Novice Men

Coxswain

Carroll Senior High School

High School: Ran four years of Cross Country/Track

Novice Year (2023-2024): Coxed the MN8+ at Music City, taking bronze.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Winning the men’s team mustache challenge during spring break and breaking an apple open with his bare hands at Ikefast

Personal: Big strava guy. Loves running, windmills, cream cheese, climbing trees, oatmeal raisin cookies, ice skating and celebrating Thanksgiving. Serves drinks at Illini football and basketball games. Also a member of the Catholic Illini, Best Buddies, and Engineering Outreach Society. He says: “I can read and write in morse code and I play the violin”.

Port/Starboard

Deerfield High School

High School: 4 years of Swim and Water Polo

Novice Year (2023-2024):

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Spring break trip dinners

Personal: Plays club Water Polo. Likes weightlifting.

Port/Starboard

The Hill School

High School: Cross country runner, JV swimmer, coxswain.

Novice Year (2023-2024): Raced in the MN8+ at Music City, taking bronze. Raced in the MN8+ at Bald Eagle.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Spring Break (especially the car rides) and lunch dates with Josh and Genna featuring Ella sometimes. Giving Tommy his daily hug.

Personal: Practices with a yo-yo, likes playing Pokemon on his 3DS. He says: “I can speak 5 languages!”

Port/Starboard

Lincoln-Way East High School

High School: Varsity Tennis and Hockey

Novice Year (2023-2024): Raced in the MN8+ at Music City, taking bronze. Raced in the MN8+ at Bald Eagle.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Coming soon!

Personal: Likes going on hikes, swims, and doing powerlifting. Enjoys working out, finding new music to listen to, and playing video games. He says “I am ranked Unreal in Fortnite.”

Starboard

Minooka Community High School

High School: 4 years track and cross country

Novice Year (2023-2024): Raced in the MN8+ at Music City, taking bronze. Raced in the MN8+ at Bald Eagle.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Rowing in the fog.

Personal: Member of : Ultimate Frisbee, Disc Golf, Ministry, Financial Planning Club, Board Game Night, Inline Insomniacs (Longboarding Club), CTRL+V (Video Editing Club), Nabor House (Ag. Fraternity), SigEp (Business/Social Fraternity), Outdoor Adventure Club (Hiking). Also writes investment strategy code.

Port/Starboard/Scull

Paul D. Schreiber High School

High School: Luke “the Hound” Ficalora rowed all through junior high and high school, including coxing at an earlier age.

Novice Year (2023-2024): Served as Novice Captain. Raced in the M2V8+ at Music City.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Spring break cook-out consumption

Personal: Certified EMT and member of the Liquid Rocketry team at Illinois. Also a member of Painting Club. Enjoys cooking. He is also known for his stylish fish themed footwear.

Port/Starboard/Scull

Lakeview Academy

High School: 7 years of rowing

Novice Year (2023-2024): Raced in the M2V8+ at Music City.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: “All the fun team bonding over spring break! My favorite part was the men’s team mustache competition.”

Personal: Massive Taylor Swift fan and Hello Kitty enthusiast. He says: “I love building LEGOS and playing video games (especially Fortnite).”

Port/Starboard

Palo Alto High School

High School: Tennis and Football

Novice Year (2023-2024): Raced in the MN8+ at Music City, taking bronze.

Favorite Memories:

Novice Year: Coming soon!

Personal: Member of Illini Formula Electric and the Equity Research Association. Enjoys finding a good bargain and drinking a nice glass of milk.