Justin Price was recently named to the coaching staff of the UCLA Women’s Rowing program, and will bring his three years’ experience as a coach as well as his four years as a Bruin oarsman to the table when the team meets for practice this Fall. After a successful career in his own right at UCLA, Justin decided to take on more than just law school when he began at Notre Dame in 2006. During his tenure as coach for the Notre Dame Men’s Rowing frosh sqaud, he not only recruited record numbers of athletes, but also made the most of the talent at hand — in the two years of ACRA history to date, only Michigan can arguably be said to have had the success that Price had with Notre Dame.
Last year at the inaugural ACRA Championships, Price brought a Frosh VIII and a Frosh Lightweight IV+. Both boats took first place — every member of his squad went home with a gold medal. This year, he nearly repeated the same feat, this time taking bronze in the Frosh VIII, silver in the Second Frosh VIII, and defending last year’s victory in the Frosh Lightweight 4+. Again, every member of his squad went home from the ACRA regatta with a medal. The UCLA Women’s program is lucky to have Justin, who will bring the same toughness, winning attitude and attention to detail to his new position as assistant coach.
In the meantime, the question remains as to who will take over the UCLA Men’s Rowing program following the resignation of Paul Mokha.
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