USRowing Announces Pan American Games Qualification Regatta Roster

USRowing is pleased to announce the roster that will represent the U.S. at the 2023 Pan American Games Qualification Regatta April 15-19 in Concepcion, Chile.

While the selection process for the qualification regatta began last November with the Pan American Games Trials, the roster wasn't finalized until this week due to changes in the dates of the qualification regatta.

The U.S. will have 12 boats competing in the five-day regatta including the men's and women's single sculls, double sculls, lightweight double sculls, quadruple sculls, pair, and four.

Twenty athletes will make up this year's roster including Jacob Plihal and Grace Joyce, who raced in the men's and women's quadruple sculls, respectively, at the 2022 World Rowing Championships. Plihal and Joyce won the two singles events at the Pan Am trials and will race in both the single sculls and quadruple sculls in Concepcion. Sean Richardson, who will race in the lightweight men's double sculls in Chile, competed in the lightweight men's quad at last year's world championships, while Elizabeth Martin, who will race in the lightweight women's double sculls at the qualification regatta, raced in the lightweight women's quad at last year's worlds. Ezra Carlson and Hannah Paynter were alternates on last year's world championships' squad.

Click here for a complete look at rowing's qualification procedures for the 2023 Pan American Games. The 2023 Pan American Games are scheduled to take place October 20-November 5, with the rowing events being contested October 21-25 in Concepcion, Chile.

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 Center.

2023 Pan American Games Qualification Regatta Roster

(Listed in alphabetical order within boat class)

Men's Single Sculls

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

Women's Single Sculls

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

Men's Double Sculls

Casey Fuller (Newtown, Conn./Fairfield University/Saugatuck Rowing Club)

Luke Rein (Barrington, R.I./College of Charleston/Penn AC)

Women's Double Sculls

Madeleine Focht (Long Beach, Calif./California State University, Long Beach/Long Beach Rowing Association)

Veronica Nicacio (Battle Ground, Wash./University of Portland/ARION)

Men's Quadruple Sculls

Mark Couwenhoven (Parkton, Md./University of Maryland - Baltimore County/Penn AC)

Casey Fuller (Newtown, Conn./Fairfield University/Saugatuck Rowing Club)

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

Luke Rein (Barrington, R.I./College of Charleston/Penn AC)

Women's Quadruple Sculls

Madeleine Focht (Long Beach, Calif./California State University, Long Beach/Long Beach Rowing Association)

Katherine Horvat (Philadelphia, Pa./Yale University/ARION)

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

Veronica Nicacio (Battle Ground, Wash./University of Portland/ARION)

Men's Pair

Ezra Carlson (Eureka, Calif./University of Washington/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Alexander Hedge (Morristown, N.J./Columbia University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Women's Pair

Isabela Darvin (Madison, Wis./University of Wisconsin/Penn AC)

Cristina Pretto (Prospect, Conn./Trinity College/Penn AC)

Men's Four

Ezra Carlson (Eureka, Calif./University of Washington/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Alexander Hedge (Morristown, N.J./Columbia University/Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

Cooper Hurley (Andover, Mass./University of Delaware/Penn AC)

Nicholas Ruggiero (Haddonfield, N.J./University of Delaware/Penn AC)

Women's Four

Isabela Darvin (Madison, Wis./University of Wisconsin/Penn AC)

Hannah Paynter (Lyme, Conn./Princeton University/ARION)

Cristina Pretto (Prospect, Conn./Trinity College/Penn AC)

Lauren Miller (St Cloud, Minn./University of Minnesota/ARION)

Lightweight Men's Double Sculls

Sean Richardson (Beverly, Mass./University of Massachusetts/Riverside Boat Club)

Alex Twist (Boston, Mass./University of Puget Sound/Riverside Boat Club)

Lightweight Women's Double Sculls

Elizabeth Martin (Lexington, Mass./Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Riverside Boat Club)

Mary Wilson (Laurens, S.C./Duke University/Vesper Boat Club)

Coaches

Steve Bohler

David Lefebvre

Bill Manning

Stephen Whelpley

Support Staff

Dierdre McLoughlin, Physical Therapist

Josy Verdonkschot, Chief High Performance Officer

Wendy Wilbur, Team Manager