Team USA for the 2015 World Championships is set following the four events (M1x, M2x, M4x, and M2-) raced at Senior II Trials.
Here are the up to the minute status' of each event, with a focus on Olympic qualification at the 2015 World Championships at Aiguebelette, France, August 29 - September 6.
W1x
Current Status – Gevvie Stone has accepted the spot as the USA W1x for the 2015 World Championships following her 2nd place finish at World Cup II and 3rd place finish at World Cup III.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 9 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 29
Comments/Predictions – Gevvie Stone will race as the W1x in Aiguebelette.
W2x
Current Status – Ellen Tomek and Meghan O'Leary have accepted the spot as the USA W2x for the 2015 World Championships following their 2nd place finish at World Cup II.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 13
Comments/Predictions – Tomek/O’Leary will race as the W2x in Aiguebelette.
W4x
Current Status – Following the camp boat naming date, the selected women's quad for the World Championships is Adrienne Martelli, Amanda Elmore, Tracy Eisser, and Megan Kalmoe.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 5 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 7
Comments/Predictions – Kalmoe swaps in for Grace Latz (now in W4-) from the World Cup II lineup that finished 3rd in Varese.
W2-
Current Status – Elle Logan and Felice Mueller have accepted the spot as the USA W2- for the 2015 World Championships following their 4th place finish at World Cup II.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 15
Comments/Predictions – Logan/Mueller will race as the W2- in Aiguebelette.
W8+
Current Status – Following the camp boat naming date, the selected women's eight for the World Championships is Katelin Snyder, Kerry Simmonds, Emily Regan, Tessa Gobbo, Heidi Robbins, Lauren Schmetterling, Vicky Optiz, Meghan Musnicki, and Amanda Polk.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 5 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 7
Comments/Predictions – Simmonds, Opitz, and Polk swap in for Logan (W2-), Coffey (W4-), and Luczak (W4-) from the World Cup II lineup that won in Varese.
LW2x
Current Status – By finishing 3rd at World Cup III, Michelle Sechser and Devery Karz of Vesper Boat Club have until July 17th to declare their intent to race as the LW2x for the 2015 World Championships. Otherwise the boat goes to trial the first week of August.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 20
Comments/Predictions – Sechser/Karz will race as the LW2x in Aiguebelette.
M1x
Current Status – Ken Jurkowski won trials and will represent the USA in the M1x.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 9 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 29
M2x
Current Status – The Craftsbury double of Ben Dann and John Graves won trials and will represent the USA in the M2x.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 13
M4x
Current Status – The California Rowing Club quad of Ian Silveira, Hans Struzyna, John Madura, and Derek Johnson won trials and will represent the USA in the M4x.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 8 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 10
M2-
Current Status – The Princeton Training Center pair of Tim Aghai and Mike DiSanto won trials and will represent the USA in the M2-.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 13
M4-
Current Status – Following the camp boat naming date, the selected men's four for the World Championships is Seth Weil, Henrik Rummel, Charlie Cole, and Glenn Ochal.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 13
Comments/Predictions – This lineup stays intact from the World Cup II crew that won in Varese.
M8+
Current Status – Following the camp boat naming date, the selected men's eight for the World Championships is Zach Vlahos, Tom Peszek, Tom Dethlefs, Alex Karwoski, Austin Hack, Matt Miller, Sam Dommer, Mike Gennaro, and Grant James.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 5 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 7
Comments/Predictions – Vlahos and James swap in for Ojserkis and Munn from the World Cup II lineup that finished 3rd in Varese.
LM2x
Current Status – Josh Konieczny and Andrew Campbell of Cambridge Boat Club have accepted the spot as the USA LM2x for the 2015 World Championships following their 4th place finish at World Cup II.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 20
Comments/Predictions – Konieczny/Campbell will race as the LM2x in Aiguebelette.
LM4-
Current Status – Following the camp boat naming date, the selected lightweight men's four for the World Championships is Will Daly, Ed King, Tyler Nase, and Anthony Fahden.
Olympic Qualification Standard – Top 11 at 2015 World Championships
Total Olympic Boats - 13
Comments/Predictions – This crew will make their 2015 racing debut in Aiguebelette.
W4-
Current Status – Following the camp boat naming date, the selected women's four for the World Championships is Olivia Coffey, Grace Luczak, Kristine O'Brien, and Grace Latz.
M2+
Current Status – The crew of Jacob Mendelson, Taylor Brown, and Erick Winstead from Penn AC won trials and will represent the USA in the M2+.
LM2-
Current Status – The crew of Peter Gibson and Robin Prendes from USRowing TC - Oklahoma won trials and will represent the USA in the LM2-.
LM1x
Current Status – Nick Trojan of Newport AC won trials and will represent the USA in the LM1x.
LW1x
Current Status – Kate Bertko won trials and will represent the USA in the LW1x.
LM4x
Current Status – The crew of Austin Meyer, Colin Ethridge, Matt O’Leary, and Hugh McAdam won trials and will represent the USA in the LM4x.
LW4x
Current Status – The crew of Erin Roberts, Hillary Saeger, Mary Foster, and Lauren Ayers of Riverside BC won trials and will represent the USA in the LW4x.
LM8+
Current Status - The crew of Jack Carlson, Jack Devlin, Tobin McGee, Philip Henson, Alex Twist, Chris Lambert, Peter Schmidt, Dave Smith, and Matt Lenhart won trials and will represent the USA in the LM8+.
Comments | Log in to comment |
There are no Comments yet
|
row2k's Worlds coverage is brought to you in part by:
row2k's Worlds coverage is brought to you in part by: