Novice Men

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

Novice Year (2023-2024):

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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.”

Port/Starboard

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.

Port

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.”

Port/Starboard

Wheaton Warrenville South

High School: Participated in Football and Tennis.

Novice Year (2024-2025):

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Port

Galatia High School

Novice Year (2024-2025):

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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.

Port

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.

Port/Starboard

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.”

Starboard

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.

Starboard

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.”