USRowing Announces 2021 Under 23 National Team Roster

PRINCETON, N.J. — USRowing is pleased to announce the 68-person roster of the 2021 Under 23 National Team that will compete at the 2021 World Rowing Under 23 Championships July 7-11 in Racice, Czech Republic.

The U.S. will have 22 crews competing at the five-day event. Events include the men's and women's single sculls, lightweight single sculls, double sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, lightweight quadruple sculls, pair, lightweight pair, four, four with coxswain, and eight.

Four athletes -- Fran Raggi, Alexandria Vallencey-Martinson, Teal Cohen and Kelsey McGinley -- will be doubling up in Racice in the women's four and eight.

Eight athletes return for the 2019 team including lightweight women's single sculler Brigid Kennedy, who will be racing at her fifth World Rowing Under 23 Championships. Kennedy finished fourth in the lightweight single in 2019. Peter Chatain, Cohen, Collin Hay, Emily Molins, Nathan Phelps, Cooper Tuckerman, and Michael Wilson also return to the team. Molins won a silver medal in the lightweight women's pair, while Cohen won a bronze medal in the women's four.

The U.S. roster includes athletes from 20 states and England. Connecticut and New York lead the way with nine athletes each. Twenty-three colleges and universities are represented on the roster, with Yale University and Dartmouth College leading the way with seven team members each.

At the 2019 World Rowing Under 23 Championships held in Sarasota, Florida, the U.S. won medals in seven events including gold in the lightweight men's single sculls; silver in the women's single sculls, men's eight and lightweight women's pair; and bronze in the women's eight, women's four, and lightweight women's quadruple sculls.

Complete press coverage, athlete bios and links to event information will be available at www.usrowing.org and www.worldrowing.com. Follow along with the U.S. Under 23 National Team as it prepares for the 2021 World Rowing Under 23 Championships by using the hashtag #WRU23Champs.

2021 World Rowing Under 23 Championships Roster

Name (Boat Position) (Hometown/University)

(Lineups subject to change)

Men's Single Sculls

Will Legenzowski (Vista, N.Y./Brown University)

Women's Single Sculls

Anna Matthes (Cambridge, Mass./Yale University)

Lightweight Men's Single Sculls

Nicholas Aronow (Laurel Hollow, N.Y./Oak Neck Academy)

Lightweight Women's Single Sculls

Brigid Kennedy (East Greenwich, R.I./Harvard University)

Men's Double Sculls

Tucker Thomas (Naples, Fla./Boston University)

Simon Hatcher (Portland, Ore./Brown University)

Women's Double Sculls

Josie Konopka (Philadelphia, Pa./University of Pennsylvania)

Kate Maeitta (Wayland, Mass./University of Pennsylvania)

Lightweight Men's Double Sculls

Simon Dubiel (Seattle, Wash./University of Pennsylvania)

Eli Rabinowitz (Rye, N.Y./Georgetown University)

Lightweight Women's Double Sculls

Elaine Tierney (West Chester, Pa./Temple University)

Emily Molins (Wilmette, Ill./Stanford University)

Men's Pair

William Purtill (Villanova, Pa./University of Pennsylvania)

Michael Wilson (Braintree, Mass./University of Pennsylvania)

Women's Pair

Lucy Koven (s) (Greenwich, Conn./Princeton University)

Caitlin Esse (b) (Fairfield, Conn./University of Michigan)

Lightweight Men's Pair

Collin Hay (Shrewsbury, Mass./University of Delaware)

Nathaniel Sass (Buffalo, N.Y./Boston University)

Lightweight Women's Pair

Lindsey Rust (Roslyn, N.Y./Stanford University)

Bonnie Pushner (Fairfield, Conn./Princeton University)

Men's Quadruple Sculls

Owen Maier (s) (Newtown Square, Pa/Williams College)

Keelan Good (3) (Alameda, Calif./Princeton University)

Pablo Matan (2) (San Jose, Calif./University of Washington)

Nathan Phelps (b) (Ridgefield, Conn./Princeton University)

Women's Quadruple Sculls

Clare Naughton (s) (Burlington, Mass./Yale University)

Susan Cook (3) (Portland, Ore./Boston University)

Margaret Hedeman (2) (Concord, Mass./Yale University)

Samantha Henriksen (b) (Chicago, Ill./University of California)

Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls

Jack Stone (Providence, R.I./Dartmouth College)

Cooper Tuckerman (Bozeman, Mont./Dartmouth College)

Christopher Stich (Old Greenwich, Conn./Dartmouth College)

Sean Ward (Downingtown, Pa./Dartmouth College)

Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls

Ruthie Lacy (Oklahoma City, Okla./Oklahoma City University)

Grace Beery (Seattle, Wash./Boston University)

Grace D'Souza (Whitefish Bay, Wis./University of Wisconsin)

Isabella Begley (Moorestown, N.J./Syracuse University)

Men's Four

Andrew Michael Curry (Dallas, Texas/Dartmouth College)

Jordan Backer (Sacramento, Calif.)

Louis Gallia (Sacramento, Calif./University of Washington)

William Roesler (Oakland, Calif.)

Women's Four

Fran Raggi (s) (Maitland, Fla./University of Texas)

Alexandria Vallencey-Martinson (3) (Corvallis, Ore./United States Naval Academy)

Teal Cohen (2) (Dallas, Texas/University of Washington)

Kelsey McGinley (b) (Westport, Conn./Stanford University)

Men's Four with Coxswain

Jimmy Catalano (c) (Greenwich, Conn./University of Wisconsin)

Erik Spinka (s) (Southport, Conn./Princeton University)

Christian Tabash(3) (Alexandria, Va./Harvard University)

Will Geib (Portland, Ore./United States Naval Academy)

Liam Galloway (b) (Ridgefield, Conn./Yale University)

Women's Four with Coxswain

Hannah Broadland (c) (Sacramento, Calif./San Diego State University)

Elena Collier-Hezel (s) (Buffalo, N.Y./University of Michigan)

Holly Drapp (3) (Tampa, Fla./University of Washington)

Anna Scott (2) (Denver, Colo./Yale University)

Sarah Brunsberg (b) (London, England/University of Pennsylvania)

Men's Eight

Sydney Edwards (c) (Sarastoa, Fla./Princeton University)

Gus Rodriguez (s) (Rye, N.Y./Brown University)

Rhett Burns (7) (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Northeastern University)

Griffin Dunne (6) (Northfield, Ill./United States Naval Academy)

Peter Chatain (5) (Winnetka, Ill./Stanford University)

Kenny Coplan (4) (Montclair, N.J./Harvard University)

Jacob Hudgins (3) (Andover, Mass./Dartmouth College)

Nick Rusher (2) (West Bend, Wis./Yale University)

William Bender (b) (Norwich, Vt./Dartmouth College)

Women's Eight

Izzy Aronin (c) (Larchmont, N.Y./Brown University)

Fran Raggi (s) (Maitland, Fla./University of Texas)

Alexandria Vallencey-Martinson (7) (Corvallis, Ore./United States Naval Academy)

Teal Cohen (6) (Dallas, Texas/University of Washington)

Kelsey McGinley (5) (Westport, Conn./Stanford University)

Sierra Bishop (4) (Wilsonville, Ore./Oregon State University)

Anna Jensen (3) (Midland, Mich./University of Texas)

Sophia Hahn (2) (Braselton, Ga./Yale University)

McKenna Bryant (b) (Kent, Wash./University of Washington)

Coaching Staff

Andrew Cater – Women's Four, Women's Eight

Andriel Doolittle – Women's Single Sculls, Lightweight Women's Double Sculls

Jesse Foglia – Men's Eight, Men's Four with Coxswain, Men's Quadruple Sculls

Gordon Getsinger – Women's Pair, Lightweight Women's Pair

John Graves – Men's Double Sculls

Mark Grinberg – Lightweight Men's Pair

Conal Groom – Lightweight Women's Quadruple Sculls

Molly Hamrick – Women's Quadruple Sculls

Justin Jones – Men's Eight, Men's Four with Coxswain, Men's Quadruple Sculls

James Konopka -- Lightweight Men's Double Sculls

Jamie Koven – Men's Single Sculls

Patrick Lapage – Men's Eight, Men's Four with Coxswain, Men's Quadruple Sculls

Christopher Leonard – Men's Four

Trevor Michelson – Lightweight Men's Quadruple Sculls

Linda Muri – Lightweight Women's Single Sculls

Amandeisz Pietrzak – Lightweight Men's Single Sculls

Aaron Preetam – Women's Double Sculls

Elizabeth Tuppen – Women's Four with Coxswain

Bryan Volpenhein – Men's Pair

Support Staff

Will Daly – Team Leader

Reiko Takahashi – Physical Therapist

Dr. Peter Wenger – Team Doctor