Novice Men
Give a warm welcome to our 2024-2025 novices!
Braulio Landeros - Men's Novice Captain (2025-2026)
Port | Starboard
Chicago, IL
5’10”
Junior - Chemistry & Microbiology
Lane Tech High School
High School: 4 years rowing with the Chicago Rowing Foundation.
Looking Forward To:
“Making Boats go fast.”
Personal: Member of the Illinois Boxing Club & American Chemical Society. Enjoys playing the guitar, volunteering & doing community work, and exploring new places. His favorite meal is atole with tamales!
Edison Zhou
Port | Starboard
Auckland
6’0”
Freshmen - Electrical Engineering
Shanghai American School Puxi
High School: Rowing & Soccer
Looking Forward To:
“Competing in regattas.”
Personal: Edison plays music(bass). His favorite food is tomatoes & favorite drink is milk.
Elias Fabian
Port | Starboard
Chicago, IL
5’7”
Junior - Chemical Engineering
Von Stuben MSC
High School: Cross Country, Track & Field, Swimming
Looking Forward To:
“Learning proper rowing technique and competing in regattas.”
Personal: Member of the Illini Boxing Club & Illini Pullers. Elias is also an amateur mechanical watch fixer!
Ethan Nievera
Port | Starboard
Willowbrook, IL
5’9”
Senior - Economics
Hinsdale South High School
High School: Orchestra
Looking Forward To:
“Getting 1% better everyday.”
Personal: Member of the Econ club. Ethan plays the piano and enjoys listening to Kino. His favorite food is nilaga.
Harry Sutcliffe
Port | Starboard
Leeds, UK
6’0”
Junior - Civil Engineering
Roundhay High School
High School: Soccer & Cricket
Looking Forward To:
“Spring Break training trip in Gainesville, Georgia.”
Personal: Member of the Illini Steel Bridge team. He loves Yorkshire tea and knows how to juggle!
Nic Alinger
Port | Starboard
Snoqualimie, WA
5’8”
Grad. - Aerospace Engineering
Seattle Prep
High School & Undergrad: Rowing, Robotics, Human Powered Submarine Team at The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Looking Forward To:
“Sweep rowing and rowing the 8+.”
Personal: Nic likes to hike, read, and loves to root for the Seahawks & Mariners!
Oscar Kaplon
Port | Starboard
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Serkan Gozel
Port | Starboard
Ankara, Turkey
5’11”
Senior - Computer Science
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High School: Foosball
Looking Forward To:
“Flipping an 8+.”
Personal: Serkan likes to play the bass, play chess, & hiking. He also has an orange cat and likes to cook.
Stasz Czerwinksi
Port | Starboard
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