On June 6-9, 11 RCDS students participated in the USRowing Youth National Championships, held at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida. Competing against the nation's best rowers, the RCDS students (10 representing RowAmerica Rye and one representing Greenwich Crew) achieved remarkable results in various categories (scroll down for the full results).

The 2024 race was USRowing’s largest youth championship, featuring 854 boats, 225 clubs, and 4,075 athletes from across the country. 

A link to the full recap can be found here with full results available here.

Congratulations to these outstanding rowers.

Photos courtesy of US Rowing

Go, Wildcats!

1st Place

• Reese Bommer ’24 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Men’s Youth 8+

2nd Place

• Seb Briano ’24 (RowAmerica Rye) and Teddy Holtman ’24 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Men’s Youth 2v8+ - Entry “A”
• Marlena Masucci ’26 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Women’s Youth 2v8+ - Entry “B”
• Arav Ramaswamy ’26 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Men’s U17 8+

3rd Place

• Juliet Tuncer ’27 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Women’s U16 8+

4th Place

• Felix Caminiti ’25 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Men’s Youth 2v8+ - Entry “B”
• Betsy Owens ’24 (Greenwich Crew)
  • Boat: 2v8+ Entry “A”
• Jude Sadler ’25 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Men’s Youth 4+

11th Place

• Jack Dorin ’26 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Men’s U17 2x

15th Place

• Devon Smith ’26 (RowAmerica Rye)
  • Boat: Men’s Youth 4-