USRowing Announces Olympic Games Paris 2024 Roster

PRINCETON, N.J. – USRowing is pleased to announce the full roster that has been nominated to represent the United States at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

The U.S. qualified 12 crews for the Olympics including the women's single sculls, men's single sculls, women's double sculls, men's double sculls, lightweight women's double sculls, women's quadruple sculls, women's pair, men's pair, women's four, men's four, women's eight and men's eight. The U.S. leads the way with Romania in qualifying the most boats to race in Paris.

Of the 42 athletes who will be competing in Paris, 17 are returning Olympians with three Olympic medals amongst them. Thirty-eight have competed on previous senior national teams, while four will be making their senior team debuts.

Megan Musnicki, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in the women's eight in 2012 and 2016, will be competing at her fourth Olympic Games, having raced the eight in Tokyo as well.

Kara Kohler will be racing at her third Olympics. Kohler won bronze in the women's quadruple sculls in 2012 and raced the single at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Justin Best, Charlotte Buck, Olivia Coffey, Claire Collins, Liam Corrigan, Ben Davison, Clark Dean, Michael Grady, Nick Mead, Molly Reckford, Regina Salmons, Michelle Sechser, Jessica Thoennes, Kristi Wagner, and Madeleine Wanamaker will be racing at their second Olympics, having all competed in Tokyo.

Rowing at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 will take place July 27-August 4. The Paralympic Games Paris 2024 are scheduled from August 28 to September 8, with Para rowing events beginning August 30. The complete Paralympic team will be nominated by July 1.

USRowing would like to thank our national team sponsors including our Official Boat Supplier for the U.S. Senior, Under 23, and Para Rowing National Teams, Filippi Lido; our Official Apparel Provider, 776BC; our Official Partner, Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., our Exclusive Supplement Supplier, Thorne HealthTech; our Official Performance Electronics Outfitter, Nielsen-Kellerman; the National Rowing Foundation; and TrainingPeaks, the Official Training and Coaching Software of USRowing's High Performance Team.

2024 Olympic Team Roster
Name (Boat Position) (Hometown/University)
(Lineups subject to change)

Women's Single Sculls
Kara Kohler (Clayton, Calif./University of California, Berkeley/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Men's Single Sculls
Jacob Plihal (Vashon Island, Wash./Northeastern University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Women's Double Sculls
Kristi Wagner (s) (Weston, Mass./Yale University/ARION)
Sophia Vitas (b) (Franklin, Wis./University of Wisconsin/USRowing Training Center – Sarasota)

Men's Double Sculls
Ben Davison (s) (Inverness, Fla./University of Washington/California Rowing Club)
Sorin Koszyk (b) (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./Cornell University/California Rowing Club)

Lightweight Women's Double Sculls
Molly Reckford (s) (Short Hills, N.J./Dartmouth College/New York Athletic Club)
Michelle Sechser (b) (Folsom, Calif./University of Tulsa/Cambridge Boat Club)

Women's Pair
Jessica Thoennes (s) (Highlands Ranch, Colo./University of Washington/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Azja Czajkowski (b) (Imperial Beach, Calif./Stanford University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Men's Pair
Oliver Bub (s) (Westport, Conn./Dartmouth College/California Rowing Club)
William Bender (b) (Norwich, Vt./Dartmouth College/California Rowing Club)

Women's Quadruple Sculls
Lauren O'Connor (s) (Belleville, Wis./University of Wisconsin/ARION)
Teal Cohen (3) (Dallas, Texas/ University of Washington/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Emily Delleman (2) (Davenport, Iowa/Stanford University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Grace Joyce (b) (Northfield, Ill./University of Wisconsin/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Women's Four
Kaitlin Knifton (s) (Austin, Texas/University of Texas/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Mary Mazzio-Manson (3) (Wellesley, Mass./Yale University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Kelsey Reelick (2) (Brookfield, Conn./Princeton University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Emily Kallfelz (b) (Jamestown, R.I./Princeton University/Cambridge Boat Club)

Men's Four
Liam Corrigan (s) (Old Lyme, Conn./Harvard University/California Rowing Club)
Michael Grady (3) (Pittsburgh, Pa./Cornell University/California Rowing Club)
Justin Best (2) (Kennett Square, Pa./Drexel University/California Rowing Club)
Nick Mead (b) (Strafford, Pa./Princeton University/New York Athletic Club)

Women's Eight
Cristina Castagna (c) (Cincinnati, Ohio/University of Washington/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Molly Bruggeman (s) (Dayton, Ohio/University of Notre Dame/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Margaret Hedeman (7) (Concord, Mass./Yale University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Meghan Musnicki (6) (Naples, N.Y./Ithaca College/California Rowing Club)
Claire Collins (5) (McLean, Va./Princeton University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Olivia Coffey (4) (Watkins Glen, N.Y./Harvard University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Regina Salmons (3) (Methuen, Mass./University of Pennsylvania/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Madeleine Wanamaker (2) (Neenah, Wis./University of Wisconsin/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)
Charlotte Buck (b) (Nyack, N.Y./Columbia University/USRowing Training Center – Princeton)

Men's Eight
Rielly Milne (c) (Woodinville, Wash./University of Washington/California Rowing Club)
Pieter Quinton (s) (Portland, Ore./Harvard University/California Rowing Club)
Evan Olson (7) (Bothell, Wash./University of Washington/Seattle Scullers/Penn AC)
Peter Chatain (6) (Winnetka, Ill./Stanford University/California Rowing Club)
Chris Carlson (5) (Bedford, N.H./University of Washington/New York Athletic Club)
Clark Dean (4) (Sarasota, Fla./Harvard University/Boston Rowing Federation)
Christian Tabash (3) (Alexandria, Va./Harvard University/University of California, Berkeley/USRowing Training Center – Sarasota)
Nick Rusher (2) (West Bend, Wis./Yale University/California Rowing Club)
Henry Hollingsworth (b) (Dover, Mass./Brown University/California Rowing Club)

Alternates
Emily Froehlich (Fishers, Ind./University of Texas/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Alina Hagstrom (Seattle, Wash./Oregon State University/USRowing Training Center-Princeton)
Alexander Hedge (Morristown, N.J./Columbia University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Sophia Luwis (McLean, Va./The College of William & Mary/Whitemarsh Boat Club)
Gus Rodriguez (Rye, N.Y./Brown University/California Rowing Club)

Coaching Staff
Wyatt Allen – Men's Pair
Michael Callahan – Men's Eight
Eric Catalano – Women's Quadruple Sculls
Lori Dauphiny – Women's Pair
Jesse Foglia – Head Women's Sweep Coach
Casey Galvanek – Head Men's Sweep Coach
Isabelle Jacobs – Head Sculling Coach
Skip Kielt – Men's Double Sculls
Adrienne Martelli – Women's Sweep Coach
Josy Verdonkschot – Head Coach and Chief High Performance Officer
Stephen Whelpley – Men's Single Sculls

Support Staff
Kate Ackerman – Team Physician
Tracy Brown – Press Officer
Will Daly – Team Leader
Brian de Regt – Embedded Scientist
Liz Fusco – Dietician
Kaity Jackson – Physical Therapist
Brett Johnson – Press Officer
Alicia Lamb – Physical Therapist
Deirdre McLoughlin – Physical Therapist