COACHES | RACING TEAM | MASTERS RACING | U23 PROGRAM | RACING RESULTS
FULL-TIME SQUAD
Mary Donahue
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate Education: University of Pittsburgh, 2018
Occupation: Job Coach
Racing Highlights: Began rowing in Fall 2014. Captain of Pitt’s Varsity women’s team from 2016-2018. Placed 2nd in the Women’s 2x at ACRA National Championship 2018. Placed 3rd in the Womens Intermediate 4x at Club National Championships 2017. Placed 3rd in the Women’s Club 8+ at Knecht Cup 2018. Placed 2nd in the Women’s Collegiate 4+ at Head of the Occoquan 2017. 4-time Head of the Ohio medalist. Member of Undine Barge Club since 2018.
Emory Strawn
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Undergraduate Education: Williams College
Occupation: Legal Analyst
Racing Highlights: Began rowing in fall 2012 at the Greater Houston Rowing Club. Won the Collegiate Women’s 8+ at the 2015 Head of the Charles. Placed 2nd in the Div III Varsity 8+ the 2016 NCAA Championships. Won the Senior Women’s 8+ and placed 2nd in the Senior Women’s 4+ at the 2016 Club National Champs. Won the U23 Women’s 8+ at the 2016 Royal Canadian Henley. Won the Div III Varsity 8+ at the 2017 NCAA Championships. Placed 4th in the Champ 2x at the 2018 Head of the Schuykill. Placed 2nd in the Intermediate 4x at the 2019 Independence Day Regatta.
Dylan Hartwick
Hometown: Warwick, NY
Undergraduate Education: SUNY Binghamton
Occupation: 12th Grade English Teacher
Racing Highlights: Head of the Schuylkill 2020, Lightweight 2x – 1st Place
Head of the Charles 2018, Lightweight 2x – 2nd Place
Club Nationals 2018, Senior Elite Lightweight 2x – 3rd Place
Club Nationals 2016, Senior Elite Lightweight 8+ – 1st Place
Club Nationals 2016, Intermediate Lightweight 1x – 1st Place
Club Nationals 2014, Intermediate Lightweight 1x – 4th Place
Youth Nationals 2010, Lightweight 2x – 4th Place
Stotesbury Cup, 2010, Lightweight 2x – 2nd Place
Matthew Ryan
Hometown: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Education: LaSalle University 2006
Occupation: Software Development Relationship Manager
Rowing Highlights: Won the Frostbite Regatta in the Mens Heavyweight 4+ in 2004. Won the Mens Light 4+ at the Kerr cup in 2005. Stroked the Varsity Heavyweight Men’s 8+ to the petite final for LaSalle University in 2006. Qualified for the semi-finals in the Men’s Lightweight 1x for World Trials in 2013 & finals in 2015. In 2014 had a successful season with Undine winning the Club National Championship in the Senior Ltwt 4x and 2x. Place 2nd at the Elite National Championship in Princeton, NJ. Also, won the Mens Open Lightweight 2x at the Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. Place 2nd in the Mens Open Heavyweight 2x at the Navy Day Regatta. Won the Head of the Potomac in 2017.
Matt Grieshaber
Hometown: Avondale, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Education: George Washington University, Economics and English, 2014
Occupation: Analyst at Public Financial Management
Racing Highlights: Placed first in the M2V at the George Washington Invitational in 2014…Placed first in the Petite Final at SIRAs in the M2V in 2013. Won the Mens 4x at the 2015 Navy Day Regatta.
Jack Higgins
Hometown: Abington, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Education: Temple University 2017
Occupation: Loan Officer Assistant at Atlantic Coast Mortgage
Racing Highlights: Began rowing in Fall 2014. Captain of Temple’s Heavyweight Varsity in 2016-2017 season, sat 3-seat in the Varsity 8 at Dad Vails. Won the Intermediate 4x at Schuylkill Navy Regatta in 2017. Won the Open 4x at Navy Day Regatta in 2017. 2nd place in the Intermediate 2x at Schuylkill Navy Regatta in 2018. Won the Intermediate 2x at IDR in 2018 and 2019. 2nd place in the Intermediate 2x at Club Nationals 2018. Gold in Intermediate 4x and Silver in Senior 4x and Intermediate 2x at 2019 USRowing National Championships.
Bill Risko
Hometown: Willow Grove, PA
Undergraduate Education: Saint Joseph’s University 2016
Occupation: Surety Bond Underwriter at Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Racing Highlights: Back to back City Champs in high school in 2009 and 2010, 13th at USRowing Youth Nationals in Lightweight 8 in 2011 and 2012. Stotesbury silver medalist and SRAA Bronze Medalist in 2012 in Lightweight 8. Silver medal in V8 at Head of the Occoquan in 2013-2014. Silver medal in 1X at the King’s Head Regatta in 2017. 4th place finish in Men’s Intermediate Light 4X at USRowing Club Nationals in 2018.
Anthony Ascoli
Hometown: Pennsburg, PA
Racing Highlights: Began rowing in fall 2013. President of Pitt Rowing for the 2016-2017 season. Sat bow in the varsity 8+. 4-time Head of the Ohio medalist. 4th in the Intermediate Lwt 2x at Club Nationals 2017. 2nd in the Lwt 2x at Head of the Schuylkill 2017. 4th in the Intermediate Lwt 4x at Club Nationals 2018.