Dr. Timothy Hosea
Chief Executive Officer and President, PNRA
As president of the PNRA, Hosea is
responsible for overseeing the growth and
success of the rowing programs at the Finn
M. W. Caspersen Olympic Rowing site,
including the US Olympic Team, the Mercer
Junior Rowing Club, the PNRA-Resolute Summer
Rowing Camps, the Mercer Masters Program,
and the community-based learn-to-row
programs for disadvantaged youths in Central
New Jersey. With all these programs working
together, under the same roof, the Caspersen
Center will continue to draw top rowing
talent from around the country and will
remain as one of the most unique training
centers in the world.
Dr. Hosea has a B.A. from Harvard
University, and received his M.D. from the
University of Cincinnati College of
Medicine. He did his residency in Orthopedic
Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in
Boston. Since 1985 he has been the attending
Orthopedic Surgeon at Robert Wood Johnson
University Hospital and St. Peters
University Hospital in New Brunswick. He is
also on staff at Princeton University
Hospital in Princeton.
Dr. Hosea is no stranger to rowing. Hosea
rowed in one of the most dominant Harvard
crews of the 1970's. During his tenure he
won a gold medal at the Nile International
Regatta, Cairo & Luxor, Egypt in 1972. His
crew also captured The Ladies Challenge Cup
at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta in
Henley-on-Thames, England in 1973. In 1997,
he received the Jack Kelly Award from the
United States Rowing Association. The Kelly
Award is one of the highest honors given by
the United States Rowing Association. It
recognizes superior achievement in rowing,
service to amateur athletics, and
professional success.
Since 1975, Dr. Hosea has been a member of
the American Medical Association. He is also
a member of numerous other organizations
including New Jersey Medical Society,
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons,
Leadership New Jersey, U. S. Olympic Sports
Medicine Society, and the United States
Rowing Association.
In addition, Dr. Hosea has presented in both
national and international meetings. He has
spoken about a topics ranging from back pain
to ankle injuries.
Dr. Hosea has also contributed to articles
about sports injuries, most notably the
article, "Rowing Injuries" published in the
Postgraduate Advances in Sports Medicine.
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Kristopher A. Grudt
Executive Director, PNRA
krisgrudt@rowpnra.org
As
the Executive Director of PNRA, Kris
oversees all of PNRA's activities, including
the Mercer Junior Rowing Club.
Kris began his
rowing career in the early 1980's at Oregon
State University. In 1987 he became a
licensed USRowing Judge-Referee. He
has officiated at all levels of rowing in
the United States from juniors through
masters including serving as the Chief
Referee for the 2000 and 2004 Olympic
Trials. He first officiated on Mercer
Lake involved National Team Trials in 1992.
Kris became a FISA Umpire (international) in
1996. He has been an official at
numerous international regattas including
the Junior, Senior and &-23 World
Championships. Kris was the President
of the Jury for the 2006 FISA Master's
Regatta on Mercer Lake.
Kris received
his under graduate degree from Oregon State
University which included a year studying in
Japan. He has earned an MBA from the
University of Portland and a JD from Rutgers
University School of Law-Newark. He
has 17 years of management experience in
high technology companies and is admitted to
practice law in New Jersey, New York and
Oregon.
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Sean McCourt
Director of Programs & Events, PNRA and Head Coach,
MJRC
seanmccourt@rowpnra.org
Sean
McCourt is the Head Coach for the Mercer
Junior Rowing Club and is responsible for
the oversight and training of all crews. He
is also responsible for organizing and
overseeing the PNRA-Resolute Summer Camps
and all regattas on Mercer Lake.
Sean began rowing in high school at St.
Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia. He went on to
row for Boston University, where he
graduated in 1999 with a B.S. in Secondary
Education, and stroked the BU Varsity
Heavyweight Eight for two years. During that
time he was selected to attend the US
Pre-Elite Team camp in 1998, Lightweight
Selection in 1999 and was runner up in the
2000 US Senior Lightweight Pair Trials.
Sean's coaching experience includes the
McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee
where his freshman crew went undefeated. He
also coached for St Joseph's Prep, where his
crews achieved victories at the Head of the
Charles, The Stotesbury Cup, Philadelphia
Catholic League and the City Championships.
Sean, who is a Level III US Rowing Certified
Coach, has coached MJRC crews since the
program's inception in February of 2002.
Under his watch Mercer has developed into a
nationally competitive team.
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Troy Kepper
Novice Men's Coach, MJRC
troy@rowpnra.org
Troy began rowing in the fall of 1997 for
Leon Crew in Tallahassee, Fl. Although Troy
was in the second novice boat his first
year, he was the only sophomore in the
Varsity boat the following year.
During his junior year, Troy earned a silver
medal in the Varsity Four at US Rowing Youth
Invitational. He followed this
performance up by being selected for the US
Jr National Team. His coxed pair won a
silver medal at the Jr. World Championships
in Zagreb, Croatia that summer.
As an
undergrad, Troy attended University of
California, Berkeley. His freshman
crew finished fourth place at the IRAs
(Nationals). The next year Troy made
the JV eight and won the National
Championship. His final two years were
spent in the Varsity Eight, where he earned
back to back bronze medals at the IRA.
Troy was
selected to train with the National Team in
2005 and earned a spot on the World
Championship Team where he earned a silver
medal in Gifu, Japan. In 2007,
Troy rowed in the first place US eight
during the Pan American Games in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. In 2009 Troy was crowned as a world champion in the Coxed Pair event at the FISA World Rowing Championship.
Currently
Troy is training with the US Men.
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Megan McCourt
Varsity Women's Coach, MJRC
megan@rowpnra.org
Megan began her rowing career in the fall of
1993 for the Los Gatos Rowing Club in
California. In 1995, she raced in the first
USRowing National Youth Invitational in the
V4+, placing 5th.
After graduating from Lincoln High School in
San Jose, CA, Megan went on to attend and
compete for UC Berkeley (Cal). She won 3rd
place in the Varsity 8+ event at the first
ever NCAA Rowing Championships in 1999. The
following year, her boat went on to take 4th
at NCAA’s.
While in college, Megan pursued her National
Team aspirations by attending Pre-Elite
camps in the summers and racing with
National Team at the Henley Royal Regatta in
England, as well as a World Cup in Lucerne,
Switzerland.
In 2001, after earning her BA in Psychology,
Sociology, and Education from Cal, Megan
took some time off from rowing and taught
4th grade in Campbell, CA. She also coached
the Los Gatos Rowing Club’s novice girls to
a successful season, ending with a gold
medal finish in the N8+ at Southwest
Regionals.
In the spring of 2001, Megan was invited to
come to Princeton, NJ and try for a seat on
the US National Team. That summer she made
her first team as a member of the Women’s
8+. Megan has competed in seven World Cups,
five World Championships, and one Olympic
Games.
At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece,
Megan won a silver medal in the Women's 8+.
Her boat also set a new world record
(5:56:55) in the heat against Romania.
In 2005 Megan was named to the Women's Eight
for the World Championships in Gifu, Japan,
where she finished fourth. After
taking 2006 off to pursue her Master's
Degree she returned to competitive rowing
and was selected to the Women's Four for the
World Championships in Munich, Germany.
Her boat went on to win a Gold Medal in
their event. Megan is now retired from
competitive rowing and enjoys giving back to
the sport by working the
MJRC athletes.
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Chris Callaghan
Varsity Men's Varsity Coach MJRC
chris@rowpnra.org
Chris
found rowing in college as a walk on at
Oregon State University in the fall of 2000.
After a few months he got the hang of erging
and hasn't looked back. During his
sophomore year he placed 4th at IRA's.
While at OSU he rowed during the summers in
Seattle and Philadelphia earning medals at
both the US Rowing Club Nationals and the
Canadian Henley.
Chris
graduated from OSU in May '05 and moved to
Philadelphia to contimue training in hopes
of making the national team. In 2006
Chris was selected to the Coxed Four and
traveled to England where they placed 4th at
the World Championships. In 2007,
Chris and fellow MJRC coach Troy Kepper were
the bow pair in the Men's Eight for the
Pan-Am Games and won gold!
Since then,
Chris has continued training full time and
has been sharing his knowledge with the
Men's program at MJRC.
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Suzanne Van Fleet
Development Team Coach, MJRC
Suzanne@rowpnra.org
Suzanne began rowing in 2002 for the Wilmington Youth Rowing Association. After high school, she went on to have a successful career at Clemson University.
Suzanne feels that her greatest accomplishment was leading the Varsity 8+ crew to the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history, however, she has also garnered many personal honors along the way. She was named a first team All-American, twice named to the All-ACC team, and was a first team All-Region selection. She also served as the team Captain for the 2007-08 season and was named a National Scholar Athlete three times for her academic performance. She served as an undergraduate assistant coach during the fall of 2008, while finishing her degree in early childhood education.
Suzanne has also represented the United States, rowing for the US twice at the U23 World Rowing Championships, winning a bronze medal in
2007 and a gold medal in 2008. She moved to Princeton to train with the National Team, and is enthusiastic about bringing her knowledge and love of the sport to the MJRC athletes.
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Kelsie Chouduin
Women's Novice Coach, MJRC
Kelsie@rowpnra.org
A volleyball player in high school, Kelsie walked on to the varsity rowing team at the University of Virgnia as a freshman. In May of 2008, she graduated from the UVA with an Architecture major and Spanish minor. During her tenure at Virginia, Kelsie was a member of teams which won 4 Atlantic Coast Conference Championships, 3 Central-South Regional Championships, and made 2 NCAA appearances including a 2nd Place finish in 2007. As a senior, Kelsie served as team co-captain and was awarded All-ACC, All-South Region, and First Team All-American honors.
During the summer of 2008, Kelsie competed with the US Under-23 National Team as a member of the Women's 8+. The crew (which also included fellow MJRC Coach Suzanne Van Fleet) won a gold medal at the FISA U-23 World Championship. She is currently training with the US National Team.
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Katie Bitz
Women's Varsity Coach, MJRC
Katie@rowpnra.org
Katie began coxing in the Fall of 2000 for Pacific Rowing Club in San Francisco. After high school she chose to continue her rowing career as a Spartan for Michigan State University.
During her freshman year she was part of MSU's first ever Big Ten Championship team. As a sophomore, she coxed the second varsity eight, helping the team earn its highest national team ranking of sixth in the country. In 2008 her team had its most successful season to date. Katie coxed the varsity eight boat to the Big Ten Title that ensured MSU it second Big Ten Championship in four years. In the same year her varsity eight made their first ever appearance in the grand final at the Central Region Championships where they captured a silver medal. With the help of their performance Michigan State earned their first Central Region Team Championship. Katie�s boat capped of their year with a sixth place finish at the NCAA championship. Bitz also earned individual honors for their performance. She was named First Team All Big Ten as well as First Team All Central Region. Katie also showed that she was a scholar-athlete by being named a National Scholar Athlete three times during her tenure at MSU.
After graduating from Michigan State, Bitz moved to Princeton, NJ in order to train with the US National Team. Coaching is something she plans to pursue as a career and is excited that she can start at Mercer.
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Shane Madden
Men's Varsity Coach, MJRC
shane@rowpnra.org
Shane began his
rowing career as a freshman at St. Joseph's
Prep in Philadelphia. During his
tenure at "The Prep" he had much success at
the Stotesbury Cup and SRA National
Championship.
Upon graduation
from St. Joes', he attended Drexel
University where he earned a B.A. in Finace.
While studying at Drexel, Shane continued to
row part time at the Malta Boat Club on
historic boathouse row. While a member
of Malta, he won Canadian Henley 8 times and
US Rowing Club Nationals 6 times.
Following graduation, he put rowing on hold
and began working for Citizens Financial
Group.
During the fall
of 2005, he began to focus on training again
and was selected to compete in the Lwt 4x at
the 2006 World Championships in England
where he finished in fifth place. In
2008 Shane was again selected to the Lwt 4x
for the World Championship in Linz, Austria
where he again made the "A" final. In 2009 Shane was selected for a seat in the Lightweight Double, an Olympic Class boat. He is currently training with the US National Lightweight Team.
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