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 & Latino Latina Studies
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!
Aaditya Haridas
Starboard | Scull
Palatine, IL
5’6”
Sophomore - Electrical Engineering
Fremd High School
High School: Track & Field
Novice Year (2023-2024): Coxed the MN4+ at Music City, Lubbers, MACRA, & ACRA. Coxed the MN8+ at Head of the Rock & Bald Eagle, Bronze in the MN8+ at ICRI
Favorite Memory:
“Sun bathing during Spring Break and racing at ACRA”
Personal: Member of Liquid Rocketry, Tau Beta Pi, & Illini Jiu Jitsu. Aaditya can climb any tree in the world!
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!
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
Highland Park, IL
5’11”
Senior - Economics
Highland Park High School
High School: Lacrosse
Personal: Stasz loves to row!
Wyatt Snopko
Port | Starboard
Saint Charles, IL
5’10”
Freshman - Music
Saint Charles East High School
High School: None!
Personal: Wyatt loves cooking and music! On campus, he is a member of student government, WPGU, and Army ROTC. His goal is to continue improving myself and help others do the same!