For Immediate Release
West Windsor, NJ – Junior rowers from 12 local high schools will be representing Mercer Rowing as they compete for the title of the top Junior crew in the country at USRowing’s Youth National Rowing Championship this weekend in Sarasota, Florida. The Youth National Championship brings in the top crews from throughout the United States to vie for titles in 18 different events. 163 teams earned the right to enter boats in the National Championship through their performance at regional championships. Racing starts with the first round of competition on Friday, June 12 with the finals concluding on Sunday, June 14.
The Mercer Rowing Program will be competing in the Men’s 8 with coxswain, Men’s Lightweight 4 with coxswain, Women’s 8 with Coxswain, Women’s Lightweight 8 with coxswain and Women’s 4 with coxswain. The Lawrenceville School is sending a Women’s Lightweight 4 with coxswain and Peddie will be competing in the Women’s 4 with coxswain. All of these crews earned the right to complete at the Mid-Atlantic Junior Regional Championships held on Mercer Lake, May 9-10, 2015.
In 2016, Princeton National Rowing Association and its Mercer Rowing Program will host the USRowing Youth National Championships at Mercer Lake in Mercer County Park, West Windsor, NJ.
The line-up for the crews competing in the 2015 USRowing Youth National Championships are:
Mercer Rowing Program
Men’s Youth 8 with Coxswain
Matt Perez, Robbinsville High School
Scott Hanks, Hun School
Aaron Goodman, Princeton High School
Dan Gleim, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Kevin Borup, South Brunswick High School
Alex Levine, Princeton High School
Carter Levine, Princeton High School
John Tanguay, Hopewell Valley Central High School
Elias Abilheira, Princeton High School
Men’s Lightweight 4 with Coxswain
Nikhil Modi, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Mark Hayton, Hopewell Valley Central High School
Andrew Hickey, Notre Dame High School
Griffin Petri, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Ron Haines, Hamilton High School
Women’s 8 with Coxswain
Kate Edmonson, Westfield High School
Bedia Shebab, Hopewell Valley Central High School
Hayley Bork, Robbinsville High School
Kelly Fischer, Hopewell Valley Central High School
Caitlin Cleary, Princeton High School
Katie Lustig, Council Rock High School
Kathleen Hickey, Notre Dame High School
Alex Natale, Hun School
Rena White, Princeton High School
Women’s Light Weight 8 with Coxswain
Katarina Stough, Princeton High School
Elise Gorberg, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Eileen Hu, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Lauren Miller, Steinert High School
Jenna Kugel, Montgomery High School
Hannah Ash, Princeton High School
Kathryn Miller, Steinert High School
Celia Varga, Princeton Day School
Sara Hansen, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Women’s 4 with Coxswain
Sydney Holgado, Robbinsville High School
Megan Botsch, Robbinsville High School
Bridget Parker, Princeton High School
Rachel Mumau, Home School
Lauren Colanduoni, Hopewell Valley Central High School
Lawrenceville School
Women’s Lightweight 4 with Coxswain
D. Massihpour
M. Marcus
C. Dragonetti
H. Kruger
G. de Vinq De Cumtich
Peddie School
Women’s 4 with Coxswain
Alex Baum
Katie Benham
Michaela Nieuwenhuizen
Jordan Kelly
Mia Caglieris
About the Princeton National Rowing Association
The Princeton National Rowing Association, a 501(c)3 organization, operates the Finn M.W. Caspersen Rowing Center located on the shores of Mercer Lake, Mercer County Park in West Windsor, New Jersey. The Princeton National Rowing Association is dedicated to operating a world-class training site for our nation’s elite athletes, providing opportunities for area youth to excel in the sport of rowing and to expand rowing in the area through community-based programs. PNRA runs the Mercer Junior Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for youth from over 30 area schools and the Mercer Masters Rowing Program which provides rowing opportunities for adults. The center is a home to the USRowing National and Olympic Teams, as well as rowing clubs and schools. PNRA received generous support from University Orthopaedic Associates, Harry’s Army Navy, JL Racing, Resolute Racing Shells, Wells Fargo Advisors-Gould Group, Red Roof Inn, Hampton Inn and Residence Inn by Marriott.
For more information, contact Kristopher Grudt, tel: 609-977-1094, krisgrudt@rowpnra.org or visit www.rowpnra.org.