GW Men's Rowing 2023 Roster
Max Chayet
Connor Gubbins
Connor is a novice who joined the team at the start of the spring season. He has studied abroad in London and worked in the senate and investment banking. He is excited to learn and improve his rowing and help his teammates succeed this spring.
Braeden Arthur
Matthew Lepis
Braden Barnett
Andy Zivkovic
Mark Peoples
Mark is a junior studying Political Science and Economics at GW. Mark rowed four years at Glastonbury High School in Connecticut and served as Captain his senior year. In 2021, he rowed in the GW Men's 2V 8+ which placed bronze at the 2021 Dad Vail Regatta. Mark is also a Marine Officer Candidate and works as a Congressional Intern on Capitol Hill.
Stephen Stamas
Rowed for Montclair High School ... NJ State Champion... Brother of current varsity cox Alex Stamas
College- Freshman year sat bow seat of 2V against Georgetown and win over UVA/Hobart, Freshman 4+ at Dad Vail / 8+ at ACRA
Mark Parrish
Mark began rowing his freshman year at university and immediately fell in love with the sport, sparking a passion for rowing and coaching at a competitive level
In his sophomore season, Mark achieved a silver medal in the 3v at the ACRA National Championship in Oak Ridge, TN
Later in 2023, Mark began coaching for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Crew Team, where he continues to work with the next generation of rowing athletes
Matan Rosenberg
Chad Nix
Aidan Brown
Tiernan Green
Alex Gilenson
From Fort Lee, New Jersey, Alex found rowing during his junior year of high school after 8 years of competitive swimming.
2022-2023: Stroke seat of the Freshman 8+ that placed 1st at the Occoquan Sprints and a race at the GW Invite. Rowed in the 2v 8+ at ACRA through the grand final.
2023 (fall): Rowed in the 1v 8+ through the season. Was the alternate for the 1v 4+ at Head of the Charles.
Alex is a Political Science major, and speaks fluent Spanish
Samuel Walker
Albert Park
JP Denfeld
William Antczak
James Thompson
2018-2022: Rowed for Norfolk Academy
2022: Sat 3 seat of the GW 2v8, which placed 6th at ACRA
2023: Sat 2 seat of the GW 4+, which placed 3rd at Head Of The Charles
James likes long ergs in the Lerner closet, spending quality time on the team Erg Sheets, and not getting his blade in. He is pursuing a double major in International Affairs and Data Science.
Alan Lehrfeld
Lucas Cannistraro
Oliver Bjorkman
Julian Beadell
Haiden Bonczek
2022 PSRA 1x Gold Medal
2022 ODP
11 years AA/AAA Ice Hockey
2x State Champion Ice Hockey for Germantown Academy
Sidney Walsh
Sidney is a freshman in the Elliot School of International Affairs, majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in economics. Sidney is from Berkeley, CA, where he rowed for Berkeley High School crew for 4 years. He was captain of his team his senior year and helped his team attend SRAA twice. Sidney likes to play the bass guitar and bike in his free time.
Samanvitha Kaushik
High School: Rowed all 4 years at Sammamish Rowing Association (SRA) in Redmond, Washington
2021-22: Started coxing at GW, coxed Freshman/Novice 8+
2022-23: Coxed 1v8 that placed 1st at Head of the Housatonic, Occoquan Sprints, GW Invite, and placed 5th at Knecht Cup. Coxed 2v8 at ACRA through grand final. Named All-American first team coxswain.
2023-24 (fall): Coxed 1v8 through the season, coxed 1v4+ that placed 3rd at the Head of the Charles
Nilesh Patel
Nilesh is a sophomore studying political science and has been a coxswain for nine years
Nilesh previously attended The Bolles School, where he coxed throughout middle and high school, winning the North Florida District Championships five years in a row
At GW he has placed 2nd at Head of the Housatonic and the ACRA National Championship (3v)