2024 USRowing Indoor National Championships Crowns 84 National Champions

The 2024 USRowing Indoor National Championships culminated this past Saturday, February 3, as final competitors gathered in Alexandria, Va. for Erg Sprints 2024. With a new format offering virtual or on-site competition at Erg Sprints, NWErgomania!, and Pittsburgh Indoor Sprints, the championship drew over 2,200 participants across 84 events.

In the most contested event of the regatta, Pine Crest School Crew's Chance Cornick earned the victory in the under 19 men's 2,000-meter race by just over four seconds, finishing in a 06:22.9. With 276 total competitors and less than one second separating second and third place, Payton Evans and Carsten Paschke won silver and bronze, finishing in a 06:27.0 and 06:27.7, respectively.

Sumner Kerr took gold in the U19 women's 2,000-meter event, crossing the finish line in a 06:56.7 to beat Three Rivers Rowing Association's Reese McGeary. McGeary finished in a 07:26.2 to win silver. Bedford Crew Club's Hannah Marks finished third in a 07:28.3 to secure bronze.

In the U17 men's 2,000-meter race, Coeur d'Alene Rowing Association's Elijah Harrison took gold in a 06:08.9, twenty seconds ahead of second-place Andrew Vizecky. Vizecky finished in a 06:28.6 to win silver, followed by Angus DeBoer in a 06:38.3.

On the women's side, Marin Rowing Association's Charlotte Stevens, Community Rowing, Inc.'s Maria Prodan, and Colleen Carpenter took first, second, and third, respectively. Stevens finished in a 07:13.4, followed by Prodan in a 07:27.6. Carpenter crossed the finish line in a 07:38.9 to secure bronze.

Reigning National Champion Katherine Feret of TriStar Rowing won the women's under 15 2,000-meter race. Feret, who set a new 12 and under world record in the event at last year's 2023 USRowing Atlantic City Indoor National Championships, finished in a 07:11.8, nearly a full minute ahead of second-place finisher Lucy Baldwin from Sarasota Crew. Baldwin crossed the finish line in a 08:10.5.

Racing in the men's masters E race, world record holder Andrew Benko also held on to his spot as National Champion. Despite just five seconds separating first and second at the 500-meter mark, Benko ultimately finished in a 06:14.3, 27 seconds ahead of Pacific Rowing Club's Andrew J Ballantyne. Ballantyne crossed the finish line in a 06:41.0.

Serhii Budko won the men's open event in a 06:01.5, finishing just two seconds ahead of Boulder Community Rowing, Inc.'s John Chuter. Chuter crossed the finish line in a 06:03.7. Marsha Coniglio won the women's open event in 07:15.2.

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USRowing is thrilled with the athlete participation and partner regatta feedback for this new indoor national championships model. If your club or regatta is interested in being one of our official host sites for the 2025 USRowing Indoor National Championships, please contact Jake Robinson at jacob.robinson@usrowing.org.