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LARA Head Coaches

Ryan Maki

Ryan Maki - Interim LARA Program Director/Women's Novice Coach

High School:  Loyola Academy '05 - Rowed 4 Years

College:  Depaul University '11 - Rowed 4 Years


Coaching experience:  8+ years of coaching

Best Rowing Memory:  Sweeping the Men's and Women's 8's at Midwest in 2004 as a rower, and coaching the Men's Junior 8 to 2nd at Nationals in 2011

Brian Martin (B-Mar)  - Varsity Boys Head Coach

High School:  Loyola Academy '97 - Rowed 4 Years

College:  Villanova University ‘01- Rowed 4 Years

 

ROWING ACHIEVEMENTS:

Rowing: Stroked the gold medal-winning lightweight eight at the Midwest Scholastic Championship my senior year at Loyola Academy.

Coaching: Coached multiple MSRA 1st place crews on both the Novice and Varsity levels.  In 2006 coached Freshman Boys Eight to a 2nd place finish at the SRA Regatta

Best Rowing Memory:  “There are so many great memories that it is hard to pick just one. I would have to say that my greatest memory though, would have to be the friendships I have developed over the years. The experiences we have shared have definitely forged many lifetime bonds.”


Michael Kelley - Varsity Girls Head Coach

High School: Loyola Academy '94, 3-year member of the varsity 8

College: Georgetown University '98, 3-year member of the varsity 8

 

ROWING ACHIEVEMENTS:

Rowing: Head of the Charles gold- Youth Eights, 1992, Youth Fours, 1994 (24 year record holder); Midwest Scholastic Champions, 1992 and 1993; Grand Finalist, IRA Varsity Eights, 1996 and 1998; 2nd Place IRA Varsity Fours, 1997.

Best Rowing Memory: There are many, but this is the first: First race as a Loyola freshman in Wyandotte, MI. The wind took us way off course, but we managed to win. The feeling after that race was unlike any other win I had in other sports. That race started the journey."


Assistant Coaches

Jon Davis - Novice Assistant Coach
Where did you go to High School: Chatham High School
Where did you go to College: Vanderbilt University
Rowing experience: 3 Years of High School and 1 Year of College
Best Rowing Memory: Securing a spot in the 2015 Youth Nationals Lwt. 8+ Semifinals

Joe Alagna- Novice Men Coach
Joe rowed at Loyola Academy, and went on to row at Yale University. In addition to coaching the novice men, Joe also has shares his knowledge and experience of the collegiate recruiting process with our juniors and seniors.

Aidan Shannon- Novice Assistant Coach
Aidan rowed at Loyola for four years graduating in 2022, he is currently enrolled at Columbia College in Chicago.

Annie Lewandowski - Varsity Men's Assistant Coach
Annie rowed at Loyola, then went on to row and coach at the University of Wisconsin for four years.

Gary Smith - Novice Assistant Coach
Gary rowed for four years at MIT, was the heavyweight men's captain for two year and a candidate for the men's Olympic Rowing Team.