Director of Rowing and Varsity Girls, Head Coach

Varsity Boys, Head Coach

Justin is originally from Poughkeepsie, NY where he started rowing at Poughkeepsie High on the Hudson River his sophomore year in 2007. During that time, he became fascinated with the sport and competed in several boat categories including making the NYS championship grand final in the men’s single. After high school, Justin attended Vassar College and was a member of their club rowing team where he served as team captain for two years. Over the summers between semesters, he began coaching sculling and eventually returned to serve as the men’s assistant coach for his former high school program in 2013. During that time, he coached a boys freshmen 4+ to a first place finish at the NYS championships and developed a passion for working with youth athletes. In 2016, Justin relocated to the DC area to complete his MBA at GWU. He returned to coaching as the men’s assistant coach with Jackson-Reed in 2019 and has now been the men’s head coach since the fall of 2022. Since joining Jackson-Reed Crew, he’s been able to witness and support the development of a strong varsity men’s program which produced a men’s 8+ championship at the Stotesbury Cup, SRAA’s, and a historic trip to the Royal Henley Regatta. Justin works as a financial planner in Falls Church, VA where he also lives with his wife Michelle, their daughter Penelope, and their cat Dylan. In his free time he enjoys cooking, golfing, and board game nights with friends.

Varsity Boys, Assistant Coach

Luco began rowing in 2014 with Berkeley High Crew in Berkeley, California. He attended UC Santa Barbara where he rowed all four years and was elected team president his senior year. He graduated in 2022 with a B.A. in Philosophy and Religious Studies, and received the University Award of Distinction for leadership on the rowing team and academic achievement. In his senior season as a UCSB oarsman Luco won gold in the Men’s Varsity 4+ at the WIRA championships, took 5th place in the Men’s Collegiate 4+ at the Head of the Charles Regatta, and was nominated to the ACRA All-Region West team. Luco began coaching in 2022 with the Jackson-Reed Varsity Boys and now enters his third season with the team. When he’s not coaching Luco works as a guide at an art museum, and enjoys long bike rides and playing electric guitar! 

Varsity girls, assistant coach

Quinlyn began her rowing career at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, graduating in 2017. While rowing in high school, she won the Maryland State Championships four times, WMIRA League Championships three times, and won the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. She was voted Washington Post All-Met her junior and senior years at B-CC. Quinlyn then went on to row at the University of Pennsylvania, where she rowed for 4 years and competed 1 more semester as a 5th year athlete, graduating summa cum laude in fall 2021. In the summers of 2016, 2017, and 2018, Quinlyn competed with TBC Racing and earned gold, silver, and bronze medals in the U19 and U23 8+s and 4+s. She also competed in the finals at the Royal Canadian Henley in the senior straight four and eight. Quinlyn coached the varsity women at B-CC for two years, and joined Jackson-Reed for the 2023-2024 year. Quinlyn is excited to return to JR Crew for her second year! 

varsity girls, 2nd Assistant Coach

Andrew began his rowing career at Jackson-Reed (at the time, Wilson) in the Fall of 2005. The intro to this new sport instantly changed his life. While at JR, Andrew had the privilege to race at the first WMIRA Championships! In college, Andrew rowed at the University of California Davis, while majoring in physics. He contributed to the team having solid finishes at the WIRA and ACRA championships and eventually served as the team’s captain and club president his senior year. Andrew has coached in the DC area for the last decade, most notably leading the Walter Johnson men’s team to the only 2 SRAA medals in program history. Andrew is extremely excited to return to coach at his alma mater and give back to the program that got his rowing career started. Andrew works in downtown DC as a Wealth and Portfolio Specialist for the Washington Wealth Group and lives in Chevy Chase, DC with his bonnie wee wife, Amy (she’s Scottish). In his spare time he likes tending to his garden, training for triathlons, and reading.

Varsity Boys, 2nd Assistant Coach

Nicholas began rowing at Jackson-Reed in 2016. In 2018, he competed in the Men’s JV 4+ that placed 3rd at the Stotesbury Cup Regatta. The following year, he was part of the Men’s 1V8+ that won the SRAA National Championships and placed 4th in the Lightweight 4+ at Youth Nationals. He served as captain during the 2019–2020 season, leading the program into the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. He continued his academic and athletic career at the University of Delaware, studying Plant Science and competing with the Men’s Lightweight Team. In 2023, he won 1st place in the Men’s Lightweight 4+ at the Dad Vail Regatta. Nicholas is now pursuing research experience as he prepares for a master’s degree in plant science.

Coxswain Coach

Katie has been coaching the coxswains of Jackson-Reed Crew for 4 years. Most notably, she has helped the 2021 Women's Varsity 4+ to a gold medal at the Head of the Charles and the 2022 Men's Varsity 8+ to compete at the Royal Henley Regatta. Katie began rowing as a coxswain at Charlotte Youth Rowing in Charlotte, NC in 2008. She was also captain her senior year. Katie then went on to spend four years as a coxswain at Clemson University and majored in Management. She medaled in the Women's Club 4+ at the Head of the Charles in 2013 and 2015. She mainly coxed the women's 2V throughout her career at Clemson.

Varsity Boys, Part-Time Assistant Coach
Growing up in DC, Emmett began rowing in 2016 through the Jackson-Reed (then Wilson) middle school learn-to-row program. In 2019, he was part of the 1V8+ that won the SRAA National Championships and placed 4th in the Lightweight 4+ at Youth Nationals, tying the highest-ever finish for a DC team. Elected captain for the 2020-21 season, he helped the team navigate COVID and win medals at WMIRA and Stotesbury. Recruited to row lightweight at Cornell University, he studied Data Science and spent four years in the 1V8+. As a senior, he was again elected captain for the 2024-25 season and helped lead the team to a 2nd place finIsh at Eastern Sprints, the program’s first 1V8+ medal at the regatta since 2017. His favorite parts of rowing are the friendships and lessons gained along the way. While no longer rowing, Emmett stays active through running and cycling and works full-time as a business analyst in McLean.