NEWPORT SEA BASE COACHING STAFF
Our Newport Sea Base Rowing coaches are SafeSport certified and are U.S. Rowing certified coaches
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Ian Simpson - Head Under-19 Women's Coach & SoCal Elites Coach
Rowing Background:
Great Britain Senior National Team:
Great Britain Junior National Team:
Durham University, England:
Coaching Background:
Southern California Scullers Elites Club: Program Director/Coach (2012-Present)
2012 - US National Team Coach and Team Manager: Paralympic Games,
London, England; Youth National Championships: Women's 2x (1st)
2019 - US National Team Coach PanAmerican Games, Lima, Peru: 2x (2nd);
4x (3rd)
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Program Director; Women's Head Coach (2019-Present)
Long Beach State Women's Rowing: Head Coach (2013-2017)
2016 - ACRA Nationals Varsity Lightweight 4+ (1st)
Oakland Strokes: Women's Head Coach (2006-2009)
2009 Youth National Championships: Women's 2- (1st)
San Diego Crew Classic: Lightweight 8+ (1st)
Long Beach Junior Crew: Program Director and Head Coach 2000-2006
2002 Youth National Championships: Women's 2x (1st)
US Women's National Team: Assistant Coach 1998-2000
Education:
Durham University, England
B.S. General Science
Peter Vescovi - Head Under-17 Women's Coach & Competitive Masters Coach
Rowing Background:
Senior USANational Team: 1995-1996
1996 Olympic Trials in the pair
CSU Long Beach: 1994-1995
OCC: 1991-1992
Junior National Team: 1990
Long Beach Juniors: 1986-1990
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: (2020-Present)
2021 - Masters Nationals: Men's B 2x (2nd), Men's B 4x (3rd), Mixed C 4x (3rd)
UC Irvine Women's Rowing: Head Coach (2014-2020)
2019 - ACRA Nationals: Varsity 4+ (3rd) WIRA Championships: Varsity Ltwt 4+ (1st)
2018 - ACRA West-Region Women's Head Coach of the Year
2017 - ACRA Nationals: Varsity Lightweight 4+ (1st)
2016 - ACRA Nationals: Varsity 4+ (1st)
CSU Long Beach: Men's Assistant Coach (2003-2005)
University of Southern California: Women's Assistant & Head Coach(2000-2002)
Long Beach Juniors: Varsity Boys & Varsity Girls(1997-2000)
3 x National Champions
Education:
California State University, Long Beach
B.A. English
Janelle Genovese - Head Middle School Coach, Assistant Under-19 Women's Coach & Masters Competitive Coach
Rowing Background:
Newport Sea Base Junior Rowing 2015-2019
Fault Line Face-Off Women's 2x 2019 (2nd)
Shamrock Invitational Women's 4x 2019 (1st)
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Assistant Women's Coach & Lead Middle School Coach (2020-Present)
Education:
Orange Coast College (2019-Present)
A.A. History
McKenna Carroll - Lead Masters Coach & Assistant Under-17 Women's Coach
Rowing Background:
University of Alabama: 2018-2022
2022 Big 12 Championships - Varsity 8+ (2nd)
2021 NCAA National Championships (13th)
2021 Big 12 Championships - Varsity 4+ (2nd)
2019 Big 12 Championships - Varsity 4+ (2nd)
Newport Aquatic Center: 2016-2018
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Lead Masters Coach & Assistant Under-17 Women's Coach (2022- Present)
Education:
University of Alabama
B.A. Psychology
Minor: Sports and Human Performance
James Long-Lerno - Head Under-19 Men's Coach
Rowing Background:
Senior USA National Team
U23 USA National Team: 2009
Silver Medalist in the 4-
UC Berkeley: 2008-2010
IRA National Champion; Pac 10 Newcomer of the Year; San Diego Crew Classic (1st); Head of the Charles (1st)
OCC: 2007-2008
Captain, Oarsman of the Year, San Diego Crew Classic (1st); WIRA Championships (1st), Nationals (5th)
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Men's Head Coach (2014-2017; 2018-Present)
Seven crews to Youth National Championships
1 crew to Junior World Rowing Championships
1 crew to U-23 World Rowing Championships
US National Team: 2015, 2021, 2022
2022 Under-23 World Championships Men's Lightweight 2x
2021 Junior World Championships Men's 2x - 2nd place in C Final
2015 Junior World Championships B Final Winner
OCC Men's Rowing: Men's Novice Coach (2014-2015)
2 x National Champions
NAC Rowing: Men's Head Coach (2013-2014)
Five crews to Youth National Championships
USC Men's Rowing: Men's Head Coach (2011-2013)
Varsity 8+11th at Nationals
Marin Rowing Association: Men's Assistant Coach (2010-2011)
2 x National Champions
Education:
University of California, Berkeley
B.A. Interdisciplinary Field Studies: Technology and Society
Lacey Shelton - Head Under-17 Men's Coach
Rowing Background:
UC Irvine: 2012-2016
Captain; President; 2016 ACRA Nationals Varsity 4+ (1st)
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Head Under-17 Men's Coach (2018-Present); Lead Masters Coach (2020-2022)
2021 - Masters Nationals: Women's Ltwt E 1x (1st), Women's Open D 4+ (3rd), Mixed C 4x (2nd)
2019 - Juniors Southwest Regionals: Frosh 4+ (3rd)
UC Irvine Women's Rowing: Novice Coach (2016-2020)
2019 - WIRA Championships: Varsity Ltwt 4+ (1st), Novice Ltwt 4+ (1st), Novice
8+ (3rd)
2018 - ACRA National Women's Assistant Coach of the Year;
ACRA Nationals: Novice 8+ (1st); WIRA Championships: Novice 8+ (1st), 2nd Novice 8+ (1st), Novice Ltwt 4+ (1st)
2017 - ACRA Nationals: Varsity Lightweight 4+ (1st)
Education:
University of La Verne
M.S. Educational Counseling, PPS, Concentration in School and Family Based
Counseling
University of California, Irvine
B.A. Educational Sciences
B.A. History
Clay Rybus - Assistant Under- 17 Men's Coach
Rowing Background:
Georgetown University Lightweights 2023-2027
U23 USA National Team: 2022
Men's Lightweight 2x
U19 USA National Team: 2021
Junior Men's 2x
Newport Sea Base Rowing 2018-2022
2022 Men's Youth 4x National Champion, Southwest Regionals (1st) San Diego Crew Classic (1st)
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Assistant Men's Coach (2022-Present)
Education:
Georgetown University 2023-2027
Joey Royak - Assistant Under-19 Men's Coach
Rowing Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing 2015-2018
2017 Head of the American - Lightweight 8+ and Varsity 4x (1st)
2018 Southwest Regionals - Lightweight 2x (4th)
Long Beach Junior Crew 2018-2019
2019 Long Beach Invitational - Varsity 8+, Varsity 4x, and Lightweight 2x (1st)
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Assistant Men's Coach (2022-Present)
Education:
Orange Coast College (2019-Present)
A.A. Kinesiology
Haley MacKay - Middle School Coach
Rowing Background:
UC Irvine: 2018-Present
Coxswain; Vice-President
2019 - WIRA Championships: Novice Ltwt 4+ (1st), Novice 8+ (3rd)
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Middle School Coach (2021-Present)
Education:
University of California, Irvine
B.S. Environmental Engineering
B.M. Music Performance (Percussion)
Robert Cunard - Middle School Coach
Rowing Background:
Newport Sea Base Masters: 2019 – Present
UC Berkeley Lightweight Crew: 1978 – 1981
UC Berkeley Freshman Crew: 1977 – 1978
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Middle School Coach (2021-Present)
Education:
Pepperdine University
Ed.D. Educational Administration
CSU Long Beach
M.A. Educational Administration
U.C. Berkeley
B.A. Rhetoric
Justin Renner - Middle School Coach
Rowing Background:
Los Gatos Rowing Club
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Middle School Coach (2022-Present)
Education:
Chapman University
Scott Gordon - Middle School Coach
Rowing Background:
Newport Sea Base Masters:
Coaching Background:
Newport Sea Base Rowing: Middle School Coach (2022-Present)
Education:
Remi Long-Lerno - Boathouse Manager
Riding launches since 2012