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2010 STANFORD CREW 2010 STANFORD CREW 2010 Stanford Crew Quick Facts General Information Team Information Credits: The 2010 Stanford Crew media guide was Location: Stanford, CA 94305 2009 Pac-10 Team Finishes: Second (Women); written and edited by Aaron Juarez. Photography by David Enrollment: 15,140 (6,812 Undergraduates) Third (Men) Gonzales, Kyle Terada, Marc Abrams, Daniel R. Harris, and Hector Garcia-Molina. Design by Maggie Oren of MB Founded: 1891 2009 NCAA Championship (Women): NCAA Design. Nickname: Cardinal Champion (Team & I Eight) Colors: Cardinal and White 2009 IRA Regatta National Finishes (Men & LW): Conference: Pacific-10 Third (Men); Third (LW) President: John Hennessy Home Site: Stanford Rowing And Sailing Center Faculty Representative: Ellen Markman Media Relations Athletic Director: Bob Bowlsby Table of Contents Asst. Media Relations Director/Rowing Contact: Senior Women’s Administrator: Beth Goode Quick Facts ...................................................................1 Aaron Juarez Stanford Women – NCAA Champions .........................2-3 Sport Administrator: Ray Purpur Office Phone: (650) 725-7277 2010 Crew Camps ...................................................... 4 Coaching Staff E-Mail: [email protected] 2010 Women’s Roster ................................................. 5 Director of Rowing/ Men’s Head Coach: Craig Media Relations Office: (650) 723-4418 Women’s Outlook ........................................................ 6 Amerkhanian (10th Year) Media Relations Fax: (650) 725-2957 Women’s Coaching Staff .......................................... 7-8 Men’s Asst. Coach: Pete Giese (Fourth Year) Athletics Website: www.gostanford.com Women’s Student-Athlete Profiles .......................... 9-18 2010 Men’s Roster .................................................... 19 Women’s Head Coach: Yasmin Farooq (Fourth Men’s Outlook ........................................................... 20 Year) Media Information Men’s Coaching Staff ................................................ 21 Vaclav Kacir (Third Year), Women’s Asst. Coaches: Interview requests for players and coaches must Men’s Student-Athlete Profiles ............................. 22-28 Nate Rooks (Second Year) be coordinated with the Stanford Athletics Media 2010 Women’s Lightweight Roster ............................ 29 Lightweight Head Coach: Al Acosta (Ninth Year) Relations office. Visit www.gostanford.com Women’s LIghtweight Outlook ................................... 30 Lightweight Asst. Coach: Katie Sweet (Third Year) for news releases, player profiles, and updated Women’s Lightweight Coaching Staff ........................ 31 Rowing Office Phones: 650-269-5396 schedules and results. Women’s Lightweight Student-Athlete Profiles ..... 32-36 (Men); 650-387-8969 Stanford in International Competition ........................ 37 (Women); 650-269-0600 (LW) Redwood Shores ....................................................... 38 Stanford at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ...................... 39 Stanford University .............................................. 40-41 Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby ................................... 42 Principles that Guide Us ............................................ 43 Stanford’s National Championships ...................... 44-45 2010 Schedules ........................................... Back Cover 2010 LACROSSE MEDIA GUIDE WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM • 1 2010 MEN’S ROSTER 2010 STANFORD CREW 2010 Stanford Men’s Crew Roster Name HT WT YR Hometown High School Mario Bernaba COX Fr. Bakersfield, Calf. Stockdale Michael Bernaba COX Fr. Bakersfield, Calf. Stockdale Andrew Boothe 6-3 190 Fr. Portland, Ore. Jesuit Joe Brendel 6-4 215 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny Dixon Bross 6-1 170 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. Phillips Exeter Academy Edwin Brower 6-4 185 So. Marietta, Ga. George Walton Comprehensive HS) Amelia Carr COX Sr. Eugene, Ore. South Eugene Austin Carroll-Keeley 6-3 200 Jr. Worcester, Mass. St. John’s Graeme Clements 6-7 195 Fr. Lyme, Conn. Phillips Andover Academy Gordon Dean 6-5 195 Fr. Hillsborough, CA Groten School Dave Dolben 6-4 215 Fr. North Andover, Mass. Brooks School David Evans 6-5 205 Jr. Sidney, British Colombia Blair Academy William Faulkner 6-4 190 Fr. Homer, Alaska Phillips Andover Academy Aaron Frankl 6-5 195 Sr. Chevy Chase, Md. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Will Greenbaum 6-2 190 Fr. Harrington Park, N.J. Dwight-Englewood School Shane Hegde COX Fr. Toledo, Ohio St. John’s Jesuit Peter Leemputte 6-2 175 So. Lake Forest, Ill. Loyola Academy Alec Levy 6-2 180 Sr. Bethesda, Md. Walt Whitman Jason Lupatkin 6-4 175 Fr. New York, NY Hunter College Alec Macrae 6-4 175 Fr. Los Gatos, Calif. Los Gatos Bodie Manly 6-6 200 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. Shawnee Mission Northwest Conor May 6-4 190 Fr. Studio City, Calif. Phillips Andover Academy Dane McFadden 6-7 210 Jr. Fillmore, Calif. Villanova Prep Eric Mefford 6-1 185 So. Sugar Land, Texas William P. Clements George Michopoulos 6-4 Fr. Washington, D.C. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Sebastian Peterlin 6-6 205 Jr. San Francisco, Calif. Lowell High School Shahriyar Pruisken 6-3 195 Fr. Amsterdam, Netherlands Delamon Rego 6-0 180 Sr. Sun Valley, Idaho The Community School Sanford Roberts III 6-0 175 Fr. San Antonio, Texas Texas Military Institute Chip Schroeder 6-2 180 So. Wilmette, Ill. Phillips Academy Andover Zane Silver 6-2 180 Fr. Redding, Calif. Foothill Chuck Stern 6-3 195 Jr. Miami, Fla. Ryan Sudeck 6-3 195 RS Fr. Medford, NJ St. Joe’s Prep Miguel Sugay COX Sr. Glendale, Calif. Alex Syverson 6-6 195 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. Southwest Reed Thayer 6-5 195 Fr. Pebble Beach, Calif. Stevenson Alex Topacio COX So. Lafayette, Calif. Campolindo Dean Walker 6-4 195 So. Houston, Texas Abingdon School 2010 CREW MEDIA GUIDE WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM • 19 MEN’S CREW OUTLOOK 2010 STANFORD CREW STANFORD MEN BUILDING OFF OF SUCCESS Varsity Stanford men’s rowing continues to achieve at the highest levels of col- legiate rowing. Finishing third in the nation behind two double digit scholarship teams, Stanford has exceeded all contemporary crews in the nation. “Finishing in the top five nationally for the last four years exceeds all teams nationally with the exception of Cal and UW,” said Stanford Director of Rowing and men’s head coach Craig Amerkhanian. “We are so proud of the men who have founded, created and embraced the culture that is Stanford Rowing. We are fortunate to have so many Stanford alumni, parents, and friends who care deeply about scholar-athletes and the collegiate experience. The daily lessons that center on the core values of work continue to resonate at the Stanford Boathouse”. In 2010 the Stanford men will be led by returning varsity seniors Alec Levy, Aaron Frankl, and Amelia Carr. Juniors Dane McFadden, Dixon Bross, Alex Syverson and Sebastian Peterlin also return from last season’s bronze medal eight. Sophomore Dean Walker and Junior Bodie Manly round out the varsity eight. Seniors Delamon Rego, Joe Brendel, juniors David Evans, Austin Keely, Miguel Sugay and sophomores Chip Schroeder, Peter Leemputtee, Edwin Freshmen Brower, Eric Mefford, Scott Runyan, Chuck Stern and Alex Topacio are pushing The young Cardinal oarsmen continue their efforts to add to the culture the program daily with quality efforts. of hard work and focused effort that have come to define Stanford Rowing. This season’s schedule includes the traditional races in San Diego at the The year began for the Frosh with the annual run up Half Dome in Yosemite Crew Classic, The Pac-10 Challenge/Stanford Invitational, and duel races National Park, although the run got snowed out by a blizzard at the halfway with California, Washington and Oregon State. The championship season mark, and will culminate in New Jersey at the IRA National Championships as begins May 16 with the Pac-10 Championships, followed by the IRA National the first year Stanford rowers try to break into the top five. In between, the new Championships on June 3-5 in Cherry Hill, N.J. Stanford oarsmen have trained with focus and intensity as they looked forward to races against California, Washington, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon State and many of the countries top teams. “This is a talented group whose true strength lies in their depth,” observed freshman coach Pete Giese. “It has been great to see the year long competition for seats in the boat and that intensity and focus should serve them well during the racing season.” The team expects great contributions from Mario Bernaba, Michael Bernaba, Andrew Boothe, Graeme Clements, Gordon Dean, Dave Dolben, Will Faulkner, Will Greenbaum, Shane Hegde, Devon Hinton, Oivind Lorentzen, Jason Lupatkin, Alec Macrae, George Michopoulos, Shahriyar Pruisken, Sanford Roberts III, Zane Silver, Ryan Sudeck, and Reed Thayer. According to Giese, “It is always interesting to see the young oarsmen develop over the course of the year. They race a very challenging sched- ule on the West Coast against scholarship-laden programs, so it will be great to see what kind of speed we can build by season’s end.” 20 • WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 2010 CREW MEDIA GUIDE MEN’S COACHING STAFF 2010 STANFORD CREW to continue working with many dedicated student-athletes.” His coaching philosophy was Craig shaped by John Wooden, Greg Hoffman, Ara Parseghian, his father Ruben and big sister Carol. Amerkhanian Prior to Stanford, Amerkhanian spent nine seasons coaching at Cal where athletes he recruited and coached won seven national championships in the eights (four varsity, one Head Coach second varsity, two frosh). Amerkhanian