Director of Rowing and Varsity Girls Head Coach

Varsity Boys 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 this wife Michelle 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. In high school, he placed 13th in the nation at the 2018 Youth Nationals in the Men’s Youth 4x. When he’s not coaching Luco works as an art museum guide, 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 is excited to join the Jackson-Reed team.

Coxswain Coach

Katie has been coaching the coxswains of Jackson-Reed Crew for 2 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.

Katie is currently finishing a year in France where she has been supporting her partner while he completes his secondment. During this time, she has been enjoying the French way of life, traveling, and coaching the Jackson-Reed coxswains virtually!