NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale Heavyweight Crew, the three-time defending national champions, today announced its class of 2024, which includes a dozen student-athletes and five national champions.
 
There are 11 oarsmen and one coxswain who come from six countries to comprise the class.
 
"Our class looks strong. It's a good mix of oarsmen who have distinguished themselves on the junior level with young men who have superb physiological promise that will be actualized when they develop their on-the-water skills," said Steve Gladstone, Yale's Craig W. Johnson '68 Head Coach of Heavyweight Crew.
 
Here are the Yale newcomers.
 
Dylan Baldwin
6-7, 220
New York, N.Y.
Trinity School
 
Before Yale: Captain of high-school wrestling team... 2019 New Zealand Novice National Champion in double, four and quad.
 
Personal: Son of Sean Baldwin and Katherine Forrest... Dual citizen of both New Zealand and USA... Enjoys studying languages and film.

 
Jakov Bijelic
6-3, 195
Zagreb, Croatia
Lucijan Vranjanin Gymnasium
 
Before Yale: Rowed for Rowing Club Trešnjevka since age 10… Three-time national champion… U17 single scull eighth place at 2016 International Junior Regatta at Munich 2016… Competed for Croatian National Team… 2018 European Rowing Junior Championships eighth place in coxless four… 11th place at 2018 World Rowing Junior Championships in quad… 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships seventh place in coxed four.
 
Personal: Son of Željko and Zrinka… Has brother Andrija and sister Dorotea…  An avid tech enthusiast… Name pronounced Ya-KOV bee-YELL-ich
 

Noah Daniels
6-4, 210
Buffalo, N.Y.
Nichols School
 
Before Yale: Captain of the Nichols Varsity Crew team… New York State Championships winner… SRAAs winner.
 
Personal: Enjoys the outdoors and building, including going to the Lowe's or Home Depot and building wood projects from scratch… Also likes working in the kitchen with new recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.
 

Marcus Emmett
6-4, 215
Melbourne, Australia
Scotch College
 
Before Yale: Associate Public Schools (Victorian School Boy) 2017, 2018 and 2019 Head of the River Winner... 2017 and 2019 Australian National Champion in SB8+… 2017 Henley Royal Regatta Princess Elizabeth Champion… 2019 Henley PE finalist... 2019 Scotch College Captain of Boats... Member of the 2020 Victorian Youth 8+… Played varsity Australian Rules Football in 2018 and 2019 and was 2018 team MVP.
 
Personal: Son of Rob and Jodie Emmett… Older brother attends Dartmouth College, younger brother in high school… Enjoys outdoors, beach, politics, dogs and all sports. 

 
Seth Hope
6-5, 205
Cambridge, New Zealand 
Cambridge High School
 
Before Yale: 2019 New Zealand National Champion U20 2x... Member of NZ National Team... Sixth at 2019 Junior World Rowing Championships in M4x-... World record holder in U19 5,000m Concept 2 sliders... 2020 NZ National Champion U22 4x- and U22 4- … Silver medal in U22 2x... Named in 2020 U23 M4x- before World Championships cancellation.

Personal: Enjoys reading... Worked as a rural fencer for horses during gap year... Son of Mark Hope and Julianne Lewis.
 

 
Justin Lobo
Coxswain
La Jolla, Calif.
The Bishop's School
 
Before Yale: 2018 Head of the Charles Medalist (Men's Youth 4+)… 2019 Youth Nationals B finalist (Men's 4+)… U.S. Junior National Team 2019-20… Second in Intermediate 8+ at 2019 Club Nationals… Captain of club team… Cum Laude of Bishop's School Class of 2020.
 
Personal: Son of Katherine and Richard Lobo… Enjoys surfing, watching movies and eating ice cream.

 
Joe Long
6-4, 201 
Chalfont St. Peter, U.K.
Dr Challoners Grammar School
 
Before Yale: Junior 4X+ Head of the Charles winner… Junior 18 4X national schools winner… Henley Royal Regatta finalist in the Fawley Challenge Cup… Two-time bronze medalist in the 4X for Great Britain at the Coupe de la Jeunesse.
 
Personal:  Son of Keith and Jill Long… Older sister, Heidi, is University of Virginia graduate…  Older brother, Sam, graduated from Cal-Berkeley… Likes paddle boarding, playing poker and spending time with family and friends.

 
William Porter
6-6, 205
Madison Conn.
Daniel Hand High School
 
Before Yale: Medalist in Junior 4+ at Head of the Charles 2018 and 2019… Captain of DHHS boys swim team… All-State and All-Area swimmer… SCC D1 swimmer of the year 2020.
 
Personal: Son of William Porter and Mia Corvino… Has two sisters… Loves the beach and anything ocean related… Enjoys puzzles and all food.
 

Danilo Rosich
6-3, 213
Mequon, Wis.
Homestead High School
 
Before Yale: Milwaukee Rowing Club Juniors… Captain of the Milwaukee Rowing Club… Milwaukee Rowing Club 2km erg record holder.
 
Personal: Enjoys engineering and entrepreneurship… Fourth at Robotics World Championships both 2018 and 2019... U.S. and Serbia citizenship… Competitive swimmer for six years… Son of Aleksandar and Jelena Rosich.

 
Edward Roy
6-6, 205
Henley on Thames, U.K.
Reading School
 
Before Yale: Five-time national schools regatta gold medalist… HRR finalist at 2019 Fawley Challenge Cup… HOCR winner 2019 in coxed quad… Seventh in JM4x at Junior World Championships 2019… Second at GB junior final trials 2019 in the single.
Personal: Enjoy playing tennis and listening to music… Indian heritage… Son of Robin and Lucy… Has one sister, Florence.

 
Oscar Turner
6-6, 205
Chichester, U.K.
Portsmouth Grammar School
Before Yale: Began coastal rowing on the Solent River during high school… Selected to train with the Great Britain World Class Start program after first racing season. 
Personal: British and Canadian citizenship… Took a gap year after high school to train full time and gain work experience in environmental science… Enjoys reading and most outdoor pursuits, specifically camping and climbing.  
 

Honza Vacek
6-3, 207
Prague, Czech Republic
Park Lane International School
 
Before Yale: Started rowing at the age of eight... Multiple U19 Czech National champion... Competed for the Czech National Team… Third at 2018 World Junior Championships in double... First at 2019 European Junior Championships on quad… Fourth at 2019 World Junior Championships on quad.
 
Personal: Jan (Honza) Vacek was born and raised in Czech Republic... Official name is Jan, but in Czech Republic, every Jan is called Honza… Name pronounced yahn VAH-tsek… Rowed at VK Slavia Praha... Enjoys being around water.