CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –– Harvard Men's Heavyweight Rowing is excited to announce fourteen new first-year athletes to the team this upcoming semester. This talented group of rowers are coming from seven different countries with a range of different backgrounds in the sport. 

Joe Baker

Nashville, Tennessee | Saint Andrew's High School

Washington Metro (WMIRA) 1st Team Rowing…2024 Warwick MVP Prize…Summer Nationals 2023 8+ Victory


Lucas Menin

New York City, N.Y. | PCS

Football (2 years)...Rowing (2 years)...Father attended Harvard (Class of 1984)... .Brother of Max Menin (Class of 2026, Squash)...


Sam Woodgate

Christchurch, New Zealand  | St. Bedes High School

St Bedes rowing 2021-2022…St Bedes rowing 2022-2023…New Zealand U19 rowing squad 2023…St Bedes rower of the year 2023…St Bedes athlete of the year 2023…Christchurch highschool athlete of the year 2023…2020 1st u15 8+ South Islands…2021 1st u16 8+ maadi…2022 1st u17 8+ maadi… (2023) 1st u18 4+ maadi cup… 2023 1st u18 8+ Maadi cup 2023 Fastest School boy 8+ recorded in New Zealand 5:42.17… Avon rowing club 2024…2024 1st Senior men's 2-1st Senior men's 8+2nd Senior men's 4-2nd Premier men's 8+


Natalia Toms

Shrewsbury, UK | Shrewsbury School 

Four-year Coxswain for Men's and women's rowing…2023 Senior Boys' Captain of Boats for RSSBC…2024 Gold at National Schools Regatta…Won gold at the 2023 U19 World
Rowing Championships with the GB men's 8+ as first girl to cox a men's 8 for GB


Brian Lee

Belmont, Mass. | Belmont Hill High School 

6x Varsity Letters in Crew…5x Varsity Letters in XC Skiing…Captain of XC Skiing for Two years…Henry B. SawyerSportsmanship Award in both crew and XC skiing…Gold medal at the 2023 Head of the Charles with the Henley Rowing Club…1x Gold, 2x Silver, and 3x Team Titles at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championships…2x Lakes Region League Team Titles in XC Skiing…George Von L. Meyer III Memorial Prize, Cum Laude Society, Brown Book Award, Maureen O'Donnell Book Award


Jack Sulger

Hong Kong | St. Paul's School 

Varsity Crew and Nordic Skiing…2024 Crew Captain…Silver at NEIRAs 2023


Alexander Sanchez-Fretz

London, UK | Dulwich College London

Five Years Varsity Rowing…National Schools Regatta Bronze Medal 2021…Henley Royal Regatta Finalist Wyfold Challenge cup 2023…Senior Athlete of the year 2022…


Marcus Chung

Greenwich, Conn. | Greenwich High School 

2021 Head of the Charles Youth 8+ Champion…2022 Head of the Charles Youth 8+ Champion2022 Youth Nationals 4+ second place…2023-24 Captain…National Merit Finalist


Marco Vicino

Napoli, Italy | Istituto superiore Giovanni Falcone

Two 3rd place finishes at 2019 La Jeunesse, Men's Eight, Corgeno, Italy…1st place finish at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championship in the Men's Coxed Four…1st place finish at the 2021 European Rowing Junior Championship in the Men's Coxed Four…3rd place finished at 2022 2022 European Rowing Junior Championships in Men's Pair…6th place finish at 2022 World Rowing Junior Championships in Men's Pair…1st and 2nd place finish at Memorial D'Aloja in Men's Pair (2022-23)...11th place finish at U23 2023 World Rowing Cup II in Men's Four…2nd place finish at 2023 World Rowing U23, Men's Pair…Two 1st place finishes at 2023 Memorial D'Aloja, Men's Eight…4th place at 2024 World Rowing Cup I, Men's Eight…4th place finish at 2023 European Rowing Championships in Men's Eight…Two first place finishes at 2023 Memorial D'Aloja, Men's Pair…Participated in 31 Italian Championships, 19 gold medals in total, 1 silver, 2 bronze


Luca Vicino

Napoli, Italy | Istituto superiore Giovanni Falcone

Two 3rd place finishes at 2019 La Jeunesse, Men's Eight, Corgeno, Italy…1st place finish at the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championship in the Men's Coxed Four…1st place finish at the 2021 European Rowing Junior Championship in the Men's Coxed Four…3rd place finished at 2022 2022 European Rowing Junior Championships in Men's Pair…6th place finish at 2022 World Rowing Junior Championships in Men's Pair…1st and 2nd place finish at Memorial D'Aloja in Men's Pair (2022-23)...11th place finish at U23 2023 World Rowing Cup II in Men's Four…2nd place finish at 2023 World Rowing U23, Men's Pair…Two 1st place finishes at 2023 Memorial D'Aloja, Men's Eight…4th place at 2024 World Rowing Cup I, Men's Eight…4th place finish at 2023 European Rowing Championships in Men's Eight…Two first place finishes at 2023 Memorial D'Aloja, Men's Pair…Participated in 29 Italian Championships, 18 gold medals in total, 1 silver, 2 bronze


Adam Cech

Prague, Czech Republic | Lycee Francais de Vienne

2022 5-time champion of Vienna City (u17 1x, u17 2x, u17 4-, u17 4x, u17 Erg)... 4th place at Coupe de la Jeunesse Men's Four...2023 3-time Austrian champion (u19 2x, u19 4x, u19 4-)...5th place 2023 U19 European Rowing Championships Men's Pair...10th place at 2023 U19 World Rowing Championships Men's Pair...4th place at 2024 U19 European Rowing Championships Men's Four


Max Blackbourn

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom | Sir William Borlase's Grammar School

Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Boat Club 2019-2023...Leander Club 2023-2024…Varsity Swimming 2017-2019…Varsity Basketball 2017-2022


Echo Caise

Santa Monica, Calif. | Harvard-Westlake High School

Varsity Rowing (Club team 2022-2024)...Varsity basketball (2021)...2021 Division 1 State Semifinals Basketball Division 1 CIF semi-finals basketball…13th in M4X Head of the Charles 2022


Kevin Weldon

Walpole, Mass. | Belmont HIll High School

Varsity Crew (2022-24)...Varsity Wrestling (2022-24)...Brother of Jack Weldon '24