Rowing Roster

Coaching Staff

Troy Harding - Assistant Coach

Troy Harding - Head Coach, Varsity Women's Coach

Email: [email protected]

Coach Harding began rowing at Orange Coast College in 2015, joining the team as a novice and winning a bronze medal in the Novice Men’s 8+ at the ACRA National Championship Regatta. The following year, he competed in the A finals at the ACRA National Championship regatta before transferring schools. He continued his education at the University of California Los Angeles, rowing there for another two years as he completed his Bachelor’s degree in History. He then moved to Texas and rowed for one year at the Austin Rowing Club. The most valuable lesson he learned from his time as an athlete is that keeping a growth mindset is imperative to success. He states, “some people row for all four years, while others row one year four times over.” He believes that it is important to continually improve oneself and never stop growing as an athlete, a belief that sets the foundation for his coaching philosophy. 

Harding started to coach in 2018 at Row LA. He then coached for two more years at Austin Rowing Club and two semesters at the University of Texas. He joined GVSU as assistant varsity coach in the summer of 2021, drawn to the program due to its emphasis on local talent and its similarities to the programs he had rowed for. During the 2021-2022 season, Harding led the Women's JV 8+ to wins at the Dad Vail and ACRA National Championship regattas. In addition to coaching, he is also completing his Master’s degree in Exercise Science from Concordia University Irvine, equipping him with the knowledge to effectively design a training program. 

Harding was inspired to pursue coaching because of the differences his own coaches made in his life and his desire to do the same for others. He wants to be the coach that sees each athlete as an individual and tells each person specifically how to get faster, personalizing the program for each athlete. He hopes to instill in each of the team members the ability to coach themselves and equip each person with the tools to progress their training after graduation. Harding’s favorite part of coaching is seeing the joy of the athletes as they progress to meet their individual goals as well as watching the team celebrate as they reach their team goals during competitions.

Kyle Barnhart - Novice Men's Coach

Kyle Barnhart '14 - Varsity Men's Coach

Email: [email protected]

Coach Kyle Barnhart began rowing in high school and was a four-year coxswain at Grand Valley State University. During his time with the GVSU Rowing Club, he coxed the Women’s Varsity 8+ to a gold medal at the 2013 Dad Vail, helping to secure the women’s team points crown at this prestigious regatta. That same year they also won gold at the ACRA National Championship, securing GVSU’s 6th consecutive team points title, and advanced to the final round at the Henley Women’s Regatta, finishing runner up to Oxford University. In 2014 he coxed the Men’s Varsity 8+ to a win at the San Diego Crew Classic, a 5th place finish at the Dad Vail, and a bronze medal at the ACRA National Championship. His career at Grand Valley also included two top 10 finishes at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston.

He joined the GVSU coaching staff is 2021 as the novice men's coach. During the 2021-2022 campaign, he led the Novice Men's 8+ to a silver medal at the Dad Vail Regatta (GVSU's first ever medal in that event) and a fourth place finish at the ACRA National Championship. Prior to GVSU, Barnhart was the junior program head coach at the Grand Rapids Rowing Club for six years. During his time there, the team tripled in size and became a consistent competitor across the Midwest.

His favorite part of coaching is helping athletes by encouraging them to reach their full potential. He recognizes that novice athletes are essential to the foundation of a program, and he aspires to cultivate a consistently competitive novice program in order to set the tone as the athletes move up, thereby ensuring success year to year. 

Barnhart is the Assistant Director for Alumni Engagement in GVSU's Alumni Relations office where he has worked since 2017. He is married to Rhiannon McHenry Barnhart, a 2015 alumnae and former coxswain who won three national championships and the Head of the Charles in her time with the Lakers. They live in Grand Haven with their dog, Maple.

 

McKenzie Sandel - Novice Women's Coach

McKenzie Sandel '22 - Novice Women's Coach

McKenzie Sandel first fell in love with rowing in 2011 when she joined a youth rowing camp conducted by Grosse Ile and the Wyandotte Boat Club. From that moment forward, she knew that rowing was what she wanted to pursue for the rest of her life.

In 2013 McKenzie joined her High School's rowing team (Grosse Ile) eventually earning a spot in the top lightweight four which was undefeated in the US for almost four years. In addition to the traditional spring racing season, McKenzie spent her summers racing for the Wyandotte Boat Club and was a volunteer coach for the middle school youth rowing camp. Coaching was one of the greatest highlights of McKenzie's rowing career. She said, "Watching the athletes fall in love with rowing the same way I did is so rewarding. This experience will be something they take with them for the rest of their lives, and I am glad to be a part of it."

In 2017 McKenzie continued her rowing career at Grand Valley State University, where she studied entrepreneurship and marketing. During McKenzie's freshman year, she walked onto the university's rowing team and earned a seat in the top Varsity 8+. While rowing she became a multi–ACRA National Champion and set three world records as well as three American records for completing erg marathons. McKenzie also held multiple leadership titles such as Team Captain, Trustee, Rent-A-Rower Coordinator, and President. In 2019 during McKenzie's collegiate career, she earned a spot on the U23 Vesper rowing team and raced in the varsity open quad, eight, and lightweight eight. 

McKenzie is excited to dive deeper into the world of coaching so that she can give back to a community that gave her so much. She hopes to empower other rowers to be their best, believe in themselves, and become the leaders they are meant to be.

Trevor Staby - Novice Men's Coach

Trevor Staby '20 - Novice Men's Coach

Coach Trevor Staby began rowing at Grand Valley in 2018. In 2019, his Novice 8+ made the ACRA A Final, the first time since 2016. The following fall Coach Trevor won numerous medals and was ramping up for a strong spring season prior to the pandemic in 2020.

Trevor graduated in 2020 with degrees in Finance and Marketing. After working for a year, he decided to pursue his Master of Science in Accounting starting in January of 2022. He is planning to get his CPA after graduation and wants to work in Tax Accounting.

Coach Trevor’s favorite part of coaching is getting to interact with his athletes daily, and work with them to achieve their goals both inside and outside of rowing. Beyond that, he takes pride in giving back to a program that offered so much to him and helping cultivate a strong foundation for future varsity rowers.


Executive Board

President: Eliot Van Pelt

Vice President: Anna Cleveland

Treasurer: Brendan Butterfield

Trustees: Bryce Drobnick, Aiden Miller & Amelia Paulin

Secretary: Reilly Forbes

Academic Chair: Ellie Mulder

Alumni Relations Chair: Maddie Kelly

Clothing Coordinator: Margaret Jastifer & Alyssa Cassie

Fundraising Chair: Kiya Hammond & Sarah Lawrence

Historian: Stephan Warner

Facilities Manager: Josh Scotto

Rent-a-Rower Coordinator: Alex Clark

Risk Management Officer: Daniel Zawodny & Mateo Vrooman

Social Media Coordinator: Beka Gair & Rachel Speare


Men's Roster

Varsity Men

Athlete Name

 Class

Hometown

Andrew Cavrell

Senior

Grosse Ile, MI

Anthony Vrooman

Senior

Ada, MI

Brendan Butterfield

Sophomore

Northville, MI

Bryce Drobnick

Sophomore

Saline, MI

Carlos Fabbro

Senior

Hudsonville, MI

Daniel Zawodny

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Eliot Van Pelt

Sophomore

Rockford, MI

Izak Sahutske

Sophomore

Gross Pointe, MI

Jacob Galloway

Senior

Commerce Township, MI

Jacob Stone

Senior

Grand Rapids, MI

James Postle

Sophomore

Madison, WI

Joe Vitick

Junior

Milford, MI

Johnathan Whalen

Sophomore

Mansfield, TX

Joshua Scotto DiVetta

Sophomore

Northville, MI

Kyle Emerson

Sophomore

Saline, MI

Mateo Vrooman

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Matthew Smith

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Micah Hammond

Sophomore

Grand Haven, MI

Parker Reynolds

Senior

North Muskegon, MI

Sam Sommerdyke

Junior

Grand Rapids, MI

Novice Men

Athlete Name

Class

Hometown

Aiden Miller

Sophomore

Greenville, MI

Andres Garza

Freshman

Northville, MI

Jeffrey Petruno

Sophomore

Wixom, MI

Josef Schiefer

Freshman

Auburn Hills, MI

Mason Tolentino

Freshman

Schoolcraft, MI

Michael Jeromsky

Freshman

Northville, MI

Miles Przybylski

Freshman

Temperance, MI

Ryan Morren

Freshman

Allendale, MI

Stephan Warner

Freshman

Rochester, MI

Women's Roster

Varsity Women

Athlete Name

Class

Hometown

Alyssa Cassie

Sophomore

Sandwich, IL

Amelia Paulin

Sophomore

South Lyon, MI

Anna Cleveland

Junior

Buchanan, MI

Beka Gair

Junior

Sparta, MI

Brina Crown

Senior

DeWitt, MI

Bryanna Ergang

Junior

Galesburg, MI

Emily Fredricks

Senior

Byron Center, MI

Isabel Albaitis

Senior

Grand Rapids, MI

Jo Patterson

Junior

Annapolis, MD

Josie Heintz

Senior

Leslie, MI

Kaitlyn Kloha

Junior

Essexville, MI

Kaiya Quinlan

Junior

Troy, MI

Kayla Pendley

Junior

Keego Harbor, MI

Kiya Hammond

Junior

Grand Haven, MI

Maddie Gilbert

Senior

Rochester Hills, MI

Maddie Kelly

Senior

Fenton, MI

Margaret Jastifer

Junior

Grandville, MI

Maria Rueda-Rodriguez

Senior

Muskegon, MI

Reilly Forbes

Junior

Shawnee, KS

Sydney Cole

Senior

Ada, MI

Sydney McNeill

Senior

Port Huron, MI

Veronica Matthews

Senior

Midland, MI

Novice Women

Athlete Name

Class

Hometown

Alex Clark

Freshman

Grandville, MI

Andrea Jurado-Gutierez

Freshman

Northville, MI

Ellie Mulder

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Emilia Doyle

Sophomore

Oswego, IL

Fiona Patrick

Freshman

New Hudson, MI

Jessa Gibson

Freshman

Okemos, MI

Morgan Danzig

Freshman

Byron Center, MI

Sarah Lawrence

Freshman

Grand Ledge, MI

Historical Rosters

2021-2022

Athlete Name

Class

Hometown

Alyssa Cassie

Freshman

Sandwich, IL

Amelia Paulin

Freshman

South Lyon, MI

Brendan Butterfield

Freshman

Northville, MI

Brendon Snedecker

Freshman

Rockford, MI

Bryce Drobnick

Freshman

Saline, MI

Daniel Zawodny

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Eliot Van Pelt

Freshman

Rockford, MI

Johnathan Whalen

Freshman

Mansfield, TX

Joshua Scotto DiVetta

Freshman

Northville, MI

Mateo Vrooman

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Matthew Smith

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Micah Hammond

Freshman

Grand Haven, MI

Anna Cleveland

Sophomore

Buchanan, MI

Beka Gair

Sophomore

Sparta, MI

Bryanna Ergang

Sophomore

Galesburg, MI

Haley Clark

Sophomore

Glendale Heights, IL

James Postle

Sophomore

Madison, WI

Jo Patterson

Sophomore

Annapolis, MD

Kaitlyn Kloha

Sophomore

Essexville, MI

Kaiya Quinlan

Sophomore

Troy, MI

Kayla Pendley

Sophomore

Keego Harbor, MI

Kiya Hammond

Sophomore

Grand Haven, MI

Kyle Emerson

Sophomore

Saline, MI

Margaret Jastifer

Sophomore

Grandville, MI

Reilly Forbes

Sophomore

Shawnee, KS

Sam Sommerdyke

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Anthony Vrooman

Junior

Ada, MI

Brina Crown

Junior

DeWitt, MI

Carlos Fabbro

Junior

Hudsonville, MI

Emily Fredricks

Junior

Byron Center, MI

Grace Garrison

Junior

Fort Wayne, IN

Isabel Albaitis

Junior 

East Grand Rapids, MI

Jack Grossel

Junior

Whitehall, MI

Jacob Galloway

Junior

Commerce Township, MI

Joe Vitick

Junior

 Milford, MI

Josie Heintz

Junior

Leslie, MI

Kendra Pollick

Junior

Macomb, MI

Maddie Gilbert

Junior

Rochester Hills, MI

Maddie Kelly

Junior

Fenton, MI

Maria Rueda-Rodriguez

Junior

Muskegon, MI

Parker Reynolds

Junior

North Muskegon, MI

Sydney Cole

Junior

Ada, MI

Sydney McNeill

Junior

Port Huron, MI

Veronica Matthews

Junior

Midland, MI

Andrew Cavrell

Senior

Grosse Ile, MI

Anna Foster

Senior

Brighton, MI

Eddie Pfannes

Senior

Saline, MI

Emili Barth

Senior

Manteno, MI

Emmy Dyer

Senior

Eaton Rapids, MI

Hailey Engvall

Senior

Grand Rapids, MI

Hannah Shorkey

Senior

Essexville, MI

Jacob Stone

Senior

Grand Rapids, MI

Leo Horvath

Senior

Indianapolis, IN

McKenzie Sandel

Senior

Grosse Ile, MI

Miles Hagmeyer

Senior

Lowell, MI

Morgan Ross

Senior

Ortonville, MI

Rebecca Kelly

Senior

Charlton, NY

Stephanie Bruck

Senior

Essexville, MI

2020-2021

Athlete Name

Class

Hometown

Abby Simms

Freshman

Macomb, MI

Audrey Bulow

Freshman

New Lenox, IL

Beka Gair

Freshman

Sparta, MI

Bryanna Ergang

Freshman

Galesburg, MI

Haley Clark

Freshman

Glendale Heights, IL

Izak Sahutske

Freshman

Gross Pointe, MI

Jacquie Molloseau

Freshman

Jenison, MI

James Postle

Freshman

Madison, WI

Jasper Lee

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Jo Patterson

Freshman

Annapolis, MD

Kaiya Quinlan

Freshman

Troy, MI

Kathleen Janiuk

Freshman

Jackson, MI

Kathryn Falzone

Freshman

Lambertville, MI

Kaylen Gibson

Freshman

Niles, MI

Kiya Hammond

Freshman

Grand Haven, MI

Kyle Emerson

Freshman

Saline, MI

Margaret Jastifer

Freshman

Grandville, MI

Olivia Iafrate

Freshman

Livonia, MI

Reilly Forbes

Freshman

Shawnee, KS

Sam Sommerdyke

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Zoe Kalleward

Freshman

Portage, MI

Anthony Vrooman

Sophomore

Ada, MI

Carlos Fabbro

Sophomore

Hudsonville, MI

Dzemal Mesinovic

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Grace Garrison

Sophomore

Fort Wayne, IN

Isabel Albaitis

Sophomore

East Grand Rapids, MI

Jackson Groessl

Sophomore

Whitehall, MI

Josie Heintz

Sophomore

Leslie, MI

Kendra Pollick

Sophomore

Macomb, MI

Lillian Pearce

Sophomore

Greenville, IN

Maddie Gilbert

Sophomore

Rochester Hills, MI

Maria Rodriguez

Sophomore

Muskegon, MI

Megan Loffer

Sophomore

Wolverine, MI

Simon Scheer

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Trey Zichterman

Sophomore

Hudsonville, MI

Veronica Matthews

Sophomore

Midland, MI

Wyatt Melvin

Sophomore

Boyne City, MI

Andrew Cavrell

Junior

Grosse Ile, MI

Anna Foster

Junior

Brighton, MI

Edward Pfannes

Junior

Saline, MI

Emili Barth

Junior

Manteno, IL

Emmy Dyer

Junior

Eaton Rapids, MI

Hailey Engvall

Junior

Grand Rapids, MI

Hannah Shorkey

Junior

Essexville, MI

Jake Stone

Junior

Grand Rapids , MI

Jaydon Dingman

Junior

Bay City, MI

Leo Horvath

Junior

Indianapolis, IN

Rebecca Kelley

Junior

Charlton, NY

Stephanie Bruck

Junior

Essexville, MI

Will Van Houten

Junior

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Erin Vielbig

Senior

Fowlerville, MI

McKenzie Sandel

Senior

Grosse Ile, MI

Melissa Frank

Senior

Oswego, IL

Noah Lasky

Senior

Midland, MI

2019-2020

Athlete Name

Class

Hometown

Anthony Vrooman

Freshman

Ada, MI

Carlos Fabbro

Freshman

Hudsonville, MI

Grace Garrison

Freshman

Fort Wayne, IN

Isabel Albaitis

Freshman

East Grand Rapids, MI

Jackson Groessl

Freshman

Whitehall, MI

Jessica Kurtycz

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Josie Heintz

Freshman

Leslie, MI

Katie Petty

Freshman

Ortonville, MI

Kendra Pollick

Freshman

Macomb, MI

Lillian Pearce

Freshman

Greenville, IN

Maddie Gilbert

Freshman

Rochester Hills, MI

Megan Loffer

Freshman

Wolverine, MI

Simon Scheer

Freshman

Grand Rapids, MI

Veronica Matthews

Freshman

Midland, MI

Wyatt Melvin

Freshman

Boyne City, MI

Zack Morauske

Freshman

St. Joseph, MI

Andrew Cavrell

Sophomore

Grosse Ile, MI

Anna Foster

Sophomore

Brighton, MI

Ben Christensen

Sophomore

Barrington, IL

Eddie Pfannes

Sophomore

Saline, MI

Emili Barth

Sophomore

Manteno, IL

Emmy Dyer

Sophomore

Eaton Rapids, MI

Frank Oldani

Sophomore

Macomb, MI

Griffin Skinner

Sophomore

Chelsea, MI

Hailey Engvall

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Hannah Shorkey

Sophomore

Essexville, MI

Jake Stone

Sophomore

Grand Rapids, MI

Leo Horvath

Sophomore

Indianapolis, IN

Morgan Ross

Sophomore

Ortonville, MI

Rebecca Kelley

Sophomore

Charlton, NY

Stephanie Bruck

Sophomore

Essexville, MI

Adam Kolakowski

Junior

Wyandotte, MI

Chris Markules

Junior

Belmont, MI

Erin Vielbig

Junior

Fowlerville, MI

Makenzie Stafford

Junior

Birch Run, MI

McKenzie Sandel

Junior

Grosse Ile, MI

Miles Hagmeyer

Junior

Lowell, MI

Noah Lasky

Junior

Midland, MI

Trevor Staby

Junior

Brighton, MI

Audrey Boerson

Senior

Grand Haven, MI

Jacob Spiess

Senior

Whitehouse, OH

Melissa Frank

Senior

Oswego, IL



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