Let’s hear it for Eastie’s Samuel Sullivan named National Team Athlete of the Year!

Way to go! 

US Rowing recently named Samuel Sullivan of East Boston as the Under 23 National Team Male Athlete of the Year. He will be presented the award in a ceremony at the Head of the Charles on October 19, just a few strokes down the river from the Boston Latin School Boathouse where he rowed in high school. He’ll also be competing in the HOCR on October 20th for his school, the University of Pennsylvania. This past August he represented the United States at the World Rowing Championship.

Sullivan made his first appearance on the U23 national team this year, stroking the men’s eight to a silver medal. A junior at the The University of Pennsylvania, Sullivan led the eight to an early lead in the race in St. Catharines, before Great Britain’s strong move secured victory for them.

“It is such an honor to be selected as USRowing Under 23 National Team Male Athlete of the Year. It’s amazingly special to be recognized by such a talented and wonderful group of people. There’s no other group of guys that I would’ve rather gone on this journey with. To be able to represent the U.S. on the world stage was the experience of a lifetime.”

“I’d like to thank all of my boatmates, teammates, and coaches on the U23 team for all of the work they put in and how great of a summer they made it. It’s so special to be able to do this with my Penn teammates specifically. I have only gotten to where I am because of the work of my coaches and all of my teammates at Penn. I’d especially like to thank my mother, Cheryl, for her unwavering support and presence every step of the way. Thank you all!”