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Mershon Named No. 1 Men's Rowing Breakout Coxswain by For Stars Network
9/3/2025 12:36:00 PM | Men's Crew
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - As the 2025-26 rowing season fast approaches, For Stars Network continues to release lists highlighting the top crew athletes in the country. While FSN recently named Elenna Seguin as the top coxswain in men's college rowing for the 2025-26 season, she isn't the only coxswain in the program to receive a spot atop one of FSN's preseason lists.Â
Jack Mershon, a rising sophomore from Bethesda, Maryland who coxed the Third Varsity for the entirety of last season, was named FSN's No. 1 men's rowing breakout coxswain for 2025-26. Mershon helped guide the 3V8 to a sixth place finish in the Grand Final at last year's IRA Championship and a third place finish in the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints.Â
With Lizzie Mitchell, the coxswain for the Second Varsity during the 2024-25 season, graduating this past spring, an opportunity presents itself for Mershon to continue to rise within the program and contribute to Brown's winning ways.
FSN's list in its entirety is as follows:
1. Jack Mershon, Brown
2. George Bentley, Navy (HWT)
3. Jack Walker, Cornell (HWT)
4. Jack Petrus, Holy Cross
5. Luke Stroh, Boston U
6. Derek Kaiser, Drexel
7. Joseph Cutaia, Princeton (HWT)
8. Mike Kain, California
9. Alex Castellini, Columbia (HWT)
10. Connor Miller, Syracuse
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Jack Mershon, a rising sophomore from Bethesda, Maryland who coxed the Third Varsity for the entirety of last season, was named FSN's No. 1 men's rowing breakout coxswain for 2025-26. Mershon helped guide the 3V8 to a sixth place finish in the Grand Final at last year's IRA Championship and a third place finish in the Grand Final at the Eastern Sprints.Â
With Lizzie Mitchell, the coxswain for the Second Varsity during the 2024-25 season, graduating this past spring, an opportunity presents itself for Mershon to continue to rise within the program and contribute to Brown's winning ways.
FSN's list in its entirety is as follows:
1. Jack Mershon, Brown
2. George Bentley, Navy (HWT)
3. Jack Walker, Cornell (HWT)
4. Jack Petrus, Holy Cross
5. Luke Stroh, Boston U
6. Derek Kaiser, Drexel
7. Joseph Cutaia, Princeton (HWT)
8. Mike Kain, California
9. Alex Castellini, Columbia (HWT)
10. Connor Miller, Syracuse
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BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans, and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation immediately impacts today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition, and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook, and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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