USRowing Announces 2025 World Rowing Championships Roster

USRowing is pleased to announce the roster that will represent the United States at the upcoming 2025 World Rowing Championships on September 21-28 in Shanghai, China

The U.S. will have 13 boats competing in the eight-day regatta, including the men's and women's lightweight single sculls, double sculls, quadruple sculls, fours, and eights, as well as the women's single sculls, women’s pair, and PR3 mixed four with coxswain. 

Last year, the U.S. won one medal at the world championships, silver in the lightweight men’s quadruple sculls. At the 2024 Olympics, the men’s four won gold and the men’s eight won bronze. Of the 49 athletes on this year's roster, 18 were on the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic team. 

2025 U.S. Senior National Team Roster

Name (Hometown/University/Club Affiliation)

(Lineups subject to change)

Women’s Single Sculls

Lauren O’Connor (Belleville, Wis./University of Wisconsin/ARION)

Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls

Justin Schmidt (Westport, Conn./University of Delaware/Conshohocken Rowing Center)

Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls

Michelle Sechser (Folsom, Calif./University of Tulsa/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Women’s Pair

Holly Drapp (Tampa, Fla./University of Washington/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Jess Thoennes (Highlands Ranch, Colo./University of Washington/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Men’s Double Sculls

Andy LeRoux (Venice, Fla./Princeton University/Boston Rowing Federation)

Sam Melvin (Huntington Beach, Calif./Columbia University/New York Athletic Club)

Women’s Double Sculls

Isa Darvin (Madison, Wis./University of Wisconsin/California Rowing Club)

Grace Joyce (Northfield, Ill./University of Wisconsin/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Men’s Four

Alexander Hedge (Morristown, N.J./Columbia University/USRowing Training Center-Sarasota)

Pieter Quinton (Portland, Ore./Harvard University)

Gus Rodriguez (Rye, N.Y./Brown University/California Rowing Club)

Christian Tabash (Alexandria, Va./Harvard University/USRowing Training Center - Sarasota)

Women’s Four

Teal Cohen (Dallas, Texas/University of Washington/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Azja Czajkowski (Imperial Beach, Calif./Stanford University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Kate Knifton (Austin, Texas/University of Texas/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Camille VanderMeer (Elmira, N.Y./Princeton University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain

Max Allemeier (Marietta, Ga./Oregon State University)

Emelie Eldracher (Andover, Mass./Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Eli Margolin (New Orleans, La./Stanford University/Vesper Boat Club)

Annabelle Miller (Kansas City, Mo./Wesleyan University)

Ben Washburne (Madison, Conn./Williams College)

Men’s Quadruple Sculls

Chris Carlson (Bedford, N.H./University of Washington/USRowing Training Center-Boston)

Cedar Cunningham (Renton, Wash./Washington State University/USRowing Training Center-Sarasota)

Nathan Phelps (Ridgefield, Conn./Princeton University/California Rowing Club)

Jacob Plihal (Vashon Island, Wash./Northeastern University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Women’s Quadruple Sculls

Sera Busse (Tufts University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Sophie Calabrese (Shaker Heights, Ohio/University of Texas/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Katy Flynn (Churchville, N.Y./University of Virginia/ARION)

Alina Hagstrom (Seattle, Wash./Oregon State University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Men’s Eight 

Billy Bender (Norwich, Vt./Dartmouth College/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Alexander Hedge (Morristown, N.J./Columbia University/USRowing Training Center-Sarasota)

Michael Herman (Washington, D.C./University of San Diego/USRowing Training Center-Sarasota)

Jacob Hudgins (Andover, Mass./Dartmouth University/California Rowing Club)

Madison Molitor (Moses Lake, Wash./University of Washington/USRowing Training Center-Sarasota)

Pieter Quinton (Portland, Ore./Harvard University)

Rachel Rane (Glencoe, Il./University of Texas)

Gus Rodriguez (Rye, N.Y./Brown University/ California Rowing Club)

Christian Tabash (Alexandria, Va./Harvard University/USRowing Training Center - Sarasota)

Women’s Eight

Charlotte Buck (Nyack, N.Y./Columbia University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Etta Carpender (Denver, Colo./University of Texas/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Nina Castagna (Cincinnati, Ohio/University of Washington)

Hannah Heideveld (Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Rutgers University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Anna Jensen (Midland, Mich./University of Texas/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Kaitlyn Kynast (Ridgefield, Conn./Stanford University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Megan Lee (Natick, Mass./University of Washington/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Mia Levy (Des Moines, Iowa/Yale University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Alexandria Vallancey-Martinson (Corvallis, Ore./Naval Academy/USRowing Training Center-Princeton) 

Alternates

Josh Diggons (Ocean City, N.J./Drexel University/California Rowing Club)

Willem Drescher (Gainesville, Va./Virginia Commonwealth University/USRowing Training Center-Sarasota)

Evan Falstrup (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./University of Southern California/California Rowing Club)

Alternates (Not Traveling)

Daisy Mazzio-Manson (Wellesley, Mass./Yale University/USRowing Training Center-Sarasota)

Evan Park (Bend, Ore./University of Washington/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)

Support Staff

Fiona Bourke - High Performance Sculling Coach

Eric Catalano - Coach

Will Daly - Team Manager

Brian de Regt - Coach

Sergio Espinoza - Coach

Jesse Foglia - Head Women’s Coach

Casey Galvanek - Head Men’s Coach

Craig Hoffman - Coach

Kaity Jackson - Staff

Geoff Kellar -Staff

Caitlin McClain - Coach

Deirdre McLoughlin - Staff

Ellen Minzner - Para High Performance Director

Katy Ruderman -  Coach

Josy Verdonkschot - The McLane Family Chief High Performance Officer 

Peter Wenger - Team Doctor 

Wendy Wilbur - Team Manager