Roster
Scott Walsh

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

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

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

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

Vinni Mini

Rower - Senior

Height: 6’1

Major: Civil Engineering

Hometown: Sacramento

Trenton DeGraffenreid

Trenton DeGraffenreid

Commodore - Senior

Height: 6’1

Major: International Business and Conflict Resolution

Hometown: Sacramento

Nick Mountain

Nick Mountain

Rower - Senior

Height: 6’1

Major: Business

Hometown: Sacramento

Samantha Ross

Samantha Ross

Vice Commodore - Senior

Height: 5’9

Major: Kinesiology

Hometown: San Jose

Connor Wong

Connor Wong

Secretary - Sophomore

Height: 5’9

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Hometown: Poway

Henry Olinger

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

Christopher Ng

Treasurer- Sophomore

SDSU Sport Club Athlete of the Month – December 2023

Major: Civil Engineering

Hometown: Bay Area

Joseph DiPietro

Joseph DiPietro

Rower - Senior

Turkey Trot Challenge 2023 Winner

Diana DiProfio

Diana DiProfio

Public Relations- Sophomore

Height: 5’4

Major: Nursing

Hometown: San Diego

Keegan Shelly

Keegan Shelly

Rower - Sophomore

Novice

Victoria Kreuzer

Victoria Kreuzer

Rower - Senior

Cam Ely

Cam Ely

Rower - Junior

Parsa Farahani

Parsa Farahani

Rower - Junior

Daniel Heringer

Daniel Heringer

Rower - Freshman

Rowan Watt

Rowan Watt

Rower - Freshman

Samantha Fedycki

Samantha Fedycki

Rower - Senior

Vickie Kyriakis

Vickie Kyriakis

Rower - Junior

Nicholas Mozafari

Nicholas Mozafari

Rower - Freshman

Diego Ramirez Banuelos

Diego Ramirez Banuelos

Rower - Junior

Justin Tong

Rower - Junior

Madison Tea

Madison Tea

Rower - Senior

Carson Timbol

Carson Timbol

Rower - Junior

Ryan Advincula

Ryan Advincula

Rower - Sophomore

Jack Murphy

Jack Murphy

Rower - Sophomore

Ethan Pellegrini

Ethan Pellegrini

Rower - Senior

Crayton Suder

Crayton Suder

Rower - Sophomore

Taylor Nelson

Taylor Nelson

Rower - Sophomore

Cooper Hansens

Cooper Hansens

Rower - Sophomore

Recent Graduates

John Balog

John Balog

Commodore (2022-2023), Assistant Coach (2023-2024)

Arthur "AJ" Jackson

Arthur "AJ" Jackson

Equipment Manager (2024-2025)

Mert Beyazyildirim

Mert Beyazyildirim

Tanner Harvey

Tanner Harvey

Vice Commodore (2022-2023) / 4 Year Oasman

Ari Federico

Ari Federico

Brett MacHugh

Brett MacHugh