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USRowing Announces World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships Roster

July 17, 2012

PRINCETON, N.J. – USRowing is pleased to announce the athletes that will represent the United States at the 2012 World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships. The combined events, run together only during an Olympic year to accommodate senior boat classes not contested at the Olympics, and will take place Aug. 14-19, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

World champions will be crowned in seven events at the senior level including the lightweight men’s single sculls, lightweight women’s single sculls, lightweight men’s pair, men’s pair with coxswain, lightweight women’s quadruple sculls, lightweight men’s quadruple sculls and lightweight men’s eight. Senior team athletes competing in the world championships were selected during trials conducted in June at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, N.J.

Of the 22 athletes competing for the U.S. in the senior non-Olympic events, nine are returning from performances at the 2011 World Rowing Championships on Lake Bled, Slovenia. The U.S. won four medals last summer including gold in the women’s eight and four, silver in the quadruple sculls and bronze in the lightweight women’s quad.

Among the returning athletes are Andrew Campbell (New Canaan, Conn.), who will row the lightweight men’s single after finishing fourth in the event last year, Ursula Grobler (Pretoria, South Africa) returning to the lightweight women’s single, who was also fourth last summer in the event; Will Daly (Vail, Colo.), who is rowing in the lightweight men’s pair and was in the lightweight men’s four that finished 13th in Slovenia; Hillary Saeger (Dedham, Mass.) and Lindsey Hochman (Seattle, Wash.), who both return to the lightweight women’s quad after taking bronze in 2011; Sam Cunningham (Pittsburgh, Pa.), and Shane Madden (Ambler, Pa.), who return to the event after finishing fifth on Lake Bled, and Justin Stangel (Madison, Wis.) and Blaise Didier (San Francisco, Calif.) in the men’s pair with coxswain. Stangel was in the men’s pair that finished ninth in Slovenia and Didier rowed in the men’s pair with coxswain that finished sixth.

At the junior level, world champions will be crowned in 13 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. Junior national team athletes competing in the world championships were chosen by trials in six events: men’s single sculls, women’s single sculls, men’s double sculls, women’s double sculls, men’s pair, women’s pair. The athletes who will compete in non-trials events were selected by coach evaluations and performances at USRowing selection camps.

Of the 42 junior athletes on the team, six return from the squad that took back one gold medal and one bronze from the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships in Eton, England. The U.S. won gold in the women’s junior four and bronze in the women’s junior eight.

Returning from last year are Sam Helms (Snohomish, Wash), who was in the men’s junior four with coxswain that finished eighth, Patrick Eble (Fort Washington, Pa.), who rowed in the eight that finished fifth, Rosie Grinalds (Southport, Conn.) who was in the women’s pair that finished sixth, Mia Croonquist (Vashon, Wash), Deirdre Fitzpatrick (Cheshire, Conn.) and MacKenzi Sherman (Los Alamitos, Calif.).

Full boat lineups will be available on www.usrowing.org in the coming weeks.

Senior Non-Olympic National Team

Name     Birthdate    Ht.    Wt.     Hometown    Affiliation

Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls (LM1x)

Andrew Campbell, Jr., 2/2/92, 5’10”, 155, New Canaan, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club

Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls (LW1x)

Ursula Grobler, 2/6/80, 5’7”, 132, Seattle, Wash., Lake Union Crew

Lightweight Men’s Pair (LM2-)

Will Daly (s), 8/2/83, 6’3”, 160, Vail, Colo., USRowing Training Center-OKC

Greg Flood (b), 5/19/89, 6’0”, 155, Tulsa, Okla., USRowing Training Center-OKC

Men’s Pair with Coxswain (M2+)

Justin Stangel (s), 2/24/85, 6’5”, 210, Madison, Wis., USRowing Training Center-OKC

Blaise Didier (b), 3/29/88, 6’7”, 220, San Francisco, Calif., USRowing Training Center-OKC

Stephen Young (c), 1/9/87, 5’8”, 119, Tampa, Fla., USRowing Training Center-OKC

Lightweight Men’s Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)

Sam Cunningham (s), 4/25/86, 6’2”, 160, Pittsburgh, Pa., Malta Boat Club    

Bob Duff  (3), 10/9/87, 6’3”, 160, Huntington Valley, Pa., USRowing Training Center-OKC

Dave Smith (2), 2/17/86, 5’10”, Seattle, Wash., Malta Boat Club/ Seattle RC

Shane Madden (b), 10/12/79, 5’8”, 142,    Ambler, Pa., Malta Boat Club

Lightweight Women’s Quadruple Sculls (LW4x)

Hillary Saeger (s), 9/25/84, 5’5”, 125, Dedham, Mass., Riverside Boat Club    

Lindsey Hochman (3), 6/2/84, 5’8”, 125,    Seattle, Wash.,    Pocock Rowing Center

Michelle Sechser (2), 11/1/86, 5’6”, 127 , Folsom, Calif.,    USRowing Training Center-OKC

Chelsea Smith (b), 3/8/88, 5’7”, 122, Edina, Minn., USRowing Training Center-OKC

Lightweight Men’s Eight (LM8+)

Eric Rhiel (c), 6/12/90, 5’6”, 125, Menomonie, Wis., Community Rowing Inc.

Phil Griselda (8), 5/23/90, 6’2”, 155, Great Falls, Va., Community Rowing Inc.

Anders Corbett (7), 6/14/87, 6’1”, 160, Staten Island, N.Y., Community Rowing Inc.

Andrew Hashway (6), 2/16/84, 6’0”, 155, West Boylston, Mass., Riverside Boat Club

Martin Forde (5), 6/30/93, 6’2”, 160, Mill Creek, Wash.,    Community Rowing Inc

Nick Dawe (4), 8/26/87,    6’1”, 154. Cincinnati, Ohio, Community Rowing Inc.

Sean McKenna (3), 12/16/89, 5’10”, 157, Blue Bell, Pa., Community Rowing Inc.

Will Robins (2), 2/12/92    5’10”, 155, Chappaqua, N.Y.,Community Rowing Inc.

Ryan Fox (1), 10/7/86, 6’3”, 160, Edgerton, Wis., USRowing Training Center-OKC    

Junior National Team

Men’s Single Sculls (M1x)
Graham Mink, 10/17/94    6’2”, 172, New Canaan, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club 

Women’s Single Sculls (W1x)
Nina Vascotto, 2/27/94, 5’10”, 165, Huntington, N.Y., Sagamore Rowing Association 

Men’s Double Sculls (M2x)

Chase Buchholz, 12/29/94, 6’3”, 185, Norfolk, Mass., Narragansett Boat Club

Breck Wagner, 1/2/94, 5’11”, 170, Providence, R.I., Narragansett Boat Club

Women’s Double Sculls (W2x)

MacKenzi Sherman (2), 4/12/94, 5’8”, 146, Los Alamitos, Calif.    Long Beach Rowing Association

Olivia MacLean (1), 4/19/95 5’11”, 165, Lancaster, Mass., Bromfield-Action Boxborough

Men’s Pair (M2-)

Aasron McAvey (2), 1/22/95, 6’4”, 215, Ridgewood, N.J., Don Bosco Preparatory 

John Chuter (1), 10/28/94, 6’3”, 175, Portola Valley, Calif., Los Gatos Rowing Club

Women’s Pair (W2-)

Kathryn Brown (2), 3/14/95, 5’8”, 143,    Federal Way, Wash., Commencement Bay

Christine Cavallo (1), 5/5/95, 5’5”, 135,    Windermere, Fla., Orlando Area Rowing Society

 

Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x)

Chris Wales (s), 1/11/95, 5’9”, 145, Seattle, Wash., Seattle Rowing Center

Ezra Carlson (3) 4/28/94, 6’2”, 162, Orleans, Calif., Humboldt Bay Rowing Association

Jacob Coert (2) 6/12/95, 6’4”, 165, Filmore, Calif., Lake Casitas

Alex Buck (1) 7/3/94, 6’2”, 185, Greenwich, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club

Women’s Quadruple Sculls (W4x)

Rosemary Grinalds, 11/12/94, 5’11”, 140, New York, N.Y., GMS Rowing Center

Alexandra Zadravec, 8/8/94, 5’7”, 150, Fairfield, Conn.,    GMS Rowing Center

Elizabeth Sharis, 5/23/97, 5’10”, 136, Bettendorf, Iowa, Y Quad Cities Rowing

Cicely Madden, 3/28/95    5’9”, 142, Weston, Mass. Community Rowing Inc.

Women’s Sweep Rowers

MacKenzie Bartz, 3/18/94, 5’11”, 157, Portland, Ore., Northeastern University    

Kendall Chase, 8/25/94,    6’0”, 170, Evergreen, Colo., Mile High Rowing

Claire Collins, 11/29/96, 5’11”, 180, McLean, Va., Deerfield Academy

Mia Croonquist, 8/16/96, 6’0”, 170, Vashon Island, Wash., Vashon Island Junior Crew

Deirdre Fitzpatrick, 9/8/94, 5’11”, 150, Cheshire, Conn.,     Connecticut Boat Club 

Caroline Hart, 8/2/95, 5’9”, 150, Shrewsbury, Mass., Bromfield-Action Boxborough

Lydia Keating, 1/27/95,    5’8”, 143, Little Compton, R.I., Community Rowing Inc.     

Joanna Mulvey, 8/26/94    5’8”, 160, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,    Our Lady of Lourdes High School

Ruth Narode, 9/18/94, 5’8”, 166, Portland, Ore., Rose City Rowing Club

Katie O'Connell, 3/4/94,    5’11”, 163, Lansdale, Penn., Mount St. Joseph    

Carolina Ratcliffe, 5/3/96, 5’9”, 180, Falls Church, Va.,    James Madison Crew

Georgia Ratcliffe, 12/17/94, 5’11”, 164, Vienna, Va., James Madison Crew 

Amanda Rutherford, 9/6/95, 5’3”, 110, Piedmont, Calif.,     Oakland Strokes        

Sylvie Sallquist, 10/26/95, 5’11”, 170, Seattle, Wash., Green Lake Crew

Eliza Spilsbury, 3/3/95,    6’3”, 153, Centerville, Mass., Kent School

Men’s Team
Eli Brown, 7/8/94, 6’2”, 195, Dallas, Texas, White Rock Boathouse
Rich Caputo, 8/31/95, 6’5”, 185, Riverside, Conn., Deerfield Academy Crew
Ben Chuter, 10/28/94, 6’3”, 170, Portola Valley, Calif., Los Gatos Rowing Club
Greg Davis, 1/7/94, 6’4”, 208, Daly City, Calif., Saint Ignatius College Prep
Patrick Eble, 6/9/94, 6’4”, 190, Fort Washington, Pa., LaSalle College High School
BJ Francis, 8/4/94, 6’4”, 188, St. Louis, Missouri, St. Louis Rowing Club
Julian Goldman, 4/22/96, 6’, 174, Ross, Calif., Marin Rowing Association
Emmett Gross , 1/2/94, 6’3”, 181, Wynnewood, Pa., LaSalle College High School
Ryan Hails, 12/14/94, Sarasota Crew
Conor Harrity, 9/3/94, 6’3”, 198, Weston, Mass., Boston College High School
Samuel Helms, 1/28/94, 6’2”, 186, Snohomish, Wash., Everett Rowing 

Jake Mendelson, 8/11/94, 5’5”, 123, Jacksonville, Fla., The Bolles School
Patrick Muto, 1/24/94, 6’4”, 190, Barrington, Ill., Loyola Academy

Riley Overfield, 6/14/95, 5’11”, 128, Corte Madera, Calif., Marin Rowing Association
Bradley Plunkett, 8/28/94, 5’11”, 175, Darien, Conn., Deerfield Academy Crew
Allen Reitz, 5/13/96, 6’3”, 177, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach Junior Crew
Alex Richards, 8/12/95, 6’6”, 185, Watertown, Mass., Belmont Hill School
Nathan Smith, 9/29/94, 6’3”, 176, Kennet Square, Pa., Newport Rowing Club
Harrison Van Andel, 8/10/95, 6’5”, 200, Long Beach, Calif., Long Beach Junior Crew
Peter Woolley, 1/27/95, 6’1”, 178, Tiburon, Calif., Marin Rowing Association



Senior Non-Olympic Team Coaches

Name, Boat(s)
Andrew Campbell, Sr., lightweight men’s single sculls
Steve Dani, lightweight women’s quadruple sculls
Craig Hoffman, lightweight men’s quadruple sculls
Jeremy Ivey, men’s pair with coxswain, men’s lightweight pair
John Parker, lightweight women’s single sculls
Bruce Smith, lightweight men’s eight

Junior Team Coaches

Name, Boat(s)

Sandy Armstrong, junior women's eight
Wayne Berger, junior men’s pair
Guenter Buetter, junior women’s single sculls, junior women’s quadruple sculls
Cassandra Cunningham, junior women’s pair
Nick D’Atnoni, junior men's four

Conal Groom, junior men's quadruple sculls

Steve Hargis, head junior men's coach, junior men's eight

Eric Houston, junior men's four with coxswain
Nate Kelly, junior men's single sculls
Patrick Quinn, junior women’s double
Liz Trond, head junior women's coach, women’s junior four
Peter Wilhelm, junior men's double
Graham Willoughby, junior men's eight

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