PRINCETON, N.J. – USRowing has invited 40 collegiate rowers to attend its 2009 Under 23 Lightweight National Team Camps this summer, the organization announced on Thursday.

Under 23 Lightweight Men’s Four Selection Camp

Held at the Chesapeake Boathouse in Oklahoma City, this camp will select the lightweight men’s four that will compete at the 2009 World Rowing Under 23 Championships from July 23-26 in Racice, Czech Republic. This camp may also select a lightweight men’s double sculls crew to participate in the 2009 Under 23 World Championships Trials scheduled for July 6-10 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The winner of the trials will earn the opportunity to race in Racice. 

Invited Athletes
Cepand Alizadeh – University of Virginia
Chad Healy – United States Naval Academy
Daniel Kennefick – Williams College
Ed King – United States Naval Academy
Ryan Kirlin – Fordham University
Chris Medford – United States Naval Academy
Austin Meyer – Harvard University
Robin Prendes – Princeton University

Wait List
Julian Bowling – United States Naval Academy
Christian Klein – Princeton University

Under 23 Lightweight Women’s Sculling Camps

These camps will select crews in the lightweight women’s double sculls, lightweight women’s quadruple sculls and lightweight women’s single sculls to participate at the 2009 Under 23 World Championships Trials from July 6-10 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The winner of the trials will earn the opportunity to race in Racice. Camps will be held at GMS Rowing Center in New Milford, Conn., and Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia, Pa.

Invited Athletes
GMS Rowing Center
Victoria Burke – University of Virginia
Devery Karz – Oregon State University
Summers Nelson – University of Virginia
Katherine Robinson – Williams College
Gretchen Stumhofer – Stanford University

Vesper Boat Club
Jenne Daley – Boston University
Madeline Davis – Princeton University
Whitney Engle – Gonzaga University
Katie Lynch – Syracuse University
Lindsay McAlpine – Brown University
Brittany Robinson – Clemson University
Kristen Youngs – Oklahoma City University

Under 23 Lightweight Men’s Small Boat Camps

These camps will select crews in the lightweight men’s double sculls, lightweight men’s pair and lightweight men’s single sculls to participate at the 2009 Under 23 World Championships Trials from July 6-10 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The winner of the trials will earn the opportunity to race in Racice. Camps will be held at Riverside Boat Club in Cambridge, Mass., and Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia, Pa. These camps will be working in conjunction with each other.

Invited Athletes
Riverside Boat Club
Anders Corbett – University of Wisconsin
Kit Culbert – University of Washington
Justin Gordon – University of California San Diego
Kyle Lafferty – Bucknell University
Matt MacKinnon – University of Washington
Ben Montague – Yale University
Michael Nucci – Columbia University
Andrew Ward – Williams College

Vesper Boat Club
Colin Ethridge – University of Delaware
Sean Gibel – Georgia Tech
Nathanael Kielt – Rutgers University
Carl Nunziato – Yale University
Sean Rader – University of Delaware
Peter Smith – Trinity College

Under 23 Lightweight Men’s Sculling Development Camp

This camp will select a lightweight men’s quadruple sculls crew to participate at the 2009 Under 23 World Championships Trials from July 6-10 at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, N.J. The winner of the trials will earn the opportunity to race in Racice. The camp will be held at GMS Rowing Center in New Milford, Conn.

Invited Athletes
Robert Duff – Columbia University
Will Kelly – Trinity College
Matthew McManus – Cornell University
Thomas Nesel – Harvard University
Peter Orlando – Ithaca College
Michael Orzolek – Mercyhurst College

USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing’s Official Supplier is Hudson Boat Works; its Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Timer is Powerhouse Timing; and its Preferred Printer is Sport Graphics Printing. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation.

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