Reischman Reveals Latest Signing Class

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Coming off its best showing at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Championship Regatta since 2012, 14 student-athletes have joined the Syracuse University men's rowing program. The newest Orange rowers join a program that finished 15th at the 2016 IRA Championship Regatta in June.

"We are very excited to welcome this exceptional group of young men to our program," said head coach Dave Reischman. "We believe they are a nice mix of athletes with international racing experience combined with athletes who possess the raw materials and work ethic to have a substantial impact on our program over the next four years. We can't wait to get started with them this fall and introduce them to what it takes to be a Syracuse oarsman."

Andrew Cummings
6-6; 191; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Taylor Allderdice High School
Placed second in the varsity four competition at the 2016 Pittsburgh Sprints … Third place at the 2016 USRowing Pittsburgh Indoor Sprints in the varsity heavyweight 2k … Took home ninth place in the varsity four scull race at the 2016 SRAA Regatta … Finished in second place in the varsity four scull event at the 2015 Midwest Regional Championship … Seventh place in the men's open category at the 2015 Central Biathlon … Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Brennan Finley
6-6; 192; Ocean City, N.J.; St. Augustine Prep
Finished in first place at the Atlantic County Championship three times in his scholastic career … Placed first at the St. Andrews' Invitational and third at the Philadelphia City Championship as a senior … Silver medalist at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta in 2015 … Won the Cooper Cup and Garden State Championship as a junior … Notched a third-place showing at the Philadelphia City Championship in 2014-15 … Team captain as a senior … Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Declan Fischback
6-2; 190; Rocky River, Ohio; Rocky River High School
Placed 11th overall in the men's U19 double scull at the 2016 Club Nationals with the Cleveland Youth Rowing Association … Finished in 13th place in the men's U19 double scull at the 2015 Club Nationals … Advanced to the finals of the varsity four competition at the 2014 and 2015 Club Midwest Regionals … Two-time team captain.

Hadley Hoyle
6-5; 190; Orlando, Fla.; Dr. Phillips High School
Collected the team's Hammer Award for the fastest 2k time as junior and senior.

Kenneth Hubbard
6-4; 190; Boca Raton, Fla.; Venice High School
Silver medalist in the four scull event at the 2016 Southeast Regionals … Notched the sixth-best time in the single scull at the 2016 FRSA State Championships … Won the varsity four event at the FRSA District Championships in 2015 … Placed third at the 2015 Southern Erg Sprints … 12th place in the varsity four at the 2015 Youth National Championships … Won the varsity four race at the 2014 Head of the South … Third in the varsity eight competition at the 2014 FRSA Sweep Championships … Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Pieter Kerpestein
6-4; 207; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Placed sixth in the coxed eight competition at the 2016 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands … Notched a second-place showing with the Dutch junior coxed eight boat at the 2016 Junior European Championships … Club national champion in the coxless four and coxed eight events.

Alex Manfredi
5-5; 120; Vienna, Va.; James Madison High School
As a senior, finalist in the varsity eight competition at Youth Nationals … Placed first in the varsity eight race at the 2016 state championships … Second in the junior eight event at the 2015 Stotesbury Cup … Semifinalist in the varsity eight race at 2015 Youth Nationals … Notched a fourth-place showing in the varsity eight at the 2015 state championships … Appeared in the semifinals of the second varsity eight competition at 2013 Youth Nationals … Two-time team captain.

Alex Ormsby
6-6; 190; Westford, Mass.; Westford Academy
Placed sixth in the varsity eight competition at the 2016 Northeast Youth District Championship … Earned the team's 2016 Engine Room Award, recording the fastest 2k time on an erg … Team captain as a senior.

Nick Ormsby
6-6; 185; Westford, Mass.; Westford Academy
Team captain as a senior.

Sveta Radovic
6-6; 205; Beograd, Serbia; Sport Gymnasium
Placed second in the single scull competition and qualified for the 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships … Second in the single scull event at the 2014 state championship … Finished in first place in the eight competition at the 2013 state championship.

Sam Snedden
6-4; 190; Washington, D.C.; Woodrow Wilson High School
Placed first in the coxed four competition at the 2016 WMIRA Championship … Finished in first place at the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints in 2016 … Team captain as a senior.

SunLee Stechuk
6-3; 182; Fairfax, Va.; Thomas Jefferson High School
Finished in third place at the 2016 VASRA Regatta … Collected All-Metropolitan honors as a senior … Participated in the 2014 United States junior national team development camp … Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Silviu Tudor
6-4; 185; Fairfield, Conn.
Finished in first place in the single scull race at the 2016 Lowell Invitational … Collected a fourth-place showing in the U19 single scull event at the Head of the Charles … Placed eighth in the single scull race at the USRowing Youth National Championships … Registered a first-place finish at the 2014 Head of the Schuylkill.

Luka Vrbaski
6-4; 190; Novi Sad, Serbia
Competed with the Serbian coxed four at the 2015 World Rowing Junior Championships … Participated in the Serbian national championships and several international regattas in Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia.

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