John Tanis
Saint Ignatius Rower
College of the Holy Cross
John Tanis has been a major contributor to the Rowing Team since his Freshman Year. As a Freshman, he pulled a 2K time that was within 10 seconds of college times. His Freshman Year, his boat took 1 st place in the Novice 4 at The Midwest Scholastic Championship and 2nd at Nationals in Freshman 8. As a sophomore, his boat took first place in the Junior Varsity 8 at Midwest and 2nd place at Nationals. As a Junior, John’s boat took 2nd place in the Petite Finals at Nationals (Varsity Race).
The Midwest Scholastic Championship Regatta is a competition among all High School Teams in an 11 State Region that includes Ohio. The National Championship is a Regatta that represents 500 High School Teams from all over the United States and includes teams from Washington State, California, Texas, Florida, New York, Massachusettes and everywhere in between. Tanis has been a great part of Saint Ignatius High School, as John comes from the West Side of Cleveland. He graduated from St. Angela, and looks to keep the Catholic education going at the College of the Holy Cross.
