LBJC Men’s Rowing Team Competes In Germany
Published In The January 2015 Issue Of The Long Beach School News Roll Call And Written By Jack Nunn, Owner Of Roworx Indoor Rowing Classes At The Long Beach Rowing Association
This past summer Izak Epstein, Luke Khoury, and Allen Reitz represented both Long Beach Junior Crew and the United States of America at the 2014 Junior World Rowing Championships in Hamburg, Germany. Just one week after winning a National Championship in the Men’s 8 the trio set off to make the USA Junior National Team: Allen for his t
third time, Luke for his second, and Izak for his first. While Luke and Allen set off with LBJC head coach Tom Graves to prepare to trial the 2- (a dream for the duo), Izak headed east to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania attending a selection camp of 30 athletes competing for 14 spots. Allen and Luke went on to win trials and trained at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Vermont in anticipation for Worlds. Izak made top 14 and went on to train at Princeton where he ended up stroking the 4-. What had been a thrilling season filled with hard work and dedication continued as the three teammates met up in Germany ready to compete. Luke and Allen finished 17th in the 2- and Izak finished 10th in the 4- after a truly extraordinary year. “These are the experiences that 
you will remember for the rest of your life.” said Izak as he remains grateful to all the people that helped him to achieve success: his coaches Nick D’Antoni and Tom Graves, his family, and especially his teammates who he says “push each other to [their] limits.” Allen Reitz is currently a Freshman at Stanford University, Luke Khoury is a Freshman at the University of Washington, and Izak is a senior at Long Beach Poly deciding between Stanford University and Yale University. Jack Nunn, from the Roworx Fitness Center In Long Beach, has had the privilege to oversee and offer advice to all the Long Beach Junior Rowers throughout the years and has recently given some advice to Izak Epstein on rowing in college. Jack rowed under coach Craig Amerkhanian as a freshman at Cal Berkeley in the first ever undefeated 1998 rowing season. Craig was hired to coach the men’s crew team at Stanford due to his tremendous success from coaching numerous national championships at UC Berkeley. Jack also rowed under Steve Gladstone for the Varsity Rowing program at Cal Berkeley and won 3 Pac-10 Championships along with 2 US National Championship Victories. Steve Gladstone has recently been hired to coach the Varsity program at Yale. Since Izak is deciding between Stanford a
nd Yale, Jack has given him his insight on both schools and rowing programs with their coaches. Either way Izak Epstein decides he is in for a unique opportunity to row under some of the best U.S. collegiate rowing coaches of all time.
Update: Izak Epstein has decided to travel to Yale in order to row under Steve Gladstone. Gladstone is one of the premier rowing coaches in the United States. Gladstone helped produce 11 National Championship Wins between his stints at Brown and UC Berkeley before his arrival to the Yale rowing program.
For More Information On How To Get Your Children Involved In Junior Rowing Either On Or Off The Water Please Contact The Long Beach Junior Crew Organization At http://longbeachjuniorcrew.org/ Or Contact Keith Johnson At johnson.dk@hotmail.com
If You Would Like Indoor Class Lessons On The Concept 2 Rowing Machine Or For Those Interested In Rowing Class Workouts Please Visit www.roworx.com Or Contact Jack Nunn at roworx@gmail.com
Location For The Long Beach Junior Crew And Roworx Indoor Rowing Are At: Pete Archer Rowing Center, 5750 Boathouse Lane, Long Beach, CA 90803
Tags: Allen Reitz, Cal berkeley rowing, Craig Amerkhanian, Izak Epstein, Jack Nunn, Long Beach Junior Crew, Luke Khoury, Roworx, Steve Gladstone, tom graves
