Biography
2023-24
Helped Penn win Jope Cup (total points) at EARC Sprints for second time in program history (also 1967)
IRCA Scholar Athlete
SPRING
*NCLI: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/2, 6:19.320)
*at Cornell w/Harvard: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/3, 6:27.4)
*at Columbia w/Yale: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (2nd/3, 6:20.1)
*at Princeton w/Georgetown: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (1st/3, 5:58.50)
*vs. Navy: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (2nd/2, 5:58.7)
*EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, 4 seat (2nd/7, 5:57.111 grand final)
*IRA Nationals: Varsity 4+, bow seat (3rd/10, 6:30.820 grand final)
2022-23
IRCA Scholar Athlete
IRA All-Academic
SPRING
*Lightweight Invitational 1: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (1st/3, 6:03.0)
*Lightweight Invitational 2: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (2nd/3, 6:02.3)
*Matthews/Leonard: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (3rd/3, 6:04.4)
*Dodge Cup: Third Varsity 8+, 5 seat (3rd/3, 6:08.5)
*Wood-Hammond Cup: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/3, 6:39.2)
*Callow Cup: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (2nd/2, 6:07.7)
*EARC Sprints: Third Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6th, 5:57.914 heat / 6:07.947 grand final)
*IRA Nationals: Varsity 4+, bow seat (7th/10, 7:29.465 petite final)
2021-22
SPRING
*Lightweight Invitational 1: Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/3, 6:26.349)
*Lightweight Invitational 2: Varsity 8+, bow seat (1st/2, 6:20.688)
*Matthews/Leonard: Varsity 8+, bow seat (2nd/2, 5:49.51)
*Dodge Cup: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (3rd/3, 6:41.9)
*Wood-Hammond Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (1st/3, 5:56.1)
*Callow Cup: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (2nd/2, 5:52.2)
*EARC Sprints: Second Varsity 8+, 6 seat (8th; 6:15.546 heat / 6:17.380 petite final)
*IRA Nationals: Varsity 8+, 6 seat (7th/9, 6:10.228 petite final)
2020-21
First-team IRCA All-America
SPRING
*Murphy Cup: Varsity 8+, 6 seat (5:42.0, 1st/6)
*Kerr Cup: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (5:45.8, 1st/3; 5:47.3, 2nd/3)
*Bergen Cup: Varsity 8+, 4 seat (5:57.8, 1st/5)
*IRA Regatta: Varsity 8+, 7 seat (6:47.476, 2nd/5)
Rowing Highlights: Peer-elected team captain for four straight years … Third place at 2019 Youth Nationals in the men's pair event.
Personal: Son of Shannon and Leonard Richiuso … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Why Penn? “Besides the opportunity to attend one of the world's greatest universities and row for a top lightweight program, I truly felt a strong connection to Penn. I was drawn in by the world-class professors, academics, resources, and reputation, but ultimately I made my choice because of the incredible resonance I felt with the school. Penn is an incredibly intellectual and happy campus, and I've dreamed of attending for as long as I can remember.”
Why Rowing? “I began rowing as a great way to further my fitness aspirations but continued because I truly couldn't imagine life without it. Crew offers friendship and brotherhood unlike any other sport and, despite being quite painful and difficult, it provides an unparalleled satisfaction, along with a strong sense of purpose.”
