2026e2 - Julian Canha - DC National
Julian Canha is a veteran high school head coach and program director with nearly two decades of experience, including dominant programs as an assistant at Montclair and and head coach at DC National. A former coxswain and University of Michigan rower, he’s led undefeated varsity seasons, won multiple Stotesbury and SRAA medals, coached USA Junior National Team athletes, and developed rowers recruited to Ivy League schools, Cal, and Washington.

2026e1 - Matt Russell, TBC Racing.

Entering his 40th year in the sport, TBC Racing founder Matt Russell has seen a ton of development in the Sport. Growing the program from an initial group of 4 boys, there are now over 400 athletes involved with TBC Racing. TBC Racing has become the place in the Washington DC area to have fun and go fast.

2024e4 - Mark Gainey - Strava
Mark Gainey was a kid from Reno, Nevada who never expected to end up on the Harvard Rowing team. Mark was actually recruited to Harvard for running! Mark was a fast cross country runner who had an unfortunate injury that ultimately let him to the Harvard boathouse. Once he got in a boat he was hooked. On top of that, he met his future business partner. Now years later, Mark has launched multiple successful companies, most recently, the fitness app STRAVA.