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USRowing Announces 2009 Under 23 National Team Roster |
July 13, 2009
source: USRowing
The 2009 Under 23 National Team roster has been set, USRowing announced on Monday. Twenty-one crews will represent the United States at the 2009 World Rowing Under 23 Championships scheduled for July 23-26 in Racice, Czech Republic.
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.
Nine athletes return from the 2008 Under 23 National Team including three under 23 world champions - Theresa Shields from the women's eight and Daniel Connolly and Blaise Didier from the men's eight. Other returning athletes include Helen Tompkins, Chad Healy, Max Goff, Matthew Wheeler, Jessica Leidecker and Michelle Nance.
2009 Under 23 World Championships Roster
Name Birthdate Ht. Wt. Hometown Club
Men's Single Sculls (M1x)
Stephen Lambers 7/18/1987 6'4" 185 Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Detroit Boat Club
Women's Single Sculls (W1x)
Helen Tompkins 1/2/1988 5'10" 150 Friendswood, Texas Potomac Boat Club
Lightweight Men's Single Sculls (LM1x)
Mike Orzolek 7/25/1988 5'10" 155 New Milford, Conn. GMS Rowing Center
Lightweight Women's Single Sculls (LW1x)
Dani Dewitt 1/3/1988 5'4" 125 Parkersburg, W.Va. University of Wisconsin
Men's Double Sculls (M2x)
Sebastian Kirwan (s) 7/30/1989 6'4" 190 Wilton, Conn. Unaffiliated
Nate Kelly (b) 12/16/1987 6'1" 195 New Canaan, Conn. Bantam Boat Club
Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Cristina Felix (s) 2/12/1990 5'11" 170 San Marino, Calif. New York RA
Emily Eiffert (b) 4/9/1990 6'0" 170 Honeoye Falls, N.Y. University of Michigan
Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (LM2x)
Andrew Campbell (s) 2/2/1992 5'10" 150 New Canaan, Conn. Maritime Rowing Club
Alec Buckenheimer (b) 2/28/1992 5'11" 158 New Canaan, Conn. Maritime Rowing Club
Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x)
Madeline Davis (s) 7/12/1987 5'6" 123 West Chester, Pa. Vesper Boat Club
Lindsay McAlpine (b) 8/7/1987 5'6" 128 Berkeley, Calif. Vesper Boat Club
Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x)
Singen Elliott (s) 2/10/1988 6'3" 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. Cornell University
Hans Struzyna (3) 3/31/1989 6'2" 200 Seattle, Wash. University of Washington
Martin Etem (2) 5/3/1987 6'2" 208 Long Beach, Calif. Unaffiliated
Sean Engel (b) 10/10/1987 6'3" 185 Greenbrae, Calif. University of California
Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
Amanda Chase (s) 7/28/1987 5'9" 159 Alexandria, Va. University of Virginia
Desiree Burns (3) 5/30/1988 5'8" 175 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. University of Virginia
Emily Dreissigacker (2) 11/29/1988 5'9" 160 Morrisville, Vt. Dartmouth College
Michelle Nance (b) 6/20/1987 5'11" 150 Simpsonville, S.C. Clemson University
Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)
Bob Duff (s) 10/9/1987 6'2" 157 Huntingdon Valley, Pa. Malta BC/GMS RC
Michael Nucci (3) 7/12/1988 6'0" 150 Blue Bell, Pa. Malta Boat Club
Pete Orlando (2) 11/19/1987 6'0" 154 Pelham, N.Y. New York AC/GMS RC
Will Kelly (b) 4/26/1989 6'1" 156 New Canaan, Conn. Bantam Boat Club
Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (LW4x)
Victoria Burke (s) 8/28/1987 5'5" 125 Redding, Conn. GMS Rowing Center
Katherine Robinson (3) 6/4/1987 5'8" 125 Everett, Wash. GMS Rowing Center
Summers Nelson (2) 3/4/1988 5'7" 125 Kansas City, Mo. GMS Rowing Center
Devery Karz (b) 2/18/1988 5'8" 124 Park City, Utah GMS Rowing Center
Men's Pair (M2-)
Eli Roxby (s) 6/6/1987 6'0" 185 Paoli, Pa. Craftsbury Small Boat TC
John Graves (b) 3/26/1988 6'0" 175 Cincinnati, Ohio Craftsbury Small Boat TC
Women's Pair (W2-)
Grace Luczak (s) 5/24/1989 6'3" 165 Ann Arbor, Mich. Stanford University
Mary Jeghers (b) 10/28/1988 5'10" 162 Sacramento, Calif. University of California
Lightweight Men's Pair (LM2-)
Thomas Davidson (s) 9/29/1989 5'10" 150 Seattle, Wash. Lake Union Crew
Nick Donald (b) 9/1/1989 5'11" 155 Seattle, Wash. Lake Union Crew
Men's Four (M4-)
Mark Murphy (s) 7/25/1987 6'5" 197 Madison, Wis. USRowing TC
James Long-Lerno (3) 9/28/1987 6'6" 198 Seal Beach, Calif. University of California
Nareg Guregian (2) 1/20/1989 6'5" 213 North Hills, Calif. University of California
Michael Gennaro (b) 3/11/1989 6'3" 190 Havertown, Pa. Syracuse University
Women's Four (W4-)
Theresa Shields (s) 5/28/1987 5'11" 160 Grosse Ile, Mich. University of Wisconsin
Sarah Gribler (3) 1/14/1988 6'0" 175 Marysville, Wash. University of Michigan
Sarah Zelenka (2) 6/8/1987 6'0" 172 Itasca, Ill. Grand Valley State Univ.
Laura Nicholson (b) 6/18/1987 6'0" 165 Newton, Mass. Radcliffe Crew
Lightweight Men's Four (LM4-)
Austin Meyer (s) 6/23/1990 5'11" 156 Cohoes, N.Y. Harvard University
Edward King (3) 6/14/1989 6'4" 160 Ironton, Mo. US Naval Academy
Chad Healy (2) 5/27/1987 6'0" 155 Ashland, Ore. USRowing TC
Julian Bowling (b) 5/25/1987 6'1" 155 Shelby, N.C. US Naval Academy
Men's Four with Coxswain (M4+)
Steve Matyas (c) 6/14/1989 5'11" 125 Turnersville, N.J. Unaffiliated
Michael Rossidis (s) 5/4/1987 6'3" 190 Garden City, N.Y. Cornell University
Drew Baustian (3) 10/4/1987 6'2" 192 Davenport, Iowa Unaffiliated
Christopher Frendl (2) 5/27/1988 6'1" 185 Southborough, Mass. Cornell University
Evan Cassidy (b) 2/28/1988 6'1" 195 Westbury, N.Y. Unaffiliated
Men's Eight (M8+)
Daniel Connolly (c) 2/8/1987 5'6" 122 Rockville Centre, N.Y. USRowing TC
Sebastian Peterlin (s) 11/17/1988 6'6" 209 San Francisco, Calif. Stanford University
Scott Morgan (7) 9/10/1987 6'8" 210 Portola Valley, Calif. Brown University
Brad Bertoldo (6) 9/23/1987 6'4" 205 San Jose, Calif. Northeastern University
Max Goff (5) 10/12/1987 6'5" 205 Sun Prairie, Wis. University of Wisconsin
Matthew Wheeler (4) 5/2/1987 6'10" 217 Eugene, Ore. Brown University
Blaise Didier (3) 3/29/1988 6'6" 218 San Francisco, Calif. University of Washington
Neil McPeak (2) 3/14/1987 6'7" 210 Linwood, N.J. Unaffiliated
Nick Lucey (b) 9/6/1988 6'1" 190 San Francisco, Calif. University of California
Women's Eight (W8+)
Ariel Frost (c) 2/23/1988 5'3" 105 Walnut Creek, Calif. Princeton University
Jessica Leidecker (s) 6/12/1987 6'0" 175 Westerville, Ohio Clemson University
Taylor Ritzel (7) 9/4/1988 6'2" 185 Larkspur, Colo. Yale University
Grace Luczak (6) 5/24/1989 6'3" 165 Ann Arbor, Mich. Stanford University
Ashley Kroll (5) 5/24/1988 6'1" 177 Edmonds, Wash. University of Michigan
Olivia Coffey (4) 1/29/1989 6'1" 170 Watkins Glen, N.Y. Radcliffe Crew
Mary Jeghers (3) 10/28/1988 5'10" 162 Sacramento, Calif. University of California
Adrienne Martelli (2) 12/3/1987 6'1" 170 University Place, Wash. University of Washington
Erika Roddy (b) 6/25/1990 5'8" 155 San Francisco, Calif. Stanford University
Coaching and Managerial Staff
Name Affiliation Position
Luke Agnini University of California Coach, LM4-
Richard Bell Detroit Boat Club Coach, M1x
Guenter Beutter GMS Rowing Center Coach, LW4x, LM4x and LM1x
Ted Bonanno New York Rowing Association Coach, W2x
Rebecca Demorest Children's Hospital Oakland Team Physician
Steve Gladstone California Rowing Club Coach, M8+
Larry Gluckman Craftsbury Small Boat TC Coach, M2x and M2-
Conal Groom Lake Union Crew Coach, LM2-
Brett Johnson USRowing Press Officer
James Lister Duke University Team Leader
Anne Kakela USRowing Coach, W2- and W4-
Robert McCracken Potomac Boat Club Coach, W1x
Steve Perry Dartmouth College Coach, W8+
Jason Read New York AC Coach, LW1x
Dave Reischman Syracuse University Coach, M4x
Dan Roock Unaffiliated Coach, M4+
Kevin Sauer University of Virginia Coach, W4x
Joel Scrogin California Rowing Club Coach, M4-
Yan Vengerovskiy Maritime Rowing Club Coach, LM2x
Scott Wisniewski Vesper Boat Club Coach, LW2x
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