For Stars Podcast

On today's episode, we hear from Alabama Women's Rowing, featuring Ella Kemna, Hannah Bennett & Emma “Shenk" Shenkenberg! Their love for the team and being a Crimson Tide student-athlete is extreme, to say the least! We talk about what it means to be a coxswain and rower for Alabama, Hudson’s interaction with football coach Nick Saban, making history at NCAA’s, and the perks of being a student-athlete at the University of Alabama. The girls believe the team culture is at an all-time high, and are looking forward to train hard this season and beyond! This episode is definitely a "Bucket of Bliss” … so tune in!

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On today's episode, we hear from one of the most iconic and REALEST Individuals in the sport of rowing, Mr. Eamon Glavin. A Philly native, Eamon rowed for Haverford High School, where he found his love for both filmmaking, rowing, and so much more! You have or will most likely catch Eamon either on a rowing launch with a large, high-tech camera setup, posted on a bench or whatever the case may be, filming rowing content (which is quite impeccable to say the least...)  

His love for rowing is extreme and he even calls himself "The World's Biggest Rowing Nerd" which is totally understandable considering how much time he dedicates to his craft, bringing out amazing content at the most premiere rowing venues in the world.  His collegiate rowing career took place at Duke University, a smaller-sized men's rowing club team, where he was hard at work being the best teammate, content creator, and rower as he could be. Eamon is a one of a kind type of guy and even has an award named after him! 

We talk lightweight rowing at the junior level, his time training for 2022 Head of the Charles, trips to training centers, mental health and how to prepare the right way for training, coaching, the behind the scenes of filming, editing, and producing, along with so much more, but most importantly having FUN!  Be sure to tune into this STELLAR episode, with a true Icon, that the sport of rowing has never seen before. It is just the beginning for Eamon, and what he has in the works, might blow your mind... seriously! Click "play" for an extraordinary "Bucket of Bliss"!!

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Today's podcast is quite legendary, considering we have World Champions, a Division 1 Men's Rowing student-athletes and a coach at the Ivy League level ... this episode is Spectacular. Hear from Scotty Cockle (2022 GB Men's U23 8+ World Champion Coxswain & Brown University Men's Rowing Coach), Jack Prior (2022 GB Men's U23 8+ World Champion & Oxford Brookes Men's Rower), Matt Heywood (2022 GB Men's U23 4+ World Champion & Oxford Brookes Men's Rower), Will Denegri (2022 GB Men's U23 4+ World Champion Coxswain & Oxford Brookes Men's Coxswain), and Ben Hinves (2022 GB Men's U23 4+ World Champion & Oxford Brookes Men's Rower). If you want to hear what true passion and love for the sport really is, along with an amazing story filled with tons of laughter, then be sure to not miss out on this "Bucket of Bliss"!

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Rowing in ATL ... Indeed! We get the opportunity to hear from the Atlanta Junior Rowing Association Varsity Men's Rowing Team, Sandro Scalfi '23 (Stanford 2027) and current student-athlete at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville on the Women's Rowing team. Coxing the Vols, Lauren's experience in the 9th seat, is quite impressive, originally coxing for the Sarasota Crew Varsity Men her freshmen year of high school, and then moving to Atlanta with her family, where she found her next home at AJRA. Lauren also brought her coxing abilities to Pennsylvania where she coxed the infamous, Penn AC Gold, furthering her talents.

The 6'7" Stanford Men's Rowing commit, spent time this past summer training at the Chula Vista Training Center for the USRowing Junior National Team Selection Camp, making the CanAmMex boat, in hopes of making the Worlds boats next summer before he heads to Palo Alto, California. Scalfi, originally from New Jersey, where he rowed at Mountain Lakes Rowing Club (now Row New Jersey) also moved to Atlanta in high school like Lauren. Stay tuned for this epic "Bucket of Bliss"!

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Who, what, how ... trust me, those were my first thoughts when we got the confirmation that the true American prodigy, Mr. Isaiah Harrison, was hopping on the For Stars Podcast! Hailing from Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, the "unaffiliated giant" with a 6'9" 225lbs frame, discusses with his 5'8" 125lbs coxswain pal, his focus in rowing and how everything he does, revolves around faith and family. I was fortunate enough to hear his story filled with ambition, determination, and the true willingness to improve! We speak on how he was introduced to the sport, how crossfit plays into his training regiment, plans for collegiate rowing and the reasoning behind it, rowing for the USA and his goals for the future, and most importantly, having FUN! If you are looking forward to seeing Harrison bring some more Olympic hardware back to the States, then tune into this limited edition and HEAVY "Bucket of Bliss"!!

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Many of you might have received emails from a man by the name of "Xeno Müller" a Division 1, Swiss-American rower from Brown University. Like myself, you might be wondering how he even received your email, but to be honest that is a mystery in of itself. Coached by previous FSP guest, Mr. Steve Gladstone, he helps train youth athletes on what he calls the "SAT/ACT of rowing... the ERG"!! Getting recruited to university is a struggle for many athletes, in which one of the most deciding factors besides academic success, is the time/data spent on the ergometer. Xeno's program focuses on moving past the mental hurdle of the erg, and improving times slowly but surely. We hear his main reasoning of creating this unique idea, winning C.R.A.S.H.-B'S, the value of a coxswain, and his overall mission in this sport. Be sure to tune in!

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On today's episode, world's collide as we hear from West Coast & East Coast natives, who cox for UCLA Women's Rowing. Featuring on the pod are three Bruins, Ella Van Fleet, Sofia Papini, from Long Beach Juniors & Amelia Cataldi from Montclair High School. The girls chat about their experience thus far coxing the Bruins down in the Marina. We speak on their rivalry with the USC Trojans and the famous duel race, their love for the team, being willing to help others, and the perks of being a student-athlete at one of the top Power 5 Conference schools and #1 Public University in the Nation! The girls believe the team culture is at an all-time high, and are looking forward to train hard this season and beyond! This episode is definitely a "Bucket of Bliss” … so tune in!

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Featured on today's podcast is Division 1 Head Coach of USC Women's Rowing, Mr. Josh Adam! We talk all about his mission & the team culture of the Trojan Family, along with NCAA's, team support staff, and the amazing aspects of being a student-athlete at the University of Southern California. Coach Josh likes to pursue what he calls the "7 Core Convictions" and if all of those are met, a team can function smoothly and do it for one overall purpose. 

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Never in a million years, would I have ever thought I would have the opportunity to sit down and talk rowing with the greatest rowing coach of all time, Mr. Steve Gladstone. Coaching for the United States, an Athletic Director for the University of California-Berkeley, creating the California Rowing Club with Mr. Gary Rogers, and coaching at Princeton, Harvard, Brown, Cal, and currently at Yale, this Division 1 rowing coach continues to make an impact wherever he sets foot. I was fortunate enough to hear his story filled with insight, intellect, and true passion for the sport, unlike any other person I have crossed paths with. Coach Gladstone and I converse about where this sport will be in the next 10-15 years, overcoming that "mental hurdle", while being willing to learn more and more each and everyday, never being content, and more! You won't regret tuning into this limited edition podcast episode!

Xeno Müller - Elite Rowing Coach
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You have most likely heard the last name “Rane” come up in some sort of rowing dialogue. After the podcast with the New Trier Boys, I felt it was only right to have twins Rachel Rane & Jonah Rane, NTRC ‘19 coxswains, along with their older sister, Eden Rane, NTRC ‘17 coxswain, to discuss how their family comprised of 80% coxswains, manage to be some of the most elite and well-respected boat drivers in the nation. The family chats about the true competitive culture that they were raised in, how they go about breaking records, making history, and so much more. The love that they all share for the sport is truly unmatched. Rachel is the Varsity 8+ coxswain for the University of Texas, having been a two-time consecutive NCAA National Champion for 2021 & 2022, while also striking Gold in the Women’s 8+ at the 2022 Under-23 World Rowing Championships in Italy this past summer. She is also ranked as a CRCA & Big-12 First Team All-American. Jonah coxes for the Badgers at the University of Wisconsin on the Men’s Rowing team, where he competed at and won the 2022 Royal Canadian Henley, while continuing to impact the squad on a positive note. The eldest sibling, Eden Rane, coxed the Women’s Lightweight Rowing Team at the University of Wisconsin, graduating in 2021, being the president of SAAC, a large role representing student-athletes. Their mother, Michelle, also coxes Masters Rowing and is probably one of the most supportive parents (along with their father Mike) in the rowing game. Tune into one of those episodes, that will make you want to get out there and just be straight “dawgs”. The passion and ambition that this family has for the 9th seat position is truly out of this world!

Xeno Müller - Elite Rowing Coach
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