Meet the Current Team
COACHES
GRANT LANSER
Head Varsity Coach
Coach Grant rowed for the University of Georgia for four years, where he won the lightweight single at Head of the South in 2017 and 2018, won the 8+ at ACRA Henley, and placed 3rd in the lightweight 4+ at Head of the Hooch in 2019. He started coaching for Emory Crew in the fall of 2021, in addition to being a nurse at Emory Hospital.
CONNOR CLERKIN
Novice Coach
Coach Connor rowed at Emory for four years (21C). His Men’s Varsity 4+ won SIRAs in 2019 and placed second in 2018. While on the team, he also served as the Men’s Captain and on the Executive Board as Secretary. Connor began coaching in the fall of 2022, and he also works remotely for a pro-democracy NGO based in D.C.
SARAH BAKER COOMBS
Assistant Coach
After rowing and coxing in high school, Coach Sarah coxed for Duke University’s NCAA Division 1 Women’s Rowing team. She won silver at the ACC Women’s Championship in 2013 and was selected as a CRCA Scholar Athlete and All-ACC Academic Honor Roll. She worked for Emory for five years and graduated with her MBA in 2020 before joining our coaching staff in the fall of 2021.
CAPTAINS
KATIE FORREST
Women’s Captain
Hometown: Surry, Maine
Majors: Neuroscience and Economics
Grad year: 2024
Position: Starboard
LUKE BROUGHEL
Men’s Captain
Hometown: Boston, MA
Major: Classics
Grad year: 2026
Position: Port
EXEC
ELLIE SWEENEY BENZON
President
Hometown: Saratoga Springs, New York
Major: Psychology/Pre-Physical Therapy
Minor: Quantitative Sciences
Grad year: 2025
Position: Starboard
JACK RUTHERFORD
Vice President
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Majors: Economics/Political Science
Grad year: 2027
Position: Starboard
GIANNA SCHULP
Treasurer
Hometown: Garrett Park, Maryland
Major: Ancient Mediterranean Studies/Linguistics
Grad year: 2025
Position: Port/Starboard
ESTHER FU
Secretary
Hometowns: Hong Kong + Cambridge, MA
Major: Neuroscience and Behavioural Biology/Computer Science
Grad year: 2027
Position: Coxswain
THE BOARD
CAMBRE BREWSTER
Fundraising Chair
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Major: Finance and Economics
Grad year: 2027
Position: Starboard
Jani Carr
Alumni Chair
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Majors: Comparative Literature/Rhetoric, Writing & Information Design
Grad year: 2026
Position: Coxswain
ZAC BEROLZHEIMER
Equipment Chair
Hometown: Stockton, California
Major: Bachelor of Business Administration
Grad year: 2027
Position: Starboard
Allee Bourgeois
Recruitment Chair
Hometown: Chesapeake, VA
Major: Nursing
Grad year: 2027
Position: Port
LAURA WANG
PR Co-chair
Hometown: Shanghai, China
Major: Economics/Quantitative Theory and Methods
Grad year: 2026
Position: Starboard
SPACE LUTTERODT-CLOTTEY
PR Co-chair
Hometown: London, England
Major: Computer Science/Film
Grad year: 2027
Position: Starboard
NICK HUANG
Assistant Treasurer
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Major: Public Policy Analysis/English
Grad year: 2027
Boat position: Port
Luke Zhang
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Chair
Hometown: Raleigh, North Carolina
Major: History
Grad year: 2027
Position: Starboard
ROSTER
Allee Bourgeois
Novice Rower
Ally Hom
Varsity Coxswain
Amelia Lawler
Varsity Rower
Angel Hailemariam
Varsity Rower
Basil Habiballah
Varsity Rower
Billy Martin
Varsity Rower
Ben Gordon
Novice Rower
Cambre Brewster
Novice Rower
Camilla Brown
Varsity Rower
Chris Javier
Varsity Rower
Colette Hyde
Novice Rower
Ellie Sweeney Benzon
Varsity Rower
Esther Fu
Novice Coxswain
Ethan Bends
Varsity Rower
Gianna Schulp
Varsity Rower
Harper Harrell
Novice Rower
Jack Rutherford
Novice Rower
Jani Carr
Varsity Coxswain
Kate Siegel
Varsity Rower
Katie Forrest
Varsity Rower
Katie Passanisi
Novice Rower
Laura Wang
Novice Rower
Luke Broughel
Novice Rower
Luke Zhang
Novice Rower
Manoela Dos Santos
Varsity Rower
Mitik Merchant
Varsity Coxswain
Nick Huang
Novice Rower
Rishikesh Krishnan
Varsity Rower
Sabrina Marvil
Novice Coxswain
Space Lutterodt-Clottey
Novice Rower
Wyatt Besnoy
Novice Rower
Zac Berolzheimer
Novice Rower