USRowing Announces 2024 World Rowing Under 23 Championships Roster

USRowing is pleased to announce the roster of the 2024 Under 23 National Team that will represent the U.S. in St. Catharines, Canada on August 18-25. They’ll join the previously-announced, trials-selected boats announced in early July.

The U.S. will have crews competing in 15 events including the men's and women's single sculls, double sculls, quadruple sculls, four with coxswain, and eight, as well as the men’s pair, men's and women’s four, lightweight men’s single, and lightweight men’s pair. The U.S. will not be sending boats in the women's pair or lightweight women’s events. 

At the 2023 World Rowing Under 23 Championships held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, the U.S. won five medals including two golds, one silver, and two bronze medals. The U.S. ranked fifth in the medal table and finished in a tie for third in total medals. Eleven athletes return from the 2024 U23 squad.

The U23 roster includes athletes from 21 states. Pennsylvania leads the way with eight athletes, while California is close behind with seven.

Name (Boat Position) (Hometown/University)

(Lineups subject to change)  

Men’s U23 Eight                                                                          

Sammy Houdagui (C.) (McLean, Va./Dartmouth College)                                    

Sam Sullivan  (S) (Boston, Mass./University of Pennsylvania)                                       

Jason Kennedy (7)  (Berwyn, Pa./University of Pennsylvania)                                  

Matt Davis (6)  (Malvern, Pa./University of Pennsylvania)                                            

Keelan Good (5) (Alameda, Calif./Princeton University)                                              

Kian Aminian (4) (Newport Beach, Calif./Princeton University)

Blake Vogel (3) (Pittsburgh, Pa./University of Washington)

Julian Thomas (2) (New Hope, Pa./Dartmouth College)

Wilson Morton (1) (Summit, N.J./University of California)

Women’s U23 Eight

Zoe Tekeian (C.) (Cambridge, Mass./University of Virginia)

Margot LeRoux (S) (Radnor, Pa./Princeton University)

Kate Kelly (7) (Vashon Island, Wash./University of Virginia)

Joely Cherniss (6) (San Francisco, Calif./Princeton University)

Dahlia Levine (5) (Ardmore, Pa./Brown University)

Natalie Hoefer (4) (Midland, Mich./University of Notre Dame)

Kathryn Serra (3) (Miami, Fla./Harvard University)

Áine Ley (2) (Wayland, Ma./Dartmouth College)

Hannah Smith (1) (East Grand Rapids, Mich./University of Tennessee)

Men’s U23 Four with coxswain

Iliad Izadi (C.) (Bethesda, Md./University of California)

Joshua Diggons (4) (Ocean City, N.J./Drexel University)

Miles Hudgins (3) (Gloucester, Mass./Dartmouth College) 

Leo Bessler (2) (Tacoma, Wash./Harvard University)

Braden Porterfield (1) (Alexandria, Va./Northeastern University)

Women’s U23 Four with coxswain

Carly Legenzowski (C.) (South Salem, N.Y./University of Texas)

Anna Garrison (4) (Seattle, Wash./University of Texas)

Jordan Freer (3) ( Lotus, Calif./University of Washington)

Olivia Meskan (2) (Sherrard, Ill./University of Wisconsin)

Olivia Bachert (1) (Grosse Pointe, Mich./Syracuse University)

Men’s U23 Quadruple Scull

Dylan Green (4) (Chanhassen, Minn./University of Wisconsin)

James Schmidt (3) (Niskayuna, N.Y./Drexel University)

Harry Hall (2) (Chester Springs, Pa./University of Washington) 

Charlie Jones (1) (Bloomington, Ind./University of Pennsylvania)

Women’s U23 Quadruple Scull

Amelia Demopoulos (4) (Durham, N.H. /University of Pennsylvania)

Olivia Vavasour (3) (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Brown University)

Lindsey Williams (2) (Riverside, R.I./Yale University)

Rosemary Varney (1) (Ojai, Calif./University of California, Los Angeles)

Men’s Single Sculls

James Fetter (Palo Alto, Calif./Stanford University)

Women’s Single Sculls

Cillian Mullen (Batavia Ill./University of Washington)

Men’s Double Sculls

John Patton (s)(Houston, Texas/Yale University)

James Patton (b)(Houston, Texas/Harvard University)

Women’s Double Sculls

Paige Wheeler (s)(Arlington, Va./Ohio State University)

Ellie VanHouten (b)(Pittsford, N.Y./Cornell University)

Men's Pair 

Colton Millar (s) (Sarasota, Fla./Columbia University)

Adam Pushner (b)(Fairfield, Conn./Columbia University)

Lightweight Men’s Single

Timothy Parsons (Eugene, Ore./Yale University)

Lightweight Men’s Pair

Harrison Azrak (s) (Riverside, Conn./University of Pennsylvania)

George Drago (b) (Trenton, N.J./University of Pennsylvania)

Men’s Four

William Klipstine (s)(Middleton, Wis./University of Wisconsin)

Andrew Soman (3)(Cleveland, Ohio/University of Wisconsin)

Jack O'Brien (2)(Cos Cob, Conn./University of Wisconsin)

Lucas Farmer (1)( Crozet, Va./University of Wisconsin)

Women’s Four

Nadja Yaroschuk (s) (San Francisco, Calif./University of Texas)

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

Sue Holderness (2) (Charlotte, N.C/University of Texas)

Paula Becher (1) (Hannover, Germany/University of Texas)

Alternates 

Alexa Mueller (East Moline, IA., University of Minnesota)

Andrew Manns (Cherry Hill, N.J./Drexel University)

Andrew Wilkinson (Chicago, Ill./Princeton University)

Matthew Lexa, (Wynnewood, Pa./Naval Academy)

Coaching Staff 

Sergio Espinoza, Men's eight

Sarah Trowbridge, Women's eight

Craig Hoffman, Men's quadruple sculls

John Graves, Women's quadruple sculls

Trevor Michelson, Men's four with coxswain

Asiya Mahmud, Women's four with coxswain

Niles Garrett, Men's single

Elizabeth Mitchell, Women's single

Andrew Hess, Men's double, pair, lightweight single  

Graham Marks, Women's double

Fergal Barry, Lightweight men's pair

Adam Wehking, Men's four

Dave O’Neil, Women's four

Support Staff

Kirsten Eaton, Physical Therapist

Liz Fusco, Dietician

Nick Haley, Team Leader

Kris Karlson, Team Physician

Brett Gorman, Team Leader

Carolyn Glandorf, Press Officer

Ellen Parmley, Physical Therapist

Katherine Rizzone, Team Physician

Reiko Takahashi, Physical Therapist

Complete press coverage, athlete bios, and links to event information will be available at www.usrowing.org and www.worldrowing.com.

USRowing would like to thank Filippi Lido, the Official Boat Supplier for the U.S. Senior, Under 23, and Para Rowing National Teams. Under the agreement, Filippi is providing USRowing a fleet of boats for international competitions including the World Rowing Cup regattas, World Rowing Under 23 Championships, World Rowing Championships, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games, as well as a domestic training fleet for the USRowing training centers and under 23 selection camps.