USRowing Announces U23 Selection Camp Invitations

Fifty seven athletes have been invited to USRowing’s 2026 Under 23 National Team Selection Camp, where they will compete for spots in the men’s and women’s four, quadruple sculls, double sculls, and eight. These boats will represent the United States at the 2026 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, scheduled for July 23–26 in Duisburg, Germany.

The men’s and women’s single sculls, PR3 single sculls, pair, lightweight single sculls, and lightweight double sculls events will be selected through Trials July 3-5.

Sergio Espinoza will serve as head coach of the entire U23 program. Under his leadership in 2025, the men’s four made history by capturing the United States’ first-ever gold medal in the event at the World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Espinoza will again coach the men’s four in addition to the women’s scullers. Gia Doonan will coach the women’s four, while Asiya Mahmud will lead the women’s eight. On the men’s side, Trevor Michelson will coach the men’s eight and Andrew Hess will coach the men’s scullers, supported by a broader staff that includes Lizzie Mitchell, and Noah Axford.

Twelve athletes from last year’s U23 World Championships team return to the selection camp, joined by four athletes who represented the United States at the 2025 World Rowing Under 19 Championships. 

U23 Selection Camp Invites

Kian Aminian - Princeton University

Olivia Bachert - Syracuse University

Quinn Baker - Oregon State University

PJ Balazy - University of Virginia

Amelia Boes - Ohio State University

Leah Brannon - University of Oklahoma

Carly Brown - Stanford University

Joely Cherniss - Princeton University

Marcus Chung - Harvard University

George Ciocoi - Purdue University

George Dolce - Princeton University

Lauren Dubois - Princeton University

Nathaniel Duffy - U.S. Naval Academy 

Jordan Dykema - Harvard University

Tobias Finn - Gonzaga University

Louis Gagnon - University of California-Berkeley

Sam Gallaudet - Harvard University 

Lauren Garrett - Oregon State University

Gabriel George - Stanford University

Evan Gold - University of California-Berkeley

Paige Guggenbiller - Ohio State University 

Grant Gwadz - Boston University

Elsa Hartman - University of Virginia

Lila Henn - University of Virginia

Annika Jeffery - Stanford University

Savanna Jerome - University of Texas

Brianna Joe - University of Virginia 

Michael Kain - University of California-Berkeley

Davis Kelly - Brown University 

Sumner Kerr - Stanford University

Madison Kieft - Michigan State University

Taeden Landa - Princeton University

Tony Madigan - Wakefield High School Crew and Potomac Boat Club

Daniel Malecki - Boston University

Katherine Nordheim - University of Texas

Travis O'Neil - Oxford Brookes University 

Timothy Parsons - Yale University

Cyrus Rosenberg - Princeton University

Michael Ruschmann - Georgetown University

Cate Sauer - Princeton University

Sandro Scalfi - Stanford University

Thomas Segrera - Georgetown University

Kathryn Serra - Harvard University 

Cecily Shaber - Duke University

Hannah Smith - University of Tennessee 

Quincy Stone - Stanford University

Gracelyn Theobald - Northeastern University

Emily Tierney -Stanford University

Claire Van Praagh - Stanford University

Benjamin Vogel - U.S. Naval Academy 

Paul Waxman - Dartmouth College

Amy Werner - University of Texas

Ella Wheeler- University of California-Berkeley

Andrew Wilkinson - Princeton University

Phoebe Wise - University of Texas

James Wlodarczak - Dartmouth College

Gabrielle Zammit - Stanford University