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Men’s Crew's Weiss ’15, Miklasevich ’19 Earn Invitations to Olympic Selection Camp
3/19/2021 4:54:00 PM | Men's Crew
OAKLAND, Calif. – Brown University men's crew alumni Anders Weiss '15 and Alex Miklasevich '19 have both earned invitations to the USRowing Men's Olympic Selection Camp for the men's eight and men's four as two of the 20 athletes that will potentially represent the U.S. in those boats at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
The selection camp – based in Oakland, Calif. – began on March 17. The U.S. finished in fifth place in both the four and the eight at the 2019 World Rowing Championships, securing a spot in Tokyo for both boats.
A native of Barrington, R.I., Weiss competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, finishing in 11th place in the pair. Competing on the senior level since 2016, he finished 13th in the pair at the 2019 World Rowing Championships, 15th in the pair at the 2018 World Rowing Championships, and 11th in the pair at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
At Brown, Weiss twice earned Second Team All-Ivy honors helping the Bears earn silver medals in the varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints in both 2013 and 2014. He claimed a bronze medal in the varsity eight at the IRA National Championships in 2013.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Miklasevich competed at the U23 level from 2018-19. He gained a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 U23 World Championships. He also finished seventh in the eight at the 2019 World Rowing Cup III and won gold in the four with coxswain at the 2018 U23 World Championships.
During his time at Brown, Miklasevich captured bronze medals in the varsity eight at Eastern Sprints in both 2016 and 2019. He also took home a bronze medal at the 2018 Head of the Charles and raced with the Bears at the 2017 Henley Royal Regatta.
The men's eight and men's four will be selected for nomination to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee by June 4, 2021. The entire U.S. Olympic Rowing Team will be selected by June 6.
The selection camp – based in Oakland, Calif. – began on March 17. The U.S. finished in fifth place in both the four and the eight at the 2019 World Rowing Championships, securing a spot in Tokyo for both boats.
A native of Barrington, R.I., Weiss competed at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, finishing in 11th place in the pair. Competing on the senior level since 2016, he finished 13th in the pair at the 2019 World Rowing Championships, 15th in the pair at the 2018 World Rowing Championships, and 11th in the pair at the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
At Brown, Weiss twice earned Second Team All-Ivy honors helping the Bears earn silver medals in the varsity eight at the Eastern Sprints in both 2013 and 2014. He claimed a bronze medal in the varsity eight at the IRA National Championships in 2013.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Miklasevich competed at the U23 level from 2018-19. He gained a silver medal in the eight at the 2019 U23 World Championships. He also finished seventh in the eight at the 2019 World Rowing Cup III and won gold in the four with coxswain at the 2018 U23 World Championships.
During his time at Brown, Miklasevich captured bronze medals in the varsity eight at Eastern Sprints in both 2016 and 2019. He also took home a bronze medal at the 2018 Head of the Charles and raced with the Bears at the 2017 Henley Royal Regatta.
The men's eight and men's four will be selected for nomination to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee by June 4, 2021. The entire U.S. Olympic Rowing Team will be selected by June 6.
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