The 2008 Under 23 National Team roster has been set, USRowing announced on Monday. Fourteen crews will represent the United States at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships scheduled for July 17-20 in Brandenburg, Germany.
The U.S. will have crews competing in the lightweight men's single sculls, lightweight women's single sculls, men's single sculls, women's single sculls, lightweight men's double sculls, lightweight women's double sculls, lightweight men's pair, men's pair, lightweight men's four, men's four, women's four, men's four with coxswain, men's eight and women's eight.
The 47-person roster includes eight members of the 2007 Under 23 National Team, with three returning medalists.
Three members from last year's bronze-medal women's eight will be competing in Brandenburg. Katelin Snyder, Suzanne Van Fleet and Jamie Redman will return to the boat. In addition, Katie Glessner returns from the 2006 Under 23 National Team. Glessner and Snyder were members of the women's eight that won a gold medal at the 2006 FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships.
In the men's eight, three members of last year's fourth-place crew return to this year's boat - Silas Stafford, Charlie Cole and Alex Osborne. In addition, James Donovan returns in the lightweight men's double sculls after last year's sixth-place finish. Kristin Hedstrom will again race in the lightweight women's double sculls.
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2008 Under 23 World Championships Roster:
Men's Single Sculls (M1x)
-Zachary Ellison, Duluth, Minn., Minneapolis Rowing Club/Minnesota Rowing Foundation
Women's Single Sculls (W1x)
-Helen Tompkins, Friendswood, Texas, Potomac Boat Club
Lightweight Men's Single Sculls (LM1x)
-Sam Cunningham, Pittsburgh, Pa., Malta Boat Club
Lightweight Women's Single Sculls (LW1x)
-Katie Bucien, Detroit, Mich., Detroit Boat Club
Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (LM2x)
-Robin Prendes, Miami, Fla., Princeton University
-James Donovan, Easton, Conn., Princeton University
Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x)
-Lisa D'Aniello, Niskayuna, N.Y., Pocock Rowing Center
-Kristin Hedstrom, Concord, Mass., Pocock Elite Sculling Team
Men's Pair (M2-)
-Andrew Hatzenbuhler, Farmington, Conn., Penn Athletic Club
-Bryan Pape, Simsbury, Conn., Penn Athletic Club
Lightweight Men's Pair (LM2-)
-Skip Kielt, Buffalo, N.Y., West Side Rowing Club/California Rowing Club
-Ryan Andre, New Canaan, Conn., University of California at San Diego/California Rowing Club
Men's Four (M4-)
-Max Goff, Sun Prairie, Wis., University of Wisconsin
-Colin Keogh, Grennwich, Conn., California Rowing Club
-Ed Newman, Palos Park, Ill., California Rowing Club
-Zachary Krupp, New Canaan, Conn., California Rowing Club
Women's Four (W4-)
-Jessica Leidecker, Westerville, Ohio, Clemson University
-Liz Robb, Roswell, Ga., Clemson University
-Michelle Nance, Simpsonville, S.C., Clemson University
-Hilary Cumbest, Nashville, Tenn., Clemson University
Lightweight Men's Four (LM4-)
-John Wainwright, Alameda, Calif., Oregon State University
-Anthony Fahden, Lafayette, Calif., Dartmouth College
-Chad Healy, Ashland, Ore., United States Naval Academy
-David Montani, Lewiston, N.Y., Fordham Crew
Men's Four with Coxswain (M4+)
-Kereeti Pisapati, Bethlehem, Pa., Penn Athletic Club
-Joseph McMullin, Woodbridge, Va., Penn Athletic Club
-Matthew Wheeler, Eugene, Ore., Brown University/Penn Athletic Club
-Gregory Yurkow, Haddonfield, N.J., Penn Athletic Club
-David Weir, Folsom, Calif., Penn Athletic Club
Men's Eight (M8+)
-Daniel Connolly, Rockville Center, N.Y., University of Wisconsin
-Grant James, DeKalb, Ill., University of Wisconsin
-Ross James, DeKalb, Ill., University of Wisconsin
-Derek Rasmussen, Darnestown, Md., University of Wisconsin
-Silas Stafford, Santa Rosa, Calif., Stanford University
-Henrik Rummel, Pittsford, N.Y., Harvard University
-Blaise Didier, San Francisco, Calif., University of Washington
-Charlie Cole, New Canaan, Conn., Yale University/Oxford University
-Alex Osborne, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Stanford University
Women's Eight (W8+)
-Katelin Snyder, Winter Park, Fla., University of Washington
-Suzanne Van Fleet, West Chester, Pa., Clemson University
-Katherine Glessner, Seattle, Wash., Northeastern University
-Jamie Redman, Spokane, Wash., Yale University
-Amanda Polk, Pittsburgh, Pa., University of Notre Dame
-Laura Larsen-Strecker, Brookline, Mass., Harvard University
-Theresa Shields, Gross Ile, Mich., University of Wisconsin
-Kelsie Chaudoin, Germantown, Tenn., University of Virginia
-Jessica Reel, Ojai, Calif., Stanford University
Coaching and Managerial Staff
Name, Affiliation, Position
-Katherine Ackerman, Team Physician
-Joshua Adam, Pocock Elite Sculling Team, Lightweight Women's Double Sculls
-Luke Agnini, Penn Athletic Club, Lightweight Men's Four
-Christopher Bordeau, Dartmouth College, Men's Eight
-Matthew Boyle, Boatman
-Mike Callahan, University of Washington, Men's Eight
-Christopher DeFelice, Penn Athletic Club, Men's Pair
-Joseph Dowd, Minneapolis Rowing Club, Men's Single Sculls
-Allison Frederick, USRowing, Press Officer
-John Hayburn, Malta Boat Club, Lightweight Men's Single Sculls
-Greg Hughes, Princeton University, Lightweight Men's Double Sculls
-James Lister, Team Manager
-Rob McCracken, Potomac Boat Club, Women's Single Sculls
-Glenn Merry, USRowing, Executive Director
-Stephen Perry, Johns Hopkins University, Women's Eight
-Richard Ruggieri, Clemson University, Women's Four
-Kevin Sauer, University of Virginia, Women's Eight