Coxswain

Fremd High School

High School: Track and field

Novice Year (2023-2024):

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Personal: Member of Illini Solar Car. Enjoys grappling, hiking, and skateboarding.

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Haas Hall Academy at the Lane

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Personal: Also of MATRIX (Illini Math Club), WPGU student-run radio station, and the Fashion Network. He enjoys sewing, photography, and astronomy. He says, “I’m in the top 500 of Beyoncé listeners on Spotify.”

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Modern English School Cairo

High School: Club soccer

Novice Year (2023-2024):

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Personal: He enjoys cycling and playing soccer. Also plays the guitar.

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Evanston Township High School

High School: Two years of rowing

Novice Year (2024-2025):

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Personal: Has an internship with a law firm and part of the chess team. He says, “I have three dogs and two cats.”

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Wheaton Warrenville South

High School: Participated in Football and Tennis.

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Galatia High School

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Personal: Part of the Social Gaming Club. Enjoys hiking, cooking, and reading. He says, “I accidentally swam with dolphins once.”

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Modern School Vasant Vihar

Novice Year (2023-2024):

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Personal: Member of Illini Solar Decathlon. He really enjoys listening to music, especially pop and alternative. He’ll watch any and every TV show and movie. Also likes making pasta.

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St. Ignatius College Prep

High School: Rowed for four years for St. Ignatius.

Novice Year (2023-2024):

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Personal: Enjoys napping and listening to Drake. He says, “I think there’s nothing better than a hot tub and cracking a few cold ginger ales with the boys.”

Port

Lake Park High School

High School: Played tennis and volleyball.

Novice Year (2023-2024): Raced in the novice men’s eight at Head of the Rock and Bald Eagle. Also raced in the MN4+ in Music City.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Getting to hangout with all his pals on spring break.

Personal: Loves hiking, fishing, and traveling. Member of Illini Fighting Hunger. Works as a camp counselor. He has three labradoodles.

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Unity High School

High School: Soccer, wrestling

Novice Year (2023-2024):

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Novice Year: Seeing the sunrise at the lake for the first time

Personal: Member of Illini Boxing, barbell, forensics, campus band, and Film Score Orchestra. He says, “I love music.”

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Lane Tech High School

High School: Three years of rowing with Chicago Rowing Foundation. Four time 3V Midwest champion with CRF.

Novice Year (2023-2024): Head of The Rock - Varsity 8+, Music City Head Race 1st Novice 4+, Bald Eagle 1st and 2nd Novice 8’s

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Novice Year: Getting to know the team over spring break and spending 5 days at Clinton Lake attempting to put in the dock.

Personal: He was in the Boy Scouts, earning the rank of Eagle Scout. Also works as a Mountain Biking Instructor at an overnight Scout Camp in Michigan. Member of Phi Alpha Theta, a history honor society. His favorite food is a Dunkin blueberry muffin and he loves doing site work.

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St. Ignatius College Prep

High School: Ran track and cross country. Also did bowling.

Novice Year (2023-2024):

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Personal: Involved in Real Estate Finance Academy, Macro Investing Association (VP), APO. He says, “I like architecture, especially organic architecture.”