, Conn., Potomac Boat Club
Lightweight Men's Eight (LM8+)
-Ned DelGuercio, Media, Pa., USRowing Training Center
-Mike Altman, Marin County, Calif., USRowing Training Center
-Andrew Bolton, Old Lyme, Conn., USRowing Training Center
-Simon Carcagno, Pennington, N.J., USRowing Training Center
-Will Daly, Vail, Colo., USRowing Training Center
-Colin Farrell, Oaklyn, N.J., USRowing Training Center
-Matt Muffelman, Mathews, Va., USRowing Training Center
-Tom Paradiso, Blue Bell, Pa., USRowing Training Center
-Patrick Todd, Cincinnati, Ohio, USRowing Training Center
2008 Junior World Championships Roster:
Men's Single Sculls (M1x)
-Kynan Reelick, Morris, Conn., GMS Rowing Center
Women's Single Sculls (W1x)
-Cara Linnenkohl, Redmond, Wash., Lake Union Crew
Men's Double Sculls (M2x)
-Austin Meyer, Cohoes, N.Y., Shaker Rowing Association
-Tom Nesel, Duanesburg, N.Y., Shaker Rowing Association
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
-Mairi McKellop, Ridgefield, Conn., GMS Rowing Center
-Emily Eiffert, Rochester, N.Y., GMS Rowing Center
Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x)
-Gabriel Fort, Miami Beach, Fla. Miami Beach Rowing Club
-Harold Fort, Miami Beach, Fla., Miami Beach Rowing Club
-Matthew Sobotka, Sarasota, Fla., Sarasota Crew
-Ian Stewart, Sarasota, Fla., Sarasota Crew
Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
-Rachel Knaster, London, United Kingdom, Tideway Scullers School
-Kirsten Van Fossen, Moorestown, N.J., Moorestown Rowing Club
-Dara Dickson, Lafayette, Calif., Oakland Strokes
-Kelsey Reelick, Brookfield, Conn., GMS Rowing Center
Men's Pair (M2-)
-John Hogan, Newport Beach, Calif., Newport Aquatic Center
-Austin Brooks, Costa Mesa, Calif., Newport Aquatic Center
Women's Pair (W2-)
-Mary Maginnis, Maple Glen, Pa., Mount Saint Joseph Academy
-Shannon Stief, Mukilteo, Wash., Everett Rowing Association
Women's Four (W4-)
-Eliza Hastings, Berwyn, Pa., Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club
-Betsy Nilan, Milford, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club
-Michelle Pearson, Pembroke, Bermuda, Peddie School
-Lucy Grinalds, Southport, Conn., Saugatuck Rowing Club
Men's Four with Coxswain (M4+)
-Brian Searle, Somers Point, N.J., Saint Augustine Preparatory School
-Christopher Lutz, Philadelphia, Pa., Father Judge High School
-Kyle Schmidt, Sarasota, Fla., Sarasota Scullers
-Andrew Lewis, Princeton Junction, N.J., Saint Paul's School
-Devon Teichman, Harleysville, Pa., LaSalle College High School
Men's Eight (M8+)
-Cameron Klotz, St. Louis, Mo., St. Louis Rowing Club
-Ivan Lys-Dobradin, Winter Park, Fla., Winter Park High School
-Justin Hopkins, Davis, Calif., River City Rowing Club
-Brian Wettach, Wakefield, Mass., Community Rowing, Inc.
-Thomas Dethlefs, Lawrenceville, N.J., Lawrenceville School
-Rob Munn, Redmond, Wash., Sammamish Rowing Association
-Tyler Nase, Pheonixville, Pa., LaSalle College High School
-Ian Silveira, West Bloomfield, Mich., Orchard Lake St. Mary's Crew
-Keanan Clark, Lower Gwynedd, Pa., Hawk Rowing Club
Women's Eight (W8+)
-Chelsea Lucas, Greenbrae, Calif., Marin Rowing Association
-Melisa Ongun, Chicago, Ill., Lincoln Park Juniors
-Erika Roddy, San Francisco, Calif., Stanford University
-Emily Reynolds, Washington, Conn., Princeton University
-Brandy Herald, Portland, Ore., Lake Oswego Community Rowing
-Cristina Felix, San Marino, Calif., Long Beach Junior Crew
-Martha Kuzzy, Minneapolis, Minn., Minneapolis Rowing Club
-Molly Hamrick, Tampa, Fla., Plant High Rowing Association
-Anastasia Alexander, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach Junior Crew
Coaching and Managerial Staff
-Burton Apfelbaum, Shaker Rowing Association, Junior Men's Double Sculls
-Michiel Bartman, Vesper Boat Club, Senior Lightweight Women's Single Sculls, Senior Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls
-Guenter Beutter, GMS Rowing Center, Junior Men's Single Sculls, Junior Women's Double Sculls
-Michelle Bensman, Clemson University, Medical Support
-Willie Black, USRowing, Team Manager
-Colin Campbell, Peddie School, Junior Men's Eight
-Matthew Collins, Team Physician
-Nicholas D'Antoni, Newport Aquatic Center, Junior Men's Pair
-Colin Fraser, Trinity College, Junior Men's Four with Coxswain
-Allison Frederick, USRowing, Press Officer
-Steve Hargis, United States Coast Guard Academy, Junior Women's Eight
-Tim McLaren, California Rowing Club, Senior Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls
-Glenn Merry, USRowing, Executive Director
-Melanie Onufrieff, Columbia University, Senior Women's Four
-John Parker, USRowing, Senior Lightweight Men's Eight, Senior Men's Pair with Coxswain
-Veronica Platzer, University of Michigan, Junior Women's Pair
-Bruce Smith, Riverside Boat Club, Senior Lightweight Men's Pair
-Jeremy Struemph, Riverside Boat Club, Senior Lightweight Men's Single Sculls
-Liz Trond, Maritime Rowing Club, Junior Women's Four
-Jeremy Turk, Princeton University, Boatman
-Francisco Viacava, Miami Beach Rowing Club, Junior Men's Quadruple Sculls
-Bill Zack, University of California at Los Angeles, Junior Women's Quadruple Sculls