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 Business First – can learn more by arranging an on-campus experience via canisiushigh.org/visit
 
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