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Heavies Set 2024 Roster
January 03, 2024 | Heavyweight Rowing
PRINCETON – Following a bronze medal by the Varsity Eight at the IRAs in 2023, the Men's Heavyweight Rowing Team is set for the 2024 season.
Here's a look at some new faces for the 2024 roster!
David Albrechtskirchinger
Newton, Mass.
Roxbury Latin School
Community Rowing Club: Set a PR in the 2K at 6:10 … Invited to U-19 U.S. National Team Selection Camp … Finished third at the U-19 8+ Northeast Regional and 21st in U19 8+ 2023 Youth Nationals … Earned two golds at the 2022 U19 8+ and 4+ New England Championships … Nabbed silver (4+) and bronze (8+) at the 2022 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta … Corralled bronze in the 8+ at the 2022 Northeast Regionals …. Had two silvers in the 8+ in the 2021 Head of the Fish and Northeast Regional regattas … Roxbury Latin Debate Team.
Personal: Son of Anette Scheid and Stephan Albrechtskirchinger … Has two brothers, Marc, and Simon.
Kian Aminian
Newport Beach, Calif.
Fairmont Prep. Academy
Fairmont Prep. Academy: Helped the 8+ to third place at nationals and national championship in the 2- as a senior captain … Led the 1V to second place at nationals as a junior … Personal high in the 2K is 6:09 and 19:55 in the 6K … Team MVP twice … Member of the Debate and International Business program …
Newport Aquatic Center: Earned nine regional titles and a gold, silver, and bronze medals at national championships … Picked up a bronze medal at the 2022 U19 World Championships in the 8+.
Personal: Son of Azin and Afshin Aminian … Has two sisters, Kyana and Sophia.
Connor Bohlmann
Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver College
Vancouver College: Rowed for Canada at Junior World Rowing Championships in 2022 and 2023 … Won the 2023 Canadian National Championship in the U19 coxed four, silver in the U19 8+ … Team captain twice … Outstanding Graduate Award.
Personal: Son of Isabelle Booth and Gordon Bohlmann … Has two sisters, Annabelle and Brooklyn and a brother, Alexander.
Joseph Cutaia
Bronxville, N.Y.
Bronxville
Pelham Community Rowing: Finished third in 4+ at Summer Nationals in 2022 … Second at the NY State Championship in 2023 … Made the A-Final at the US Nationals and was 11th at the Head of Charles … Earned Willis Memorial Award For Excellence In Science.
Personal: Son of Maree and Giovanni Cutaia … Has a sister, Alessia.
Anh Dao
Houston, Texas
Culver Military Academy
Culver Military Academy: Coxswain of the Varsity 8+ that went to the Youth National Championship for the first time in the program's 128-year history … Helped the 4+ to 11th at the 2021 Head of Charles Regatta … Won the first Lt. Andrew K. Stern Award … Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 261 … Regimental Operations Officer of the Culver Military Academy Corps of Cadets … Band Commander … National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) - Winner of a full State Department scholarship to study Chinese (Mandarin) in Taipei, Taiwan for the 2022-2023 academic year … ACT Commendation Certificate (awarded to students who earn a perfect score on the ACT.
Personal: Son of Hien Huynh and Phuong Dao … Brother of the late Ha Dao.
Alex Kawaja
Portola Valley Calif.
Woodside Priory School
Redwood Scullers: Set the club erg records in the 2K and 6K … Helped the team to gold at the 2023 Youth Nationals in the 2X … Earned silver in the 1x at the 2021 Head of the Charles and the 2x at the 2022 Head of the Charles … USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll … MVP in 2022 and 2023 … Woodside Priory School Math Award
Personal: Son of Emma Morton-Bours '94 and Jonathan Kawaja '94 … Father, Jonathan, rowed at Princeton … Uncle, James, rowed at UC Berkley.
Ed Nutt
Cremorne Point, Australia
Shore School
Shore School: Helped the team to silver at the 2021 Schoolboy U19 8+ and bronze at the 2022 Schoolboy 8+ … Also lettered in rugby.
Sydney University Boat Club: Team won the national title in the U21 4x … New South Wales State title in the 4x in 2021 … Combined AAGPS VIII in 2022 … A Final in the New South Wales State Championship in the single scull in 2023.
Personal: Son of Lindall and Malcolm Nutt … Has a sister, Erica and two brothers, William, and Thomas.
Oscar Patton
Lincoln, Mass.
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield Academy: New England Prep School titles in 2022 and 2023 … Earned national title in 2022 and sixth place in 2023 … Selected to U19 National Team and finished 10th in the U19 World Championships in 4- in the summer of 2022.
Personal: Son of Andrea and Dick Patton … Has a sister, Hazel, and brother, Henry … Father, Dick, rowed at Brown … Cousin, Charlie, rowed at Brown … Cousin, Jimmy, rows at Harvard … Cousin, John, rows at Yale … Uncle, Ted, rowed at Brown and at the 1987 World Championships and 1988 Olympics.
Noah Silverstein
Glencoe, Ill.
New Trier
International Results: Won the eight and finished third in the pair at the 2022 CanAmMex Regatta.
National Results: Finished fifth in the eight at the 2023 USRowing Youth National Championships…Won the eight at the 2023 Scholastic Rowing Association of America Championships…Finished fifth in the youth eight at the 2022 Head of the Charles.
Josh Yin
St. Louis, Mo.
Laude Horton Watkins HS
Saint Louis Rowing Club: Earned the 2022 and 2023 Midwest Championships in the 4+ and 8+ … Member of the Junior National Team in 2022 … MVP Varsity Award in 2020 … MVP Novice Award in 2019 … Latin Honor Society … National and Latin Honor Societies … National Latin Exam Recognition.
Personal: Son of Jodi and Eric Yin … Has two brothers, William, and Michael … Grandfather, Tom, rowed at Princeton … Uncle, Marc Shields, attended Princeton … Uncle, Billy Shields, played 10 years in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers.
Here's a look at some new faces for the 2024 roster!
David Albrechtskirchinger
Newton, Mass.
Roxbury Latin School
Community Rowing Club: Set a PR in the 2K at 6:10 … Invited to U-19 U.S. National Team Selection Camp … Finished third at the U-19 8+ Northeast Regional and 21st in U19 8+ 2023 Youth Nationals … Earned two golds at the 2022 U19 8+ and 4+ New England Championships … Nabbed silver (4+) and bronze (8+) at the 2022 Royal Canadian Henley Regatta … Corralled bronze in the 8+ at the 2022 Northeast Regionals …. Had two silvers in the 8+ in the 2021 Head of the Fish and Northeast Regional regattas … Roxbury Latin Debate Team.
Personal: Son of Anette Scheid and Stephan Albrechtskirchinger … Has two brothers, Marc, and Simon.
Kian Aminian
Newport Beach, Calif.
Fairmont Prep. Academy
Fairmont Prep. Academy: Helped the 8+ to third place at nationals and national championship in the 2- as a senior captain … Led the 1V to second place at nationals as a junior … Personal high in the 2K is 6:09 and 19:55 in the 6K … Team MVP twice … Member of the Debate and International Business program …
Newport Aquatic Center: Earned nine regional titles and a gold, silver, and bronze medals at national championships … Picked up a bronze medal at the 2022 U19 World Championships in the 8+.
Personal: Son of Azin and Afshin Aminian … Has two sisters, Kyana and Sophia.
Connor Bohlmann
Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver College
Vancouver College: Rowed for Canada at Junior World Rowing Championships in 2022 and 2023 … Won the 2023 Canadian National Championship in the U19 coxed four, silver in the U19 8+ … Team captain twice … Outstanding Graduate Award.
Personal: Son of Isabelle Booth and Gordon Bohlmann … Has two sisters, Annabelle and Brooklyn and a brother, Alexander.
Joseph Cutaia
Bronxville, N.Y.
Bronxville
Pelham Community Rowing: Finished third in 4+ at Summer Nationals in 2022 … Second at the NY State Championship in 2023 … Made the A-Final at the US Nationals and was 11th at the Head of Charles … Earned Willis Memorial Award For Excellence In Science.
Personal: Son of Maree and Giovanni Cutaia … Has a sister, Alessia.
Anh Dao
Houston, Texas
Culver Military Academy
Culver Military Academy: Coxswain of the Varsity 8+ that went to the Youth National Championship for the first time in the program's 128-year history … Helped the 4+ to 11th at the 2021 Head of Charles Regatta … Won the first Lt. Andrew K. Stern Award … Senior Patrol Leader of Troop 261 … Regimental Operations Officer of the Culver Military Academy Corps of Cadets … Band Commander … National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) - Winner of a full State Department scholarship to study Chinese (Mandarin) in Taipei, Taiwan for the 2022-2023 academic year … ACT Commendation Certificate (awarded to students who earn a perfect score on the ACT.
Personal: Son of Hien Huynh and Phuong Dao … Brother of the late Ha Dao.
Alex Kawaja
Portola Valley Calif.
Woodside Priory School
Redwood Scullers: Set the club erg records in the 2K and 6K … Helped the team to gold at the 2023 Youth Nationals in the 2X … Earned silver in the 1x at the 2021 Head of the Charles and the 2x at the 2022 Head of the Charles … USRowing Scholastic Honor Roll … MVP in 2022 and 2023 … Woodside Priory School Math Award
Personal: Son of Emma Morton-Bours '94 and Jonathan Kawaja '94 … Father, Jonathan, rowed at Princeton … Uncle, James, rowed at UC Berkley.
Ed Nutt
Cremorne Point, Australia
Shore School
Shore School: Helped the team to silver at the 2021 Schoolboy U19 8+ and bronze at the 2022 Schoolboy 8+ … Also lettered in rugby.
Sydney University Boat Club: Team won the national title in the U21 4x … New South Wales State title in the 4x in 2021 … Combined AAGPS VIII in 2022 … A Final in the New South Wales State Championship in the single scull in 2023.
Personal: Son of Lindall and Malcolm Nutt … Has a sister, Erica and two brothers, William, and Thomas.
Oscar Patton
Lincoln, Mass.
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield Academy: New England Prep School titles in 2022 and 2023 … Earned national title in 2022 and sixth place in 2023 … Selected to U19 National Team and finished 10th in the U19 World Championships in 4- in the summer of 2022.
Personal: Son of Andrea and Dick Patton … Has a sister, Hazel, and brother, Henry … Father, Dick, rowed at Brown … Cousin, Charlie, rowed at Brown … Cousin, Jimmy, rows at Harvard … Cousin, John, rows at Yale … Uncle, Ted, rowed at Brown and at the 1987 World Championships and 1988 Olympics.
Noah Silverstein
Glencoe, Ill.
New Trier
International Results: Won the eight and finished third in the pair at the 2022 CanAmMex Regatta.
National Results: Finished fifth in the eight at the 2023 USRowing Youth National Championships…Won the eight at the 2023 Scholastic Rowing Association of America Championships…Finished fifth in the youth eight at the 2022 Head of the Charles.
Josh Yin
St. Louis, Mo.
Laude Horton Watkins HS
Saint Louis Rowing Club: Earned the 2022 and 2023 Midwest Championships in the 4+ and 8+ … Member of the Junior National Team in 2022 … MVP Varsity Award in 2020 … MVP Novice Award in 2019 … Latin Honor Society … National and Latin Honor Societies … National Latin Exam Recognition.
Personal: Son of Jodi and Eric Yin … Has two brothers, William, and Michael … Grandfather, Tom, rowed at Princeton … Uncle, Marc Shields, attended Princeton … Uncle, Billy Shields, played 10 years in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers.
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