CULVER — The captains of the varsity rowing teams at Culver Girls Academy and Culver Military Academy have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their rowing careers at the NCAA Division I level.
CGA senior Kirsten Elliott  of Culver will continue her career at the University of Louisville, while CMA’s Trevor Weaser  of Plymouth will row at Northeastern University.

“I chose the University of Louisville for its rowing team.  The girls I met on my visit immediately felt like family to me, and I’m excited and honored to join such a competitive and driven group of women,” Elliott said. “Louisville will also provide me with multiple opportunities and programs to pursue my career in optometry.”
“Kirsten is going to be a great addition to the program and I couldn’t be more excited, “said Louisville women’s rowing head coach Laura N. Aubrey.
Elliott, a Batten Scholar at CGA, was honored by the ICGSA as an Academic All-State award recipient in volleyball,  and she was also selected as an Honorable Mention by USRowing in its national Scholastic Honor Roll. She lettered her first two years as a varsity swimmer and has been a four-year member of both crew in the spring and volleyball, which she co-captained during the 2009 season.
Elliott was also selected to serve as the dorm chair of her living unit for this year’s first leadership rotation.
During her freshman year she raced in the varsity eight and was the stroke of the Novice four, helping compile a season record of 17-7. She was named Outstand-ing Novice Rower for her efforts.
During the 2007 season, Elliott was a member of the varsity eight and varsity four, which compiled respective records of 5-0 and 8-8. She raced to a third place finish in the varsity 4-with at the Midwest Scholastic Regatta. She later raced to a third-place finish in the USRowing Club Nationals in the junior B eight.
Last spring, CGA’s varsity eight went 15-2, and the varsity four with coxswain went undefeated (7-0) and was a finalist in two events at the Midwest Scholastic Regatta. Elliott placed fifth in the varsity double and third in the varsity quadruple scull.
“Kirsten is one of those special athletes that come along so rarely,” said Culver Academies rowing coach Guy Weaser. “Not only does she have the physical skills to be successful in rowing but the determination to be successful no matter how physically challenging, coupled with the ability to motivate her teammates to work with her to be successful.”
CMA team captain Trevor Weaser signed to attend Boston’s Northeastern after considering a variety of colleges for both rowing and basketball opportunities. At 6-9, he is also a captain of the CMA varsity basketball team as well as a four-year rower.
Weaser raced at the USRowing Club Nationals in the junior B double and advanced to the semifinals after his eighth grade year, and he joined the CMA team in the fall of his freshman year, rowing as stroke of the Novice four — which finished fifth in the Midwest Scholastic Championship — in addition to racing in the varsity eight the entire season.
“I have always enjoyed crew, ever since I was young,” said Weaser.  “I am excited to be able to represent the Culver Military Academy Crew team as a captain. I am really looking forward to the season.  My main goals are to improve personally, but also as a team. The team aspect is one of the many reasons I enjoy crew so much. I feel that crew is the perfect team sport. You win together and you lose together. You improve together and learn from each other.”
During the summer of 2007 , Weaser again raced at the USRowing Club Nationals in the junior B double and the junior B single and advanced to the semifinals in both. He raced to a third-place finish with his father in the 2007 Masters Nationals in the Father/Son double.
As a third classman, he raced in the varsity 8-with, varsity 4-with and was undefeated in the varsity double at 9-0. The highlight of his 2008 season was a second-place finish in the junior quadruple scull and qualification for the finals of the varsity double at the Midwest Scholastic Championship.
At the 2009 Midwest Scholastic Championship Weaser placed second in both the Varsity double and junior quadruple scull. The junior 4-with raced at the American Scholastic Championship. He also raced in the varsity eight and four-with coxswain, compiling season records of 11-3 and 4-0, respectively.
“We are thrilled that Trevor will be joining the exceptional freshman class we have recruited for 2010-2011, “ said Northeastern men’s rowing coach John Pojednic. “His athletic background, 6-9 frame and his desire to be an elite level oarsman will make him an asset to our program. We look forward to guiding him to the realization of his athletic and academic potential.”
CGA has had a varsity rowing team since 1978 , while CMA’s program was established in 1921.