Scott Walsh
Head Coach
Scott has 30 years of rowing experience, along with more than a decade of coaching experience. As a rower at Yale University, Potomac Boat Club, and San Diego Rowing Club, Scott has raced at U.S. Nationals, U.S. Olympic Trials, the Head of the Charles, and the Henley Royal Regatta. Scott coached novice men’s crew at George Mason University and middle school rowing for SDRC. He has learned from some of the best coaches in the country, including SDSU alum Glenn Schweighardt and SDRC’s Pat Kington. He is very excited to work with SDSU’s rowers, coaches and alumni to develop the size, strength and speed of SDSU’s rowing program. Scott invites any Aztec alumni to join the team for workouts on the ergs, in the weight room, or on the water, and looks forward to seeing SDSU alumni at the spring races.
Bernard Aparicio
Assistant Coach. Head Coach Fall 2024
Coach Bernie began his rowing journey at San Diego State University, where he competed from 2011 to 2016. After graduation, Bernie embarked on a professional career with TYLIN International. However, his passion for rowing led him to put his engineering career on hold and pursue rowing professionally with Vesper in Philadelphia. Despite narrowly missing team selection for the lightweight 2x, Bernie entered the open weight 1x trials and placed 9th among the fastest single scullers in the U.S.
Tracy Falkenhal
Assistant Coach
Tracy’s 41 year adventure in rowing began at Berkeley High before navigating through Boston University, the S.F.Bay Area, Coeur de Alene and Austin TX, and has included memberships in both Chinook and Endeavor traveling teams. Tracy’s professional career includes symphony musician, National Guard, firefighter/paramedic, pro bodybuilder and personal trainer. Recognizing the opportunities afforded such a diverse background, Tracy blended disciplines together resulting in her Level 3 coaching style. Tracy has taken gold at UK & Canadian Henley’s, FISA Worlds, and Head of the Charles. She specializes in coaching U23 & High Performance athletes.
Jack Neuhaus
Assistant Coach
Jack rowed for SDSU from 2016-19 and served as president from 2018-19. Graduating SDSU with an MIS degree, his day job is in corporate sales. He is excited to work with the athletes and help them reach their full potential on and off the water, as well as helping the program reach new heights.
Varsity
Vinni Mini
Rower - Senior
Height: 6’1
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Sacramento
Trenton DeGraffenreid
Commodore - Senior
Height: 6’1
Major: International Business and Conflict Resolution
Hometown: Sacramento
Nick Mountain
Rower - Senior
Height: 6’1
Major: Business
Hometown: Sacramento
Samantha Ross
Vice Commodore - Senior
Height: 5’9
Major: Kinesiology
Hometown: San Jose
Connor Wong
Secretary - Sophomore
Height: 5’9
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Poway
Henry Olinger
Rower - Senior
Rojan Taleban
Coxswain - Senior
Height: 4’11
Major: International Business
Hometown: Orange County
Nate Wenzel
Vice Treasurer - Senior
Luke Wenzel
Rower - Senior
Christopher Ng
Treasurer- Sophomore
SDSU Sport Club Athlete of the Month – December 2023
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Bay Area
Joseph DiPietro
Rower - Senior
Turkey Trot Challenge 2023 Winner
Diana DiProfio
Public Relations- Sophomore
Height: 5’4
Major: Nursing
Hometown: San Diego
Keegan Shelly
Rower - Sophomore
Novice
Victoria Kreuzer
Rower - Senior
Cam Ely
Rower - Junior
Parsa Farahani
Rower - Junior
Daniel Heringer
Rower - Freshman
Rowan Watt
Rower - Freshman
Samantha Fedycki
Rower - Senior
Vickie Kyriakis
Rower - Junior
Nicholas Mozafari
Rower - Freshman
Diego Ramirez Banuelos
Rower - Junior
Justin Tong
Rower - Junior
Madison Tea
Rower - Senior
Carson Timbol
Rower - Junior
Ryan Advincula
Rower - Sophomore
Jack Murphy
Rower - Sophomore
Ethan Pellegrini
Rower - Senior
Crayton Suder
Rower - Sophomore
Taylor Nelson
Rower - Sophomore
Cooper Hansens
Rower - Sophomore
Recent Graduates
John Balog
Commodore (2022-2023), Assistant Coach (2023-2024)
Arthur "AJ" Jackson
Equipment Manager (2024-2025)
Mert Beyazyildirim
Tanner Harvey
Vice Commodore (2022-2023) / 4 Year Oasman