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

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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