KINGSTON, R.I. - Former Rhode Island women's rowers Allie Reilly and Karen Petrik have been named to the Team USA PR3 mixed four boat for the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, USRowing announced.
Reilly and Petrik represented Team USA with the PR3 mixed four boat that won a silver medal at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Linz, Austria. In fact, all five members of that boat - Reilly, Petrik, Dani Hansen, Charley Nordin and John Tanguay return to the lineup for the Tokyo Games.
The U.S. has won six consecutive silver medals in the event at the world level including at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil. Hansen, a six-time national team member, is the lone returnee from the 2016 Paralympic crew. Reilly and Nordin are two-time world's silver medalists in the event, while Tanguay and Petrick each have won one silver medal during the streak.
Teammates at Rhode Island from 2016-19, Reilly and Petrik helped URI win three Atlantic 10 titles in their four seasons. Reilly was an Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference selection during her senior season. As a junior, Petrik was the coxswain for URI's Varsity 4+ boat that placed 20th at the NCAA Championship. At the time it was the highest finish in any flight by a Rhode Island boat. Both women were among seven Rams to earn CRCA Scholar-Athlete recognition in 2019.
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are scheduled to take place from August 24 to September 5, with para rowing events beginning August 27.
In total, the U.S. will be sending four boats to the Paralympic Games. The PR1 men's single sculls, PR1 women's single sculls, and PR2 mixed double sculls were selected through the 2020 U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Team Trials in April. The entire roster with coaches and staff will be announced next week.
PR3 Mixed Four with Coxswain
Head Coach - Shelagh Donohoe (University of Rhode Island)
Karen Petrik (Glastonbury, Conn./University of Rhode Island)
Charley Nordin (Alameda, Calif./Gonzaga University)
John Tanguay (Pennington, N.J./Columbia University)
Dani Hansen (Patterson, Calif./University of Washington)
Allie Reilly (North Kingstown, R.I./University of Rhode Island)