USRowing Announces 2009 Under 23 National Team Roster

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.

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2009 Under 23 World Championships Roster
Name, Hometown, Club

Men's Single Sculls (M1x)
Stephen Lambers, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., Detroit Boat Club

Women's Single Sculls (W1x)
Helen Tompkins, Friendswood, Texas, Potomac Boat Club

Lightweight Men's Single Sculls (LM1x)
Mike Orzolek, New Milford, Conn., GMS Rowing Center

Lightweight Women's Single Sculls (LW1x)
Dani Dewitt, Parkersburg, W.Va., University of Wisconsin

Men's Double Sculls (M2x)
Sebastian Kirwan, Wilton, Conn., Unaffiliated 
Nate Kelly, New Canaan, Conn., Bantam Boat Club

Women's Double Sculls (W2x)
Cristina Felix, San Marino, Calif., New York RA
Emily Eiffert, Honeoye Falls, N.Y., University of Michigan 

Lightweight Men's Double Sculls (LM2x)
Andrew Campbell, New Canaan, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club
Alec Buckenheimer, New Canaan, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club

Lightweight Women's Double Sculls (LW2x)
Madeline Davis, West Chester, Pa., Vesper Boat Club
Lindsay McAlpine, Berkeley, Calif., Vesper Boat Club

Men's Quadruple Sculls (M4x)
Singen Elliott, Pittsburgh, Pa., Cornell University
Hans Struzyna, Seattle, Wash., University of Washington
Martin Etem, Long Beach, Calif., Unaffiliated
Sean Engel, Greenbrae, Calif., University of California

Women's Quadruple Sculls (W4x)
Amanda Chase, Alexandria, Va., University of Virginia
Desiree Burns, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., University of Virginia
Emily Dreissigacker, Morrisville, Vt., Dartmouth College
Michelle Nance, Simpsonville, S.C., Clemson University

Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls (LM4x)
Bob Duff (s), Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Malta BC/GMS RC
Michael Nucci, Blue Bell, Pa., Malta Boat Club
Pete Orlando, Pelham, N.Y., New York AC/GMS RC
Will Kelly, New Canaan, Conn., Bantam Boat Club

Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls (LW4x)
Victoria Burke, Redding, Conn., GMS Rowing Center
Katherine Robinson, Everett, Wash., GMS Rowing Center
Summers Nelson, Kansas City, Mo., GMS Rowing Center
Devery Karz, Park City, Utah, GMS Rowing Center

Men's Pair (M2-)
Eli Roxby, Paoli, Pa., Craftsbury Small Boat TC
John Graves, Cincinnati, Ohio, Craftsbury Small Boat TC

Women's Pair (W2-)
Grace Luczak, Ann Arbor, Mich., Stanford University
Mary Jeghers, Sacramento, Calif., University of California

Lightweight Men's Pair (LM2-)
Thomas Davidson, Seattle, Wash., Lake Union Crew
Nick Donald, Seattle, Wash., Lake Union Crew

Men's Four (M4-)
Mark Murphy, Madison, Wis., USRowing TC
James Long-Lerno, Seal Beach, Calif., University of California
Nareg Guregian, North Hills, Calif., University of California
Michael Gennaro, Havertown, Pa., Syracuse University

Women's Four (W4-)
Theresa Shields, Grosse Ile, Mich., University of Wisconsin
Sarah Gribler, Marysville, Wash., University of Michigan
Sarah Zelenka, Itasca, Ill., Grand Valley State Univ.
Laura Nicholson, Newton, Mass., Radcliffe Crew

Lightweight Men's Four (LM4-)
Austin Meyer, Cohoes, N.Y., Harvard University
Edward King, Ironton, Mo., US Naval Academy
Chad Healy, Ashland, Ore., USRowing TC
Julian Bowling, Shelby, N.C., US Naval Academy

Men's Four with Coxswain (M4+)
Steve Matyas, Turnersville, N.J., Unaffiliated
Michael Rossidis, Garden City, N.Y., Cornell University
Drew Baustian, Davenport, Iowa, Unaffiliated
Christopher Frendl, Southborough, Mass., Cornell University
Evan Cassidy, Westbury, N.Y., Unaffiliated

Men's Eight (M8+)
Daniel Connolly, Rockville Centre, N.Y., USRowing TC
Sebastian Peterlin, San Francisco, Calif., Stanford University
Scott Morgan, Portola Valley, Calif., Brown University
Brad Bertoldo, San Jose, Calif., Northeastern University
Max Goff, Sun Prairie, Wis., University of Wisconsin
Matthew Wheeler, Eugene, Ore., Brown University
Blaise Didier, San Francisco, Calif., University of Washington
Neil McPeak, Linwood, N.J., Unaffiliated
Nick Lucey,  San Francisco, Calif., University of California

Women's Eight (W8+)
Ariel Frost, Walnut Creek, Calif., Princeton University
Jessica Leidecker, Westerville, Ohio, Clemson University
Taylor Ritzel, Larkspur, Colo., Yale University
Grace Luczak, Ann Arbor, Mich., Stanford University
Ashley Kroll, Edmonds, Wash., University of Michigan 
Olivia Coffey, Watkins Glen, N.Y., Radcliffe Crew
Mary Jeghers, Sacramento, Calif., University of California
Adrienne Martelli, University Place, Wash., University of Washington
Erika Roddy, 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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