GW Men's Rowing 2025 Roster

Mark is a junior studying Political Science and Economics at GW. Mark rowed four years at Glastonbury High School in Connecticut and served as Captain his senior year. In 2021, he rowed in the GW Men's 2V 8+ which placed bronze at the 2021 Dad Vail Regatta. Mark is also a Marine Officer Candidate and works as a Congressional Intern on Capitol Hill.

Rowed for Montclair High School ... NJ State Champion... Brother of current varsity cox Alex Stamas
College- Freshman year sat bow seat of 2V against Georgetown and win over UVA/Hobart, Freshman 4+ at Dad Vail / 8+ at ACRA

Mark began rowing his freshman year at university and immediately fell in love with the sport, sparking a passion for rowing and coaching at a competitive level
In his sophomore season, Mark achieved a silver medal in the 3V at the ACRA National Championship in Oak Ridge, TN
Later in 2023, Mark began coaching for the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School Crew Team, where he continues to work with the next generation of rowing

High School: Rowed all 4 years at Sammamish Rowing Association (SRA) in Redmond, Washington
2021-22: Started coxing at GW, coxed Freshman/Novice 8+
2022-23: Coxed 1v8 that placed 1st at Head of the Housatonic, Occoquan Sprints, GW Invite, and placed 5th at Knecht Cup. Coxed 2v8 at ACRA through grand final. Named All-American first team coxswain.
2023-24 (fall): Coxed 1v8 through the season, coxed 1v4+ that placed 3rd at the Head of the Charles

From Fort Lee, New Jersey, Alex found rowing during his junior year of high school after 8 years of competitive swimming. 

2022-2023: Stroke seat of the Freshman 8+ that placed 1st at the Occoquan Sprints and a race at the GW Invite. Rowed in the 2v 8+ at ACRA through the grand final.

2023 (fall): Rowed in the 1v 8+ through the season. Was the alternate for the 1v 4+ at Head of the Charles.

Alex is a Political Science major, and speaks fluent Spanish

James Thompson is a native of Norfolk Virginia, where he rowed for four years for Norfolk Academy.
At GW James sat 3 seat in the 2023 2nd varsity 8, 2 seat in the 2023 HOCR 4, and 4 seat of the 2024 varsity 8. He sat 2 seat of the varsity 8 in the fall.  
James is pursuing a double major in international affairs and data science with a minor in GIS. He currently interns at the National Defense University and he is an avid cyclist in his free time.

Nilesh is a sophomore studying political science and has been a coxswain for nine years

Nilesh previously attended The Bolles School, where he coxed throughout middle and high school, winning the North Florida District Championships five years in a row

At GW he has placed 2nd at Head of the Housatonic and the ACRA National Championship (3v)

2022 PSRA 1x Gold Medal
2022 ODP
11 years AA/AAA Ice Hockey
2x State Champion Ice Hockey for Germantown Academy

Attended Albemarle High School in Charlottesville VA where he played tennis and basketball throughout high school. Connor is a novice to the sport, and is motivated to learn and improve.

Kellen is a freshman studying political science and statistics in the Columbian College. Kellen rowed all four years in high school at Pocock Rowing Center in Seattle and attended Roosevelt High School. He spent most of his rowing career sculling on the west coast. Kellen held multiple leadership positions during his tenure in his high school team. In his senior year he made the B final in the 2v quad at youth national championships. Kellen is excited to be living in DC and to continue high performance rowing at GWMR!

Lukas is a freshman studying international affairs. Lukas rowed all throughout high school at Yorktown, which also used TBC as their boat house. He is excited to continue rowing on the Potomac in his home town.

I'm Max and I'm a freshman from Philadelphia, PA. I'm in the school of business studying Finance and Economics with a concentration in Accounting. I've never rowed before starting at GW but I have quickly come to love every early morning on the Potomac and I can't wait to compete in my first regatta!

Alessandro is studying economics at George Washington University. He grew up in Saratoga Springs, NY, where he rowed for 4 years with Saratoga Rowing Association. Following the disruptions caused by COVID-19, Alessandro played a key role in rebuilding Saratoga’s rowing program, helping the team debut its first 8+ boat at both the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) and Youth Nationals—their first appearance at these events in nearly 5 years.

Sadie is studying political science and philosophy. Sadie was on Arlington-Belmont Crew in the Boston area through all 4 years of high school. She has been coxing for 3 years and has competed in Head of the Charles in 2022 and 2023.