Head Coach - Isabelle Bigelow
Isabelle joins the UMass Men’s Crew as Head Coach ahead of the 2024-2025 season. She is a current graduate student at Springfield College, pursuing her MS in Athletic Leadership. After graduating from Washington College with a BA in Political Science, Isabelle began as an Assistant Coach at Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club and Northampton Community Rowing, coaching both competitive and recreational junior and masters teams, as well as learn-to-row programs. Isabelle’s love for rowing started at Washington College where she walked onto the team as a freshman, and finished her senior year with an NCAA National Championship appearance in the team’s 1V8.
You can contact Isabelle at ibigelow@umass.edu
Novice Coach - Brandon Burns
Brandon continues his tenure with the UMass Men’s Crew as Novice Coach for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. He is a current graduate student at UMass Amherst, pursuing his MS in Accounting. Having graduated from UMass Amherst with a BBA in Operation & Information Management, Brandon continues his time with the team. Brandon has been with the program for the past 3 years. Notably, Brandon took home Silver for UMass in the 4x as stroke seat at ACRA 2023. He finished his senior year with Captain, Mark Legarda in the 2- taking 1st in the B Final at ACRA 2024.
The Massachusetts Men’s Crew team would like to thank Tony Cronin for his 23 years of Service to the team as he continues down a new path at UMass.
Robert Engelhardt took charge of the Novice returning from Covid-19 and was essential to the team’s success in Spring 2024.