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USRowing is pleased to announce the 53-man roster for the 2023 U19 National Team, which will represent the United States in Paris, France next month.
The 2023 World Under-19 Rowing Championships will be held from 2 to 6 August at the Vers-sur-Marne Marine Stadium in Paris, and in 2024 the Olympic rowing and canoeing/kayaking events and the Paralympic events will be held. Rowing competitions and canoe/kayak competitions are held here.
In the United States, crews will compete in 12 events, including men’s and women’s single sculls, quadruple sculls, pairs, 4 with the vehicle length, 8 events, women’s double sculls and 4 men’s events. The United States will not send boats to Men’s Double Sculls and Women’s Four Sculls.
At the 2022 World Under-19 Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy, the United States won three medals, placing fourth in the World Rowing medal standings and sixth in total medals. The United States set the best time at the Under-19 World Rowing Championships, winning eight women’s events, four women’s conductor events, and eight men’s bronze medals. Nine players will return from the U19s squad in 2022.
The U19 roster includes athletes from 15 states. California is his top with 15 players, while New York is his six.
Full coverage, player bios and links to event information can be found at www.usrowing.org and www.worldrowing.com. Use the hashtag #WRU19Champs to follow the US U19 National Team as they prepare for the championship.
USRowing would like to thank HUDSON, the Official Boat Supplier of the US U19 National Team. Through this partnership, Hudson will supply racing his shells for selection and training domestically, as well as matching shells for racing abroad.
2023 World Rowing Championships Under-19 Roster
Name (Affiliation) (Birthplace/Affiliation)
(Lineup is subject to change)
men’s single scull
Henry Davison (New York, NY/Oakneck Rowing Academy)
women’s single scull
Annelise Haar (Triangle Rowing Club, Cary, NC)
women’s double sculls
Avery Packard (Brookline, MA/Cambridge Boat Club)
PJ Balazy (Carlisle, MA/Cambridge Boat Club)
Men’s Quadruple Skull
Edward Aktner (Marin County, Calif./Mulsey Boat Club)
Cole Bruen (3) (Charlottesville, VA/Albemarle Rowing)
Henry Cooper (2) (Seattle, WA/Pocock Rowing Center)
Charles Bolt (b) (Zionsville, Indiana/Indianapolis Boat Center)
Women’s Quadruple Skull
Laila Hen (4) (Palo Alto, Calif./Redwood Scholars)
Lindsay Williams (3) (Riverside, Rhode Island/Narragansett Boat Club)
Sumner Carr (2) (Richmond, VA/River City Crew)
Bibi Sun (b) (Atherton, Calif./Redwood Scholars)
mens pair
Max Burgett (Buffalo, NY/Low Buffalo)
James Dodman (Buffalo, NY/Buffalo Scholastic Boat Association)
ladies pair
Caroline Krantz (Darien, Connecticut/Connecticut Boat Club)
Annika Nelson (Darien, Connecticut/Connecticut Boat Club)
men’s four
McKean McBreaty (Oakland, Calif./Oakland Strokes)
Jack Hume (Alameda, CA/Oakland Strokes)
Mattis Hevin (Alameda, Calif./Oakland Strokes)
Cosmo Hondrogen (Oakland, Calif./Oakland Strokes)
Men’s Foa and Coxswain
George Bentley (c) (Fairfield, CT/Saugatuck Rowing Club)
Christian Lawrence (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Rowing Club)
Keenan Heinz (3) (Olinda, CA/Oakland Strokes)
Leo Shetler (2) (Saratoga, CA/Los Gatos Boat Club)
Kyle Fox (b) (Winnetka, IL/Nutria High School)
Women’s Four and Coxswain
Lucy Herrick (c) (Chicago, IL/Chicago Rowing Foundation)
Karlie Brown (s) (Gross Point, MI/Detroit Boat Club)
Rosie Lundberg (3) (Westport, CT/Saugatuck Rowing Club)
Ella Wheeler (2) (South Orange, NJ/Northfield Mt. Harmon)
Rebecca Stelmac (b) (Alameda, CA/Oakland Strokes)
men’s eight
Garvier Zamit (c) (Princeton, NJ/Princeton National Rowing Association/Mercer)
Tyler Murphy (Orlando, FL/Orlando Regional Boating Association)
Luke Meisenbach (7) (La Jolla, CA/San Diego Boat Club)
Cole Thomas (6) (RowAmerican Rye)
Nathan Feynman (5) (Olinda, CA/Oakland Strokes)
Sandro Scarfi (4) (Chester, NJ/Atlanta Junior Rowing Association)
John Salvi (3) (Wilmette, IL/Nutria Boat Club)
Lucas Rye (2) (New York, NY/RowAmerica Rye)
Jack Skinner (b) (Winnetka, IL/Nutria Boat Club)
Women’s Eight
Ella Casano (c) (Fairfield, CT/Saugatuck Rowing Club)
Joely Charnis (s) (San Francisco, CA/Marine Boat Association)
Sophia Simone (7) (Miami, FL/Sarasota Crew)
Kennedy Houseley (6) (Sarasota, FL/Sarasota Crew)
Eva Shetrick (5) (Charlottesville, VA/Virginia Rowing Association)
Charlotte Jett (4) (San Carlos, Calif./Nocal Crew)
Audrey Luke (3) (Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Junior Boat Club)
Ellie Smith (2) (RowAmerica Rye)
Lizzie Hedeman (b) (Concord, MA/Community Rowing, Inc.)
Replacement
Maisie Baranton (San Francisco, CA/Marine Boat Association)
Colton Miller (Nokomis, FL/Sarasota Crew)
Noah Silverstein (Glencoe, IL/Nutria Boat Club)
Luke Taylor (Andover, MA/Middlesex School/Cambridge Boat Club)
Emily Tierney (Punther Valley, NJ/Blair Academy Rowing Department)
coach
Brian De Lett, Men’s Quadruple Skulls
Skye Elliott, Women’s Four and Coxswain
Thomas Flaherty Jr. Men’s Pairs
Eric Geerke, Men’s Head Coach/Men’s Eight
Jovan Yovanovic, Men’s 4th
Abbie Knight, Women’s Double Sculls
Kaitlyn McLain, Women’s Head Coach/Women’s Quadruple Skull
Jarek Simczyk, Men’s Single Sculls
Liz Trond, Women’s Pairs/Women’s Single Sculls
Mike Wallin, Women’s Eight/Men’s Four, Coxswain
support staff
Ryan Braun, Team Support
Liz Fusco, nutritionist
Nicholas Haley, Team Leader
Katie Jackson, Physical Therapist
Brett Johnson, Press Secretary
Catherine Rizone, Team Physician
Wendy Wilbur, Team Leader
