James Long-Lerno
First Year, Head Coach
Coach Long-Lerno started his rowing career at Long Beach Rowing Association with their Junior crew team. He then moved on to Orange Coast College where he captained his squad to victories at the WIRA Championships, San Diego Crew Classic, and led them to a 3rd place ECAC and 5th place IRA National Championship place. He was then recruited to Cal where he was named Pac 10 Newcomer of the Year, joined the U23 squad winning the first ever world championship medal in his boat class for the United States and came back his Senior year to win the Head of the Charles, San Diego Crew Classic for the third time in a row and go on to win the National Championship in the Varsity 8. After Cal Long-Lerno trained at the CRC while simultaneously coaching for the Marin Rowing Association until an injury pulled him from competitive rowing and he focused solely on coaching. During his time at Marin the men’s team went undefeated, setting the record at the Head of the Charles, bringing home 17 regional championship titles, 3 national titles and were the first ever team to win the Charles and Nationals in the same year.
