Harvard's Meyer, Newell Win USRowing National Titles
WEST WINDSOR, N.J.—Rising senior Austin
Meyer and former Harvard lightweight crew teammate Will Newell
’11 won national titles at the 2012 USRowing National
Championships Friday on Mercer Lake.
Meyer and partner Nick Trojan, who earlier this week qualified for
the World Rowing Under 23 Championships, won the men’s
heavyweight double. Newell was part of the winning crew in the
men’s four and placed second in the men’s pair.
Rowing as a composite entry from Long Beach Rowing Association and
Cambridge Boat Club, Meyer and Trojan won over the composite entry
from the Potomac Boat Club and the USRowing Training
Center-Oklahoma City team of Greg Ansolabehere and Taylor Frank and
Philadelphia Sculling Club’s Andrew Ramsey and Ryan Allen in
a time of 6:25.247.
Newell and Anthony Fahden placed second in the pair before joining
their Olympic boatmates, Robin Prendes and Nick LaCava, to win the
four in 5:58.601. Finishing second was USRowing Training
Center-OKC, followed by the Craftsbury entry.
On Wednesday, Meyer and partner Trojan won the men’s
lightweight double at the U.S. U23 trials, earning a spot on the
team that will race July 11-15 in Trakai, Lithuania. They were
among 15 crews to earn spots on the U.S. team. The U.S. eights,
fours and quads will be named next week.
