The 2007 Junior National Team roster has been finalized, USRowing announced on Monday. Ten crews will represent the United States at the 2007 FISA World Rowing Junior Championships scheduled for August 8-11 in Beijing, China.

The U.S. will have crews competing in the women’s single sculls, men’s single sculls, women’s double sculls, men’s quadruple sculls, women’s pair, women’s four, men’s four, men’s four with coxswain, women’s eight and men’s eight.

The 41-person roster includes three members of the 2006 Junior National Team. Elise Wilson returns to the eight after winning a silver medal in the event last year. Caroline Nash, who finished eighth in the pair in 2006, joins Wilson in this year’s eight. Suzanne Maddamma, who raced in the quadruple sculls last year, will race in the single sculls in Beijing.

At last year’s junior world championships, the U.S. won two medals. The women’s eight won the silver medal, tying the best-ever finish for a junior women’s eight, and Lindsay Meyer won bronze in the women’s single sculls, becoming the first female sculler in the U.S. to win a medal at the junior world championships.

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2007 Junior National Team Roster

Name , Birthdate , Height, Weight, Hometown, Club

Junior Women’s Single Sculls (JW1x)

Suzanne Maddamma, 7/13/1989, 5’11”, 165, Pittsburgh, Pa., Steel City Rowing Club

Junior Men’s Single Sculls (JM1x)

James Hills, 5/27/1989, 6’2”, 200, Kenmore, N.Y., St. Catharines Rowing Club

Junior Women’s Double Sculls (JW2x)

Erin Crawford (s), 6/16/1989, 5’9”, 154, Tempe, Ariz., Tempe Junior Crew

Taylor Fries (b), 5/4/1989, 5’4”, 125, Westport, Conn., GMS Rowing Center

Junior Men’s Quadruple Sculls (JM4x)

Ben Ludlow (s), 1/11/1989, 5’9”, 160, Cincinnati, Ohio, Austinburg Boat Club

Jason Koch (3), 1/9/1989, 6’1”, 185, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich., Detroit Boat Club/Austinburg Boat Club

Kynan Reelick (2), 8/24/1990, 6’3”, 174, Morris, Conn., GMS Rowing Center

Greg Magarian (b), 8/30/1990, 6’2”, 160, Cincinnati, Ohio, Austinburg Boat Club/Cincinnati Country Day School

Junior Women’s Pair (JW2-)

Alex Japhet (s), 12/13/1989, 5’10”, 150, Edmonds, Wash., Everett Rowing Association

Cara Linnenkohl (b), 1/30/1990, 5’8”, 157, Redmond, Wash., Sammamish Rowing Association

Junior Women’s Four (JW4-)

Celia Kohl (s), 9/17/1991, 6’0”, 160, Wilton, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club

Martha Kuzzy (3), 7/13/1990, 5’11”, 160, Minneapolis, Minn., Minneapolis Rowing Club

Rachel Ogundiran (2), 2/11/1989, 6’0”, 180, Bowie, Md., St. Mark’s School

Cristina Felix (b), 2/12/1990, 5’11”, 175, San Marino, Calif., Long Beach Junior Crew

Junior Men’s Four (JM4-)

Cameron Klotz (s), 12/24/1990, 6’4”, 172, St. Louis, Mo., St. Louis Rowing Club

Patrick Williams (3), 3/19/1990, 6’6”, 200, San Mateo, Calif., Junipero Serra High School

Chris Gear (2), 9/14/1990, 6’1”, 205, Leesburg, Va., Thomas Jefferson High School

Chris Chang (b), 4/14/1991, 6’1”, 185, Hillsborough, Calif., Junipero Serra High School

Junior Men’s Four with Coxswain (JM4+)

Steve Matyas (c), 6/14/1989, 5’11”, 120, Turnersville, N.J., St. Augustine Prep

Matt Fluhr (s), 7/7/1989, 6’3’, 187, Christchurch, Va., Christchurch School/Kent School

Rob Poole (3), 6/24/1989, 6’2”, 170, Coronado, Calif., Francis Parker High School

Kevin Kennedy (2), 10/18/1989, 6’6”, 205, Moorestown, N.J., St. Joseph’s Prep

Jeremy Bernstein (b), 9/26/1989, 6’6”, 195, Oakland, Calif., Phillips Exeter Academy

Junior Women’s Eight (JW8+)

Alaizah Koorji (c), 4/14/1989, 5’0”, 105, Orinda, Calif., Oakland Strokes

Molly Hamrick (s), 6/13/1991, 5’8”, 135, Tampa, Fla., Plant High Rowing Association

Lauren Shook (7), 10/15/1989, 5’9”, 162, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., Detroit Boat Club

Elise Wilson (6), 7/27/1989, 6’3”, 200, Montara, Calif., St. Ignatius Crew

Natalie Eisermann (5), 5/27/1989, 6’0”, 180, Key Biscayne, Fla., Miami Beach Rowing Club

Melisa Ongun (4), 6/19/1990, 5’8”, 155, Chicago, Ill., LPJ-Chicago Rowing

Caroline Nash (3), 11/16/1989, 5’9”, 175, Darien, Conn., Maritime Rowing Club

Felice Mueller (2), 10/15/1989, 6’1”, 153, Cleveland, Ohio, Pomfret School

Grace Luczak (b), 5/24/1989, 6’3”, 160, Ann Arbor, Mich., Maritime Rowing Club

Junior Men’s Eight (JM8+)

Anthony Altimari (c), 6/12/1989, 5’6”, 100, Huntington, N.Y., Chaminade High School

Ian Silveira (s), 11/6/1990, 6’2”, 173, West Bloomfield, Mich., St. Mary’s Prep

Chris Bowman (7), 1/25/1989, 6’4”, 185, Wilmette, Ill., New Trier High School

Nick Jordan (6), 3/11/1990, 6’3”, 195, Princeton, N.J., Eton College

T.J. Laher (5), 9/15/1989, 6’6”, 190, Orinda, Calif., Oakland Strokes

Nareg Guregian (4), 1/20/1989, 6’5”, 210, North Hills, Calif., University of California at Berkeley

Ian Winthrop (3), 12/14/1989, 6’2”, 182, Roxbury, Conn., Phillips Exeter Academy

Chris Lutz (2), 4/20/1990, 6’0”, 210, Fairless Hills, Pa., Father Judge High School

Mike Gennaro (b), 3/11/1989, 6’3”, 185, Havertown, Pa., St. Joseph’s Prep

Coaching Staff   

Name, Boats, Affiliation

Colin Campbell, Head Men’s Coach, JM8+, JM4+, Peddie School Crew

Steven Hargis, Head Women’s Coach, JW8+, JW4-, JW2-, United States Coast Guard Academy

Daniel Duxbury, JW2X, Tempe Junior Crew 

Brent Figg, JM4x, University of Cincinnati

Cameron Fraser, JM8+, JM4+, University of North Carolina

Nicholas Lloyd, JM8+, JM4+

Sam Sweitzer, JM4-

Ladislau Tompa, JW1x, Steel City Rowing Club

Liz Trond, JW8+, JW4-, JW2-, Maritime Rowing Club

Ken Wakulich, JM1x, St. Catharines Rowing Club

Team Support

Name, Position

Andrew Carr, Interpreter

Margaux Jackson, USRowing National Team Athlete Coordinator

Brett Johnson, USRowing Communications Director

Elpi Pagitsas, USRowing Programs Manager

Ted Walkley, Team Physician

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