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In the same week in which Ethan Pirigyi ’26 was competing for the United States National Team at the World Rowing U19 Championships in Europe, middle school students from throughout Western New York hit the water at our perennially popular CHS Rowing Camp. There was another great turnout as the young rowers enjoyed their first rowing experience or enhanced their skills on the water with one of the nation’s best programs.   Coach Jacob Filby ‘14 and President of Rowing Tom Flaherty, along with current Crusader rowers, led the instruction and coaching. Youngsters saw time on rowing machines at the home of CHS Rowing, the Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association, and did training runs on the Buffalo River to Canalside and back. On Thursday, coaches and current rowers greeted camp attendees at BSRA’s Patrick Paladino Memorial Boathouse with news that Pirigyi and the U.S. Men’s Eight had qualified that morning in Bulgaria for Sunday’s world championship final, where the crew would go on to take the silver medal.  These great images were captured by CHS Digital Media photographer Dean Gracie ‘27 (@gracie_prod). Families interested in the decades-long winning tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Buffalo Business First as the Buffalo area’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY’s top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit Be sure to mark your calendar: Our Open House will be held Sun. Oct. 18 and Mon. Oct. 19.    This place is special. Let us show you why.   #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing taken in Buffalo, New York by @canisiushsrow
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Ethan Pirigyi ’26 will row for a world championship on Sunday. Pirigyi and the United States Under-19 National Team Men’s Eight earned a spot in Sunday’s final during Thursday’s heats at the World Rowing U19 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Sunday’s Men’s Eight A Final is at 3:05 a.m. (10:05 a.m. in Bulgaria). Pirigyi, a Buffalo native who will row at Brown University, is in the 7 seat for the U.S. Men’s Eight. He is at the far left in the team photo. Pirigyi was selected for the eight after being one of 26 athletes invited by USRowing to the United States Under-19 National Team Selection Camp this summer in Chula Vista, California. In Thursday’s semifinal, the U.S. was second behind power Great Britain in the opening 500 meters and stayed with them until a charge from Croatia, which finished second. The third-place finish in 5:48.07 was the fourth-fastest time among nine nations across the two heats and it qualified the U.S. as one of the six boats in Sunday’s final. Last year, Isaiah Aljuwani ’25 of Kenmore and Liam Feeney ’25 of West Seneca were part of the U19 National Team Men’s Eight at the world championships in Trakai, Lithuania, where the U.S. finished second in the B Final, recording the fifth-fastest time among nine nations. Pirigyi is a three-year member of the CHS Senior Eight who was part of 2025 Scholastic National and Canadian National Championships in the Eight, both firsts for the CHS program. He was the senior captain for this year’s team, winning three state championships and helping lead the Crusaders to another spring of outstanding finishes against elite national and Canadian competition. Photos courtesy of US Rowing via row2k. Families interested in the decades-long winning tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Buffalo Business First as the Buffalo area's "Best Catholic School" and WNY's top private school in "Best High Schools for Athletes" – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing by @canisiushsrow
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CHS Rowing will again have a Crusader helping the United States take on the world.  Ethan Pirigyi ’26 of Buffalo has been named to the United States Under-19 National Team and will row in the Men’s Eight at this summer’s World Rowing U19 Championships in Bulgaria. Last year, Isaiah Aljuwani ’25 of Kenmore and Liam Feeney ’25 of West Seneca were part of the U19 National Team Men’s Eight at the world championships in Trakai, Lithuania. This year’s World Rowing U19 Championships will be held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from Aug. 1-9.  Pirigyi, who will attend and row for Brown University in the fall, is in the 7 seat of the Men’s Eight (he is the second rower from the right, wearing a brown Brown hat, in the two additional photos).  Pirigyi was one of 26 athletes invited by USRowing to the United States Under-19 National Team Selection Camp this summer in Chula Vista, California.  Athletes competed for a spot at the team at the camp, which began June 22 and runs through July 31 at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center  Pirigyi is a three-year member of the CHS Senior Eight who was part of 2025 Scholastic National and Canadian National Championships in the Eight, both firsts for the CHS program. He was the senior captain for this year’s team, winning three state championships and helping lead the Crusaders to another spring of outstanding finishes against elite national and Canadian competition.   Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport or hone their rowing skills can do so by learning from our championship program – led by coach Jacob Filby ’14 – at CHS Rowing Camp. Learn more at canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever   Families interested in the decades-long winning tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked as the Buffalo area’s Best Catholic School” by Buffalo Business First – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit   This place is special. Let us show you why.   #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing taken in Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center by @canisiushsrow
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The Canisius High School Varsity Eight recorded the program’s best finish in 15 years this weekend at the 2026 USRowing Youth National Championships. CHS improved two spots from its 2025 national ranking as the crew finished 17th nationally at Nathan Benderson Park in Bradenton, Florida. The eight was also the fifth-fastest high school program at the regatta, which includes both scholastic and club programs. The crew of Oliver Reynolds ’26, Patrick Basil ’26, Hagen Leuthe ’28, Brodie Vitko ’27, Von Kramer ’27, Joe Cheney ’26, Zack Benczkowski ’26, Ethan Pirigyi ’26, and coxswain Joey Castiglione ’27 led wire-to-wire and defeated Saratoga Rowing Association by 0.38 seconds to win the Third-Level Final and secure a 17th place finish. Canisius reversed the results from May’s New York State Championships, where Saratoga finished ahead of CHS by 4.5 seconds. In the Under-16 Coxed Quad event, the freshmen crew of Parker Stafford, Caspian Gustafson, Rylan Siuta, Lincoln Jacobs and Joseph Gorino improved throughout the regatta en route to a top-10 finish. The crew rallied after a 16th-place showing in the time trial and an 8th-place finish in their semifinal, turning the tides in the B Final to finish second, good for 10th overall. This is the best finish for CHS in the U16 Coxed Quad event. This 10th-place finish ranked them second in terms of scholastic, high school programs. The Crusaders will return to action in late August for their preseason training in the hopes of continuing to improve their national ranking year over year. Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport can do so during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever Students and families interested in the championship tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Buffalo Business First as Buffalo’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY's top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing by @canisiushsrow
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What a gathering of outstanding CHS Rowing Alumni today at the 123rd Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships on Lake Natoma in Gold River, California:  From left to right: James Dodman ’24 of Columbia University, Max Burget ’24 and Charlie Fortner ’22 of Drexel University, Peter Spira ’22 of California-Berkeley and Liam Feeney ’25 and Isaiah Aljuwani ’25 of Boston University.  CHS Coach Jacob Filby ’14 and this year’s Crusaders will head to the first of their two national championship regattas this coming weekend, with the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association’s National Championships in St. Catharines, Ontario. CHS will then head to the USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida on June 11-14. All of the alumni pictured above earned medals at the USRowing Youth Nationals in boats with the classmate they are standing next to. Check out the Crusaders’ season results, roster and fun photo gallery at canisiussports.com    Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport can do so during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever Students and families interested in the championship tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Buffalo Business First as Buffalo’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY’s top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing taken in Gold River, California by @canisiushsrow
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CHS Rowing won 10 of 11 events in a near-perfect day at the West Side Rowing Club’s Fontana All-High City Championship Regatta on Monday morning. The Crusaders took wins in the Single, Pair, Varsity and Second Varsity Fours, Freshmen Eight, Lightweight Four, Junior Four, Junior Eight, and the Varsity and Second Varsity Eights. The Junior Eight combination of coxswain Joey Castiglione ’27 and oarsmen Von Kramer ’27, Brodie Vitko ’27, Linden Serbinowski ’27, Elliott Embow ’28, Zachary Bialkowski ’27, Carter Micoli ’28, Collin Harper ’28 and Stas Ryskin ’27 took a five-second, open-water victory over state champion St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute. In an almost all-senior lineup, the Varsity crew of Oliver Reynolds ’26, Patrick Basil ’26, Zack Benczkowski ’26, Joe Cheney ’26, Tommy Snyder ’26, Naz Droyfch ’26, Zachary Bialkowski ’27, Ethan Pirigyi ’26 and coxswain Leo Mertz ’26 eclipsed rival St. Joe’s by 24 seconds. “If we can blend this level of fun and serious intentionality together in the coming weeks, I think we can reach the next level in our training goals as we contend for top prizes,” said CHS Coach Jacob Filby ’14. The Crusaders will prepare for their two season-ending national championship regattas, with the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association’s National Championships in St. Catharines, Ontario on June 5-7 followed by the USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida on June 11-14. Check out the Crusaders’ season results, roster and fun photo gallery at canisiussports.com Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport can do so during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever Students and families interested in the championship tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Niche.com as Buffalo’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY's top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing by @canisiushsrow
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CHS Rowing senior captain Ethan Pirigyi ’26 has been invited to the United States Under-19 National Team Selection Camp this summer. Pirigyi is one of 26 athletes headed to the camp, hosted by USRowing in Chula Vista, California from June 22-July 31. Those at the camp at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center will compete for a spot on the team that will represent the United States at the World Rowing U19 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from Aug. 1-9. Pirigyi, of Buffalo, is a three-year member of the CHS Senior Eight who was part of 2025 Scholastic National and Canadian National Championships in the Eight, both firsts for the CHS program. He has also won three state championships and additional Canadian national titles and is also second all-time for 2k erg score at Canisius. Pirigyi will attend and row for Brown University in the fall. “Ethan is among the highest caliber student-athlete I have ever worked with and one of the finest athletes, not just rowers, ever produced at Canisius High School,” said CHS Rowing Coach Jacob Filby ’14. "Where we are programmatically – competing for major varsity national championships for the past three years – does not happen without Ethan and his teammates, all of whom he helps bring along and they collectively have raised the standard for what it means to be on the rowing team. "The team and I could not be more proud of him and we are aiming to finish this season together with an effort that he can be proud to finish his high school career with before embarking on the next step. I am eager to watch him earn a spot and represent the United States on the world stage." In the second photo are his parents Bryan and Dominique and his sister Sophia, a member of the University at Minnesota rowing team. Last summer, Isaiah Aljuwani ’25 of Kenmore and Liam Feeney ’25 of West Seneca – also part of last year’s national championship eight – were both selected for the U.S. National Team Under-19 National Team Selection Camp and went on to represent the U.S. at the world championships in Trakai, Lithuania. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing by @canisiushsrow
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CHS Rowing stands out at states – again.  It was another outstanding performance for the Crusaders as CHS won three state titles at the New York State High School Championships on Fish Creek in Saratoga Springs this past weekend.  Out of their 10 events, the Crusaders earned a medal in seven of the grand finals. On Saturday, Canisius posted a scholastic sweep of the Men’s Pair, finishing in the gold, silver, and bronze medal positions scholastically as the Crusaders placed first, second, fourth, fifth and 10th overall.  The state meet includes scholastic crews that represent individual high schools (like CHS) as well as club crews which include students from various schools within a region. The senior combination of Ethan Pirigyi ’26 and Oliver Reynolds ’26 led the second-place crew of Von Kramer ’27 and Brodie Vitko ’27..Canisius has won the Pair each year going back to 2022. On Sunday’s racing, Canisius finished second scholastically in the Varsity and Second Varsity Eights for the third consecutive year. Both crews qualified for the Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida for the second year in a row. After racing in the Eight, the Varsity Four of Pirigyi, Reynolds, Benczkowski and Vitko posted a 15-second win in the final race of the day – Canisius has now won the Varsity Four three years running. Read much more at our Facebook page & canisiussports.com Canisius will next head to the South Niagara Invitational Regatta in Welland, Ontario, on Friday and Saturday.     Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport can do so during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever Students and families interested in the championship tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Niche.com as Buffalo’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY’s top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing taken in Saratoga Springs, New York by @canisiushsrow
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🚨NYS CHAMPIONSHIP🚨 Men’s Jr. 8+ kicks off the afternoon in the A final, followed by the 2v 8+, then the 1v 8+, and last but definitely not least: the men’s 4- Race times below: Jr. 8: 3:01 pm 2v 8: 3:25 pm 1v 8: 3:41 pm 4-: 5:17 pm by @canisiushsrow
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And now, as they prepare to take to the water this morning in the state championships, here are your CHS Rowing Crusaders, from hometowns across Western New York and beyond ... Coach Jacob Filby ’14 and the Crusaders, who have won national titles the last four years, take their first steps toward that goal today and tomorrow at the New York State Scholastic Rowing Championships on Saratoga Springs’ Fish Creek. Check out the Crusaders’ season results, roster and fun photo gallery at canisiussports.com Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport can do so during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever Students and families interested in the championship tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Niche.com as Buffalo’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY’s top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing taken in Buffalo, New York by @canisiushsrow
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As CHS Rowing prepares for the great opening event of Western New York rowing and the state championships to follow, here’s a fun look at those pursuing excellence every day behind the Blue Doors and for coach Jacob Filby ’14.   The full gallery of great photos taken at the Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association – the home of CHS Rowing – are also available at canisiussports.com On Sunday, the Crusaders will take part in the John Bennett Regatta on the Black Rock Canal hosted by the West Side Rowing Club. Next weekend, CHS competes in the New York State Scholastic Rowing Championships on Saratoga Springs’ Fish Creek. CHS has begun its spring season with impressive performances at the Manny Flick Series in Philadelphia and a dual match with Cleveland’s St. Ignatius in Erie, Pennsylvania.   See the Crusaders’ full schedule, roster and more at canisiussports.com  Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport can do so during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever Students and families interested in the championship tradition of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked by Niche.com as Buffalo’s “Best Catholic School” and WNY’s top private school in “Best High Schools for Athletes” – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing taken in Buffalo, New York by @canisiushsrow
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The 2026 edition of CHS Rowing hit the water for its first competition of the spring on Sunday and has its usual outstanding schedule lined up as it again aims to vie for national titles. The Crusaders and coach Jacob Filby ’14 opened with some impressive racing Sunday in Philadelphia at the Manny Flick / Horvat Regatta Series on the Schuylkill River. The CHS Varsity Eight won the A final by nearly 6 seconds over La Salle of Pennsylvania behind Ethan Pirigyi (8), Von Kramer (7), Brodie Vitko (6), Oliver Reynolds (5), Joseph Cheney (4), Linden Serbinowski (3), Patrick Basil (2), Zack Benczkowski (1) and Joseph Castiglione (coxswain). Canisius’ Varsity Eight ‘B’ crew won the B final with a time that was fourth-fastest on the day with Thomas Snyder (8), Stanislav Ryskin (7), Collin Harper (6), Elliott Embow (5), Zachary Bialkowski (4), Carter Micoli (3), Vaughn Beauford (2), Nazariy Drofych (1) and Leo Mertz (c). The JV Eight took third with Hagen Leuthe (8), Eli Feuerstein (7), Kendris Bell (6), Maxwell Brown (5), Charles Welsch (4), Henry Welsch (3), Alexander Pula (2), Sebastian Schmitt (1) and Andrew Harris (c). The Freshman Eight was fourth with James Lyons (8), Parker Stafford (7), Lincoln Jacobs (6), Nathan Moss (5), Caspian Gustafson (4), Rylan Siuta (3), Liam OBoyle (2), Joseph Gorino (1) and Ezra Sikora (c). The CHS schedule is full of the traditional tough tests against some of the best high school rowing programs in the country, including the SRAAs in Tennessee, the Canadian Scholastic championships in Ontario and the @usrowing Youth National Championships in Florida. Young athletes looking to start a rewarding career in this great sport can do so during our Best. Summer. Ever. camps via canisiushigh.org/bestsummerever Students and families interested in the championship program of CHS Rowing and the excellence only found in a Jesuit education at Canisius – ranked as the Buffalo area’s “Best Catholic School” – can learn more by reserving a spot at our Open House on Sunday, April 26 via canisiushigh.org/openhouse This place is special. Let us show you why. #amdg #gocrusaders #pursueexcellence #highschoolsports #rowing by @canisiushsrow
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