Chaudoin and Tompkins Named To U.S. Under 23 World Championships Roster
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CHARLOTTESVILLE Kelsie Chaudoin, a recent UVa graduate and former All-American rower, and Helen Tompkins, a rising junior in the Cavalier rowing program, have been named to the Under 23 World Championships roster, USRowing announced Monday. Chaudoin will be part of the women’s eight crew and Tompkins will row in the women’s single sculls representing the United States at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Under 23 Championships scheduled for July 17-20 in Brandenburg, Germany.
Virginia head women’s rowing coach Kevin Sauer will coach the women’s eight for the United States. He was the 2008 ACC Coach of the Year after leading the Cavaliers to their UVa-record ninth-consecutive conference championship. Virginia finished fifth at the NCAA Championships after winning the overall team title and regional crown at the 2008 South/Central Regional Championships.
Chaudoin (Germantown, Tenn.), a first team All-American selection by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) and team captain, is joined on the women’s eight crew by rowers from Washington, Clemson, Northeastern, Yale, Notre Dame, Harvard, Wisconsin and Stanford. In addition to her national honors, Chaudoin was an All-South Region Team member by the CRCA and an All-ACC selection.
A member of UVa’s Varsity Eight in 2007-08, Chaudoin helped the boat to regular-season victories over Bucknell, Stanford, UCLA, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Oregon State. The Varsity Eight was named ACC Crew of the Year and won the ACC Championship. It followed up that performance with a sweep of its races at the South/Central Regional Championships.
Tompkins (Friendswood, Texas) was a member of Virginia’s Second Varsity Eight that finished fourth at the NCAA Championships and second at the South/Central Regional Championships. The crew won its ACC Championship race.
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2008 Under 23 World Championships Roster
Men’s Single Sculls (M1x)
Zachary Ellison, Duluth, Minn., Minneapolis Rowing Club/Minnesota Rowing Foundation
Women’s Single Sculls (W1x)
Helen Tompkins, Friendswood, Texas, Potomac Boat Club, University of Virginia
Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls (LM1x)
Sam Cunningham, Pittsburgh, Pa., Malta Boat Club
Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls (LW1x)
Katie Bucien, Detroit, Mich., Detroit Boat Club
Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls (LM2x)
Robin Prendes, Miami, Fla., Princeton University
James Donovan, Easton, Conn., Princeton University
Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls (LW2x)
Lisa D’Aniello, Niskayuna, N.Y., Pocock Rowing Center
Kristin Hedstrom, Concord, Mass., Pocock Elite Sculling Team
Men’s Pair (M2-)
Andrew Hatzenbuhler, Farmington, Conn., Penn Athletic Club
Bryan Pape, Simsbury, Conn., Penn Athletic Club
Lightweight Men’s Pair (LM2-)
Skip Kielt, Buffalo, N.Y., West Side Rowing Club/California Rowing Club
Ryan Andre, New Canaan, Conn., University of California at San Diego/California Rowing Club
Men’s Four (M4-)
Max Goff, Sun Prairie, Wis., University of Wisconsin
Colin Keogh, Grennwich, Conn., California Rowing Club
Ed Newman, Palos Park, Ill., California Rowing Club
Zachary Krupp, New Canaan, Conn., California Rowing Club
Women’s Four (W4-)
Jessica Leidecker, Westerville, Ohio, Clemson University
Liz Robb, Roswell, Ga., Clemson University
Michelle Nance, Simpsonville, S.C., Clemson University
Hilary Cumbest, Nashville, Tenn., Clemson University
Lightweight Men’s Four (LM4-)
John Wainwright, Alameda, Calif., Oregon State University
Anthony Fahden, Lafayette, Calif., Dartmouth College
Chad Healy, Ashland, Ore., United States Naval Academy
David Montani, Lewiston, N.Y., Fordham Crew
Men’s Four with Coxswain (M4+)
Kereeti Pisapati, Bethlehem, Pa., Penn Athletic Club
Joseph McMullin, Woodbridge, Va., Penn Athletic Club
Matthew Wheeler, Eugene, Ore., Brown University/Penn Athletic Club
Gregory Yurkow, Haddonfield, N.J., Penn Athletic Club
David Weir, Folsom, Calif., Penn Athletic Club
Men’s Eight (M8+)
Daniel Connolly, Rockville Center, N.Y., University of Wisconsin
Grant James, DeKalb, Ill., University of Wisconsin
Ross James, DeKalb, Ill., University of Wisconsin
Derek Rasmussen, Darnestown, Md., University of Wisconsin
Silas Stafford, Santa Rosa, Calif., Stanford University
Henrik Rummel, Pittsford, N.Y., Harvard University
Blaise Didier, San Francisco, Calif., University of Washington
Charlie Cole, New Canaan, Conn., Yale University/Oxford University
Alex Osborne, Sherman Oaks, Calif., Stanford University
Women’s Eight (W8+)
Katelin Snyder, Winter Park, Fla., University of Washington
Suzanne Van Fleet, West Chester, Pa., Clemson University
Katherine Glessner, Seattle, Wash., Northeastern University
Jamie Redman, Spokane, Wash., Yale University
Amanda Polk, Pittsburgh, Pa., University of Notre Dame
Laura Larsen-Strecker, Brookline, Mass., Harvard University
Theresa Shields, Gross Ile, Mich., University of Wisconsin
Kelsie Chaudoin, Germantown, Tenn., University of Virginia
Jessica Reel, Ojai, Calif., Stanford University
Coaching and Managerial Staff
Name, Affiliation, Position
Katherine Ackerman, Team Physician
Joshua Adam, Pocock Elite Sculling Team, Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls
Luke Agnini, Penn Athletic Club, Lightweight Men’s Four
Christopher Bordeau, Dartmouth College, Men’s Eight
Matthew Boyle, Boatman
Mike Callahan, University of Washington, Men’s Eight
Christopher DeFelice, Penn Athletic Club, Men’s Pair
Joseph Dowd, Minneapolis Rowing Club, Men’s Single Sculls
Allison Frederick, USRowing, Press Officer
John Hayburn, Malta Boat Club, Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls
Greg Hughes, Princeton University, Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls
James Lister, Team Manager
Rob McCracken, Potomac Boat Club, Women’s Single Sculls
Glenn Merry, USRowing, Executive Director
Stephen Perry, Johns Hopkins University, Women’s Eight
Richard Ruggieri, Clemson University, Women’s Four
Kevin Sauer, University of Virginia, Women’s Eight