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Seven Tigers, Including Senior Tom George, Head To Florida For Senior World Rowing Championships
August 29, 2017 | Heavyweight Rowing, Women's Rowing - Open
Seven current or former Princeton rowers will head to Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, next month to compete in the biggest regatta of 2017, the Senior World Rowing Championships. Among the rowers is heavyweight senior Tom George, who has helped Princeton medal three times at Sprints and finish in the Top 4 each year at IRAs.
George, a member of the British M2-, will join former Princeton teammates Tim Masters '15, Patrick Eble '16, and Nick Mead '17, as well as former open rowers Kelly Pierce '12, Erin Reelick '16, and Meghan Wheeler '16, at Nathan Benderson Park for the World Championships, scheduled for Sept. 24-Oct. 1.
Masters, who won a silver medal in the Australian 8+ at the 2014 U23 World Championships in Varese, Italy, will be a member of the M8+ for Australia at the Senior Worlds. The other five rowers will represent the host nation, Team USA, next month.
Pierce, a member of Princeton's 2011 NCAA champion open 1V, will join 2016 All-American Meghan Wheeler in the USA W8+, while Reelick, another 2016 All-American and a former gold medalist at the U-23 Worlds, will compete in the 4-. Eble and Mead, who combined to lead Princeton to medals at both Sprints and IRAs in 2016, will team up together again to compete in the USA M8+.
Heavyweight assistant coach Matthew Smith will be part of the Team USA coaching staff; he will work with the men's pair.
George, a member of the British M2-, will join former Princeton teammates Tim Masters '15, Patrick Eble '16, and Nick Mead '17, as well as former open rowers Kelly Pierce '12, Erin Reelick '16, and Meghan Wheeler '16, at Nathan Benderson Park for the World Championships, scheduled for Sept. 24-Oct. 1.
Masters, who won a silver medal in the Australian 8+ at the 2014 U23 World Championships in Varese, Italy, will be a member of the M8+ for Australia at the Senior Worlds. The other five rowers will represent the host nation, Team USA, next month.
Pierce, a member of Princeton's 2011 NCAA champion open 1V, will join 2016 All-American Meghan Wheeler in the USA W8+, while Reelick, another 2016 All-American and a former gold medalist at the U-23 Worlds, will compete in the 4-. Eble and Mead, who combined to lead Princeton to medals at both Sprints and IRAs in 2016, will team up together again to compete in the USA M8+.
Heavyweight assistant coach Matthew Smith will be part of the Team USA coaching staff; he will work with the men's pair.
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