2021 NK Grant Program Award recipients: Part One
As part of our annual Grant program, Nielsen-Kellerman awards 10 athletes with a SpeedCoach GPS and Training Pack to help them pursue their personal rowing goals. This year, we are going to spotlight some of the grant winners and share a bit about them. Here is our first recipient:
Athlete Name: Savannah Brija
Age: 24
From: Saratoga Springs, NY USA
Club/ School Affiliation: ARION
Coach: Eric Catalano
What are your personal and competitive goals?
My long-term competitive goal is to go to (and win) the Paris 2024 Olympics as part of the US team. Currently, I am hoping to go in a sculling category (1x, 2x, 4x), but am open to any opportunities. In order to achieve this long-term goal, I have set out some short-term goals to help keep me on track. The first one, which I just accomplished, was to place top 16 at US Trials I. My next goals include performing well at Trials II and USRowing Nationals to put myself into contention for international racing in the summer/ fall. From there, my goal is to make a national team roster and race at a World Cup/ World's event.
