Jack began rowing in 2008 at Robinson Secondary in Fairfax, VA, and medaled at various state and regional regattas.

He was recruited to row lightweight at the University of Delaware, where he studied domestic policy.  He was privileged to be a part of the winning'est crew in team history during his time at Delaware, including historic victories over teams such as Harvard, Columbia, Penn and others.

When not in the boat, he served as the team photographer and had his work featured by RowingRelated and USRowing.

He began coaching in 2016 and is proud to have worked with crews that have been successful both at the local and national level. 

Nate began coaching in 2010.  As a coach, his rowers have medaled at States, the Mercer Lake Championships, and the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints.  His rowers have also been selected to the Washington Post All-Met rowing team and many have gone on to row for various colleges including, but not limited to, University of Virginia, Mercyhurst University, William and Mary, Georgia Tech, University of Delaware, and the University of Mary Washington.
 
Nate began his rowing career the summer after his seventh grade year at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA.  As a rower for T.C., he had one undefeated season, won multiple NOVA and NCASRA titles, made the grand finals of Stotesbury and Nationals several times, and was awarded the Old Dominion Boat Club Outstanding Oarsmen award his senior year.

Upon graduation, he went on to row as a lightweight for Cornell University.  He had one undefeated season, won Eastern Sprints, and placed second at the Belly of the Carnegie, losing only to the other Cornell lightweight boat. 

 
After graduating from Cornell, he went on to pursue graduate studies at Georgetown University in Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics. He graduated with an M.S. from Georgetown in 2009 and accepted a position with the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General.

Jon began rowing in 1996 at Hylton High School in Woodbridge, VA, where he earned medals at States and Stotesbury.

Upon graduation, he went across the river to row at George Mason University, where he was named team captain and was a three-time Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) finalist.  He has continued to train as a member of Occoquan Boat Club and the George Mason University Alumni Club.
 
Jon is entering his 14th season as a scholastic rowing coach, working with all levels of crews.  His boy’s 3rd eight won the State title in 2007.  Two years later he led his girl’s 1st eight to the State title.  

Jon served six years on the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Association (VASRA) Coaches Executive Committee.
 
He has an ACE Personal Trainer License, a CPR/AED certification, and a US Rowing Level 3 coaching certification.

Braden Barnett is a McLean Alumnus (Class of ‘21) and has been coaching for a year. He began his coaching career last winter at Yorktown High School where he ran the freshman/novice program, coaching his Freshman 8 crew to a gold medal at VSRC and finals appearances at the Stotesbury Regatta and SRAA National Championship. He was an assistant coach for the TBC Racing U19 Boys this past Summer and sent crews to USRowing Summer Nationals and Canadian Henley. He currently is a junior at the George Washington University where he studies International Affairs and is a member of the rowing team. At GW, he has won the ACRA Championship in the 2V 8 and a bronze medal in the same event at the Dad Vail Regatta. At McLean, he won the State Championship 3 times in the Freshman 8 and 1V categories and is extremely excited to come back and help the program continue and build upon its culture of success. 

Azim grew up in Alexandria, VA and began rowing for Alexandria HS Titans in 1999 and the Old Dominion Boat Club in 2001. He started coaching with the Alexandria Crew Boosters’ summer and fall programs in 2001.

After college graduation, Azim joined the Titans’ women’s team as an assistant coach. He is proud to have coached crews to two state championships in the Women’s 3rd Eight event. After, Azim was the women’s head coach at Westfield and an assistant at Robinson.

From 2017-2021, Azim coached the men's novice program at his alma mater in Alexandria, VA. He is proud to have led the Titan boys to a bronze finish in the novice eight event in 2019 and gold in the fourth eight event in 2021. He is a USRowing Level II certified coach and likes to focus on developing and refining the fundamentals of competitive rowing.