Winter Newsletter 2012

2012 University of Pittsburgh Crew Media Guide

PITT CREW

Media Guide 2012 Winter

2012 University of Pittsburgh Crew Media Guide P I T T C R E W 1988-2012


CONTACT INFO CONTENTS

Founded: 1988

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Home Water: Allegheny River

Boathouse: Three Rivers Rowing Association

University Liaison: Kenyon Bonner

Head Coach: Daniel Grancea—[email protected]

Assistant Coach: Andrew Cox

Assistant Coach: Cory Willis

Assistant Coach: Erika Morgan

Assistant Coach: Liz Gibbons

Website: www.pitt.edu/~crew

President: Vice President: Business Manager: Treasurer: Secretary: Equipment: Fundraising: Head Coxswain: Clothing Chair: Tech Chair: Recruiting Chair:

Lars Johnson Andrew Voystock Julie Hallinan Sonny Kieu Ashley Famularo Samuel Nardone Johnny Flickinger Megan Weber Lindsay Cwiklinski Jacob Riddle Cara Massarelli

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Coaching Staff………………..……………………………………..2 President’s Address...…………………………………………...3 2011-2012 Board Members.…………………...…….……..4 Varsity Captain’s Addresses.…...…………………………..5 Varsity Roster...............………………………..………..…….6 Novice Captain’s Addresses….....................................7 Novice Profiles.……………………………………………………..8 Fall 2011 Results....………..……………………………………12 Alumni Page……...…………….........................................14 Alumni News…………………………………………………….....15 Parents Page......................................................16 Spring Races/The University…………….…..Back Cover

2012 PITT CREW


COACHING STAFF DANIEL GRANCEA

Head Coach

Eight years ago Daniel Grancea assumed the responsibility and role as the Head Coach of the University of Pitts-burgh Rowing Club. Coming into a team built on potential, he had a vision for the future that perhaps few could perceive. Over the years Daniel has invested unimaginable amounts of his time and energy into building a lasting legacy for the University of Pittsburgh Rowing Club.

In these eight short years this vision has become a reality. Under Daniel's leadership, the team has come to achieve numerous institutional and athletic successes, acquiring a brand new fleet of racing shells, the develop-

ment of a strong network of administrative and financial relations, and of course, medals earned on the water. Recognized last spring as ACRA Regional Coach of the Year, Daniel encourages the qualities of perseverance, self-discipline, pride, and passion in all his rowers as athletes and individuals in our everyday lives. Throughout every year, every practice, and every stroke, Daniel's unyielding confidence and standards that he has taught us to uphold in ourselves has made Pitt Crew the successful team that it has come to be.

Andrew Cox Assistant Coach

Erika Morgan Assistant Coach

For a third consecutive year, Andrew Cox returns as the Assistant Varsity coach for the University of Pittsburgh Crew team. Having completed his B.S. in biology and secondary education at Marist Col-lege, and his M.A. in cell biology at Villanova Uni-versity, Cox is now attending the University of Pittsburgh pursing a degree in pharmacy. His ex-tensive knowledge and talent as a coach comes from a long history of invaluable rowing experi-ence having rowed 4 years at Upper Merion High

School, 3 years at Marist College, and having coached Harriton High School for 3 years prior to arriving at Pitt. His racing expe-rience also includes competing in internationally known regat-tas such as the Avaya Rowing Championship, IRA Champion-ship Regatta, and the Henley Royal Regatta.

Welcomed back as a testament of her knowledge and skill as a rower, Erika Morgan returns to the University of Pittsburgh Rowing Club for her 1st year as the novice women’s coach. Following a career of success in Pitt Crew’s dominant lightweight women’s four , Erika now extends her knowledge to the future generation of the University Rowing Club while pursuing a career in pharmacy.

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Liz Gibbons

Assistant Coach

As a former rower and graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Liz Gibbons has attained a new role as assistant coach. While undertaking her graduate studies at the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences, Liz dedicates her time building the team. Expanding on the experience she obtained during her four years of rowing, begun right here

with the University of Pittsburgh Rowing Team, Liz is now one of the select people entrusted with the continual development of Pitt Crew.

Cory Willis

Assistant Coach

Continuing his rowing career, Cory returns to Pitt Crew for a 5th year, but this year as a novice coach. Having spent four years learning and developing his knowledge and technique as a rower, Cory is bringing this knowledge back to a new group of predominately first year rowers. With an encouraging

attitude and dedicated approach, Cory is rapidly be-coming an instrumental mentor and coach for all row-ers on the team.


PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

Hello Parents, Alumni, Coaches, and Teammates,

Three years ago I came to this team completely clueless. I had never rowed before, I had no idea what this sport was about, and I had no idea what this team was about. Sitting here now, looking back, I realize how much has changed. Becoming a member of the Pitt Rowing Club is a defining part of one's college career, and as we look towards our future, many of our finest traits are ones that have been created, developed, and honed during our time here. I believe the foremost of these is the inner strength. Overcoming frustration while learning the finesse of the stroke, waking up at five in the morning for a bitterly cold practice, willing yourself to redefine what you think is hard work, and developing bonds with your boatmates and teammates that will last a lifetime. Nobody can walk away from this team without experiencing this, and for that reason we are helping to create not only a more complete rower, but a more complete person.

Beyond the personal growth I have seen during my time here, the growth of the team has been ex-traordinary. Simple operation of a team of this magnitude is quite a feat for a primarily student run club. Yet the rowers and coaches go above and beyond what is needed to merely subsist. I have seen this club acquire five brand new racing shells, with a sixth on its way this fall. I am proud to say we are not putting these re-sources to waste. Results have been getting more impressive, culminating with four finalists and two medal-ists at the Dad Vail Regatta this previous spring. I can only imagine what is in store for us this year.

On a broader scale, the club is quite possibly at its strongest point in its twenty three year history. The recently created Masters team, composed of Pitt faculty and staff, is flourishing. We are eagerly waiting to see them participate in their first race at the Head of the Ohio Regatta this fall. Another branch of the club that has been created and is beginning to grow is the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown team.

The Pitt Rowing Club is at a point that was probably unfathomable at its conception. However, we are still on the upswing. I can only imagine where this club will stand in a few years as it continues to follow its current trajectory. This is fantastic, but we cannot just pat ourselves on the backs for being a part of the team during its growth. Without the support of the par-ents, the alumni, the University, none of this would be possible. You are the irreplaceable base of who we are. So I would like to thank you for all of your support, in the numerous ways in which you provide it. I urge you to continue to follow us this year to see what we accomplish, and I hope you enjoy this excellent newsletter.

Lars Johnson

President

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2011-2012 BOARD MEMBERS

Vice-President

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ANDREW VOYSTOCK Business Manager

JULIE HALLINAN

Secretary

ASHLEY FAMULARO

Fundraising Chair

JOHNNY FLICKINGER

Treasurer

SONNY KIEU

Clothing Chair

LINDSAY CWIKLINSKI

Head Coxswain

MEGAN WEBER

JACOB RIDDLE

Equipment Manager SAMUEL NARDONE

Tech Chair

CARA MASSARELLI

Recruitment Chair


2012 VARSITY CAPTAIN’S ADDRESS MEN’S TEAM

WOMEN’S TEAM

The women’s team, despite being a veritable smorgasbord of personalities, has bonded by our mutual re-spect for and dedication to the sport of rowing. It is this attitude that accounted for numerous successes at Head of the Ohio and Head of the Occoquan. At Head of the Charles, both the open and the lightweight women’s 4+ se-cured their bids for next year, continuing the tradition of excellence on Pitt Crew. Finally the team turned inside, and the dreaded winter training season began. Somehow, regardless of the fact that the indoor season makes up only about one third of our year, the long sessions on the erg and hours in the weight room appear never ending. The coxswains do their best to keep spirits up, but it is the hope of our prophesied return to the water that keeps the team going. After Indoor Sprints, the pinnacle of the indoor season, we all eagerly anticipate the warm weather and time on the water that Camp Bob provides. It is once we get on the water that our hard work and dedication will yield results.

Lena Frey 2012

Women’s Captain 2011-2012

I think this fall really brought out the best in the men’s team. I believe that this group has the best attend-ance and work ethic I have seen since joining the team three years ago. I think part of this comes from how com-petitive the fall season was, not just against other teams, but amongst ourselves. This season involved more seat racing for spots in boats than in past years, and this type of internal competition is really what breeds success. Our results this fall were a direct reflection of this attitude. Although we faced some tough competition at Heads of the Ohio, Occoquan, and Charles, we were able to walk away with medals from Ohio and Occoquan and retain both of our bids at Charles. So, as we move into the indoor season, I am really excited about where the team is right now. I expect everyone will carry over the momentum from the fall and make significant gains this winter. For this reason, I look forward to working hard with my teammates and racing this spring

Hail to Pitt

John Charles Flickinger Jr. 2013

Men’s Captain 2011-2012

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ATHLETE ROSTER VARSITY

MEN

VARSITY

WOMEN

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Peter Alter ‘12 Samuel Nardone ‘13

Andrew Krueger ‘12 Jacob Riddle ‘13

Lars Johnson ‘12 Andrew Voystock ‘13

Jose Nery ‘14 Robert Walker ‘13

Robert Cavanaugh ‘13 Zach Amato ‘14

John Flickinger Jr. ‘13 Jared Lasky ‘14

William Massimini ‘13 Sonny Kieu

Sarah Braun ‘12 Kathleen Schaefer ‘12 Julia Kirkpatrick ‘13

Alison Ewoldt ‘12 Megan Weber ‘12 Kyri Bennett ‘14

Ashley Famularo ‘12 Jessica Winburn ‘12 Lindsay Cwiklinksi ‘14

Lena Frey ‘12 Mariah Blake ‘13 Erin Haggerty ‘14

Cara Massarelli ‘12 Katie Cianciolo ‘13 Jen Huang ‘14

Emily Nabasny ‘12 Julie Hallinan ‘13 Sarah Skobeloff ‘14


2012 NOVICE CAPTAIN’S ADDRESS MEN’S NOVICE CAPTAIN ADDRESS

WOMEN’S NOVICE CAPTAIN ADDRESS

We began this season as a group of gentlemen with zero knowledge about rowing but who were ready to give it their all. With the determination to be great, the novice men’s team worked hard at every practice. All the hard work paid off when we became the first novice class in four years to race at Head of the Ohio. Our fall season came to an end at CarDuPitt with an excellent showing against our local rivals. We embark on our winter sessions to get strong-er and to perfect our technique. There is a clear sign of improvement on every-one’s part and we have to thank our dedicated coaches who continue to devote their time. As novice men, we also appreciate the varsity team for pushing us when we practice together. We look forward for the day when we can help the novice team. Right now we are counting down the days until we head to Camp Bob and get back onto the water. Also we are excited to prove ourselves again against our competitors and show them how hard we have been working during the off season.

Braxton Ambrose 2014

Novice Men’s Captain 2011-2012

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This fall was an exciting time for the novice women’s team. Athleticism and talent were apparent from the beginning, though experience was lacking. Still the coaches felt confident enough to enter us in the Head of the Ohio – the first time Pitt has done this in four years. As we put in more time on the water and became more fa-miliar with the stroke, our team made visible improvements each practice. This progress showed itself in our suc-cesses at Head of the Occoquan and CarDuPitt. Now, we have moved inside to begin our first winter season. Our team continues to get stronger and make improvements on the erg each day as we patiently await returning to the water for our first Camp Bob trip in the spring.

Traci Carson 2015

Novice Women’s Captain 2011-2012


ATHLETE PROFILES Braxton Ambrose ‘15 Accounting, Finance

Hometown: Holland, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Movies, Music, Hanging out with my Roommates, and dare I say puzzles

Blucher Cooper ‘15 Undecided

Hometown: Basking Ridge, NJ

Hobbies/Interests: Dancing, Uni-corns, Searching for Narnia

Trey Hinz ‘15 Political Science, Economics

Hometown: Stafford, VA

Hobbies/Interests: Croquet, under-water basket weaving

Ray Kluger ‘13 Communication Science Disorders

Hometown: Yorktown, NY

Hobbies/Interests: Running, rowing, snow-shoe racing, long walks on the beach

Rob Gehris ‘15 Civil Engineering

Hometown: Langhorne, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Playing guitar, rowing, long walks on the beach

Alexander Kruszewski ‘14 Political Science, History and Philosophy of Science

Hometown: Warsaw, Poland

Hobbies/Interests: The Cat In The Hat, Mid 20th Century Polish Literature, Legia Warszawa, Danish Cinema, Emmanu-elle Chriqui, Quantification Of StylisticTraits In 19th Century Russian Literature

Kevin Lebo ‘15 Emergency Medicine

Hometown: Palatine, IL

Hobbies/Interests: Sleeping, eating, reading, sleeping, more eating, some-times home-work--mostly sleeping. And friends

Seth Graham ‘14 Information Science

Hometown: Lancaster, PA!

Hobbies/Interests: Video Games, Football, Friends, Family

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NOVICE

MEN

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Kevin Minkus ‘15 Mathematics

Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL

Hobbies/Interests: Miniature Golf, College Basketball, Trey Hinz

Steve Myers ‘15 Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Reading, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Skydiving, mandolin, and analog photography

ATHLETE PROFILES Alex Menard ‘15

Undecided

Hometown: Narberth, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Attending antique auctions

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Hometown: Arvada, CO

Hobbies/Interests: Longboarding, making music

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Nik Nesladek ‘15 Vikram Patwardhan ‘15

Computer Engineering, Chinese

Hometown: Mechanicsburg, PA

Hobbies/Interests:

Tennis, ping pong, rock climbing


ATHLETE PROFILES Ashlie Caputo ‘15

Psychology/Pre-Med

Hometown: Wilmington, DE

Hobbies/Interests: Puppies and babies

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Traci Carson ‘15 Political Science, Business

Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI

Hobbies/Interests: Baking, movie watching, Crossfit, yoga, traveling, football, The Hillman Library

Summer DeRubeis ‘15 Anthropology

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Netflix, Reading, and Internet Creeping

Breana Downey ‘15 Neuroscience, Spanish

Hometown: Chesapeake, VA

Hobbies/Interests: Marching band, sci-fi, video games, foreign languages, knitting, writing

Emily Dvorchak ‘15 Undecided

Hometown: Narberth, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Rowing!!!! Reading, painting, traveling

Melanie Esterman ‘15 Psychology, Pre-Med

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, writing, sports, hanging out with friends

Megan Grove ‘13 Clinical Dietetics, Nutrition

Hometown: Clarion, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, running, skiing, going to the beach

Elese Hiergesell ‘14

Hometown: Trappe, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Rowing, Insect Collecting, Aye-aye monkeys

NOVICE

WOMEN

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ATHLETE PROFILES

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Julia Maggio ‘15 Undecided (probably Biology)

Hometown: Ambler, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Running, reading, rowing, cats, and piano

Rachel Marx ‘15 Business

Hometown: Wynnewood, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Rowing, writing, reading, and other things that remind me I can't roll my R’s

Sarah Milker ‘15 Biology

Hometown: Bolingbrook, IL

Hobbies/Interests: Reading, watching movies, listening to music

Alison Sennett ‘14 History and Anthropology

Hometown: Jamison, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Scrabble, baking, watching music videos, dancing

Megan Mann ‘15 Molecular Biology and English Fiction Writing

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Drawing, Writing, Wearing Pajamas

Kaitlin Paul ‘14 Communications, History

Hometown: Greensburg, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Running, Skiing, Challenger Program, Cheering for the Pens, Steelers, and Pirates

Lauren Schall ‘15 Clinical Dietetics, Nutrition

Hometown: State College, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Horseback riding, eating peanut butter, petting kittens, grocery shopping, Giraffes

Alison Sennett ‘14 History and Anthropology

Hometown: Erie, PA

Hobbies/Interests: Skiing, swimming, reading, and camping

Emily Sims ‘15 Neuroscience, Psychology


Fall 2011 Results Head of the Ohio

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Women's Ltwt 4 1st of 3

Men’s Ltwt 4 1st of 5

Women’s Varsity 4 5th, 13th of 22

Men’s Varsity 4 4th, 14th of 16

Men’s Varsity 8 2nd of 8

Women’s Varsity 8 5th of 11

Men’s 4x 2nd of 2

Novice Women’s 4 2nd of 5

Novice Men’s 4 5th, 6th, 7th of 9

Novice Women’s 8 5th of 6

Novice Men’s 8 3rd of 6

Mixed Master 6th of 7

Head of the Charles

Women’s Ltwt 4 7th of 14

Women’s Collegiate 4 12th of 33

Men’s Collegiate 4 15th of 39

Men’s Club 4 18th of 48


Fall 2011 Results

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Novice CarDuPitt

Women’s Novice 8 1st

Men’s Novice 8 3rd

Women’s Novice 4 1st, 5th

Men’s Novice 4 2nd, 4th, 7th

Head of the Occoquan

Men’s Ltwt 4 2nd of 6

Women’s Ltwt 4 1st of 4

Men’s Varsity 4 5th, 16th of 20


Men’s Varsity 8 6th of 15


Men’s Novice 4 6th, 7th, 15th of 17

Women’s Novice 4 3rd, 12th of 20

Men’s Novice 8 7th of 21

Women’s Novice 8 11th of 24


PITT

CREW

ALUMNI

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Scott Wisniewski ’04

Scott recently coached the national team u23 lightweight women's double which got 6th (highest place ever for a US crew) at the u23 World Champs in Amsterdam. He was recently promoted to the Head Coach of Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia.

Recent Engagements!

- Sean Baskin (coxswain ‘08) & Greer Tiver (coxswain ‘06)

- Drew Kirshmann (rower ‘07) & Erin Zimmerman - Mark Oleksiuk (rower and coach) & Lou Gillis (rower ‘08)

Congratulations from Pitt Crew!

ALUMNI NEWS

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PARENTS

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In every e-mail, every press release, and every newsletter we glorify the accomplish-ments of Pitt Crew’s athletes. We commend the determination of our rowers who fight to the last stroke and who carry our fleet to our hopeful victory. This page, however, is dedi-cated to the people behind those accomplishments; to the unsung heroes of Pitt Crew. We dedicate this page to our parents who have instilled this determination in us from our youth and who continue to support and motivate our every success. Without the parents of Pitt Crew and their tireless support we would not have the success that we have been so fortunate to attain over the years.


PITT CREW

Strength and Honor,

PITT CREW FOREVER.

2012 SPRING RACING SCHEDULE

Pitt students come to us as high achievers in their schools and their communities, and they use their time here well. Since 1995, our undergraduates have won two Rhodes Scholarships, six Marshall Scholarships, four Truman Scholarships, four Udall Scholarships, one Churchill Scholarship, 29 Goldwater Scholarships, and three Mellon Humanities Fellowships. The Uni-versity of Pittsburgh makes major investments on a variety of fronts, including facilities, in-formation technology planning, and student life. At the root of this is the drive to provide our

students with a comprehensive environment to develop their talents.

THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

Founded in a log cabin in 1787, the University of Pittsburgh is among the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. The University has nearly 169,000 alumni living in all 50 states and 4 territories and 117 foreign coun-tries whose accomplishments range from winning Olympic gold medals to unlocking the se-crets of DNA. From University laboratories have come Jonas Salk's polio vaccine and the identification of Vitamin C. Today, this former frontier University is an internationally recog-nized center of learning and research, strong in the arts and sciences and the professions.

The city is our campus. Pittsburgh’s industrial past has given way to an enterprising and vibrant present. Affordable living, distinctive neighbor-hoods, growing industries, and an abundance of leisure activities create a quality of life in Pittsburgh that is virtually unmatched.

Power and Speed,

CarDuPitt April 21, 2012

Pittsburgh, PA

Allegheny River

Camp Bob Cooper

March 2-10, 2012

Summerton, SC

Lake Marion

Knecht Cup

April 13-15, 2012 Camden, NJ Cooper River

Pittsburgh Indoor Sprints

January 28, 2012

Pittsburgh, PA

North Catholic HS

Murphy Cup

March 24, 2012

Philadelphia, PA

Schuylkill River

ACRA Championships

May 26-27, 2012 Gainesville, GA

Lake Lanier

Dad Vail Regatta

May 11-12, 2012 Philadelphia, PA Schuylkill River

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