USRowing Announces Women’s National Team Freshman Camp Invitations

PRINCETON, N.J. - USRowing has invited 40 collegiate rowers to attend its 2009 Women's National Team Freshman Camp this summer, the organization announced on Wednesday.

The camp is intended for athletes with elite-level potential and aspirations, but who are freshmen in college or have only one or two years of rowing experience. The week-long camp will expose athletes to the technical and physiological basics, elite-level training, rowing in all boat categories, and training with athletes of a similar caliber.

The camp, which includes two sessions, will be held at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. The first session will run June 14-20, while the second session will run June 21-27. Hilary Gehman, a two-time Olympian and head women's coach at Cornell University, will run the camps.

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.

Invitation Roster

Session One - June 14-20
Keziah Beall - University of Virginia
Christina Bechtold - University of Central Florida
Sarah Borchelt - University of Virginia
Rebecca Brown - Clemson University
Naomi Carlson - Syracuse University
Shannon Collins - Rutgers University
Tracy Eisser - Cornell University
Elizabeth England - Clemson University
Jeannette Friedman * - Cornell University
Abigail Gorman * - University of Tulsa
Lawren Kieffer - Brown University
Bronwyn Knaebe - University of Wisconsin
Francesca Lauritano - University of Virginia
Chelsey Lauzon - University of Central Florida
Caitlin Mueller - University of Wisconsin
Anna Psiaki - Cornell University
Abigail Smith - Pacific Lutheran University
Erin Sodawasser - University of Iowa
Andrea Wensits - Indiana University
Tess Wiggins - William Smith College

Session Two - June 21-27
Erika Berg - University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Braicks - Gonzaga University
Susan Bryukhanov - Stanford University
Jamie Chapman - Dartmouth College
Allison Fast - University of Minnesota
Amy Gefell - Ithaca College
Taylor Goetzinger - Ithaca College
Ellen Heister - Ohio State University
Julia Jackson - Drexel University
Hillary Levitz * - University of Delaware
Teddi McGuire - Gonzaga University
Rachel Pattison * - University of Pennsylvania
Elise Perkins - Gonzaga University
Emma Porter - University of Minnesota
Chelsea Quilling - Gonzaga University
Erin Radigan - Stanford University
Emily Ralph - Ohio State University
Brooke Sheppard - University of Oklahoma
Julianne Smith - Stanford University
Emily Walsh - Ohio State University

Wait List
Annie Couwenhoven - Syracuse University
Juliana DeMarici - Drexel University
Julie Ridgeway - University of Delaware
Sarah Shanfield * - University of Virginia

* indicates coxswain

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