Kirkland resident Max Knapp, 18, was a member of the team that won the National Championship last weekend in Indianapolis.

As a member of the Seattle Area Rowing Association, Knapp and the team, took the top spot in the U.S. Rowing Association Club Nationals in the V8 race.

He and his teammates will now head to the CanAmMex games, held in Ontario, Canada in early August. Knapp will attend Yale University in the fall where he will row.