Olympians Jacob Plihal, Grace Joyce, and Sophia Vitas are joined by national teamers Sam Melvin, Isa Darvin, Cedar Cunningham, Evan Park, and Caleb Nollenberger for Team USA, racing an all-star world team in Ryder Cup-style competition in North Carolina.
You don’t need to know every skill but you should know all the parts of a boat so you can describe equipment problems accurately to facilitate solutions.
One way or another, this season was supposed to be the last for veteran U.S. national team sculler John Graves. But with Tokyo 2020 postponed and the path to getting there increasingly uncertain, is the finish line still in sight?
Olympians Jacob Plihal, Grace Joyce, and Sophia Vitas are joined by national teamers Sam Melvin, Isa Darvin, Cedar Cunningham, Evan Park, and Caleb Nollenberger for Team USA, racing an all-star world team in Ryder Cup-style competition in North Carolina.
You don’t need to know every skill but you should know all the parts of a boat so you can describe equipment problems accurately to facilitate solutions.
After 20 years as the H.W. McCurdy '22 Director of Rowing and men's varsity heavyweight coach at MIT, Tony Kilbridge has announced his retirement at the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.
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