Coach Lars started their rowing career at Wayland-Weston High School. Captain of both novice and varsity squads, they fell in love with rowing and got recruited to Wesleyan University, competing in the Varsity 8+ at NCAAs all 4 years and taking gold at the Charles in the Collegiate 8+ back in 2016.
Coach Lars served as head coach at St. Mark’s School for 2 years, and is now thrilled to be on AB Crew. When Coach isn’t at AB, they are coaching adult novices and the paraplegic team at CRI, working on their master’s in Music Education at Boston University, hiking, writing music, singing in their a cappella group, hosting open mics, and hanging out with their frog named Gibby and their Axolotl named Silly.
Coach Prairie began their rowing career at Williams College and immediately fell in love with the sport and team. They competed at NCAAs all 4 years of college, including winning gold in the Second Varsity 8+ their junior year and placing 2nd as a team senior year. They have also rowed in HOCR in the Collegiate 8+ for 3 years, securing a 3rd place finish senior year. Prairie holds a B.A. in Computer Science from Williams College.
Allison began her rowing career at Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria, VA, where she competed with the Varsity 8+, local DC club teams, and the Junior National Team Development Camps for both sweep and sculling. Recruited by Boston College, she competed as an Eagle until an injury shifted her focus toward academics (and wind ensembles!), leading her to earn both a B.A. and an M.Ed.
Today, Allison balances her passion for athletics with her role as an ELA teacher at Arlington High School. Using her background as a certified yoga instructor and avid weightlifter, she specializes in working with athletes navigating the challenges of injury recovery.
Coach Aidan began his rowing career at Saugatuck Rowing Club and quickly discovered how just how much fun rowing is. In high school Aidan competed at the Head of the Charles and Youth Nationals before being recruited to continue rowing at Bucknell University. At Bucknell, Aidan found great success winning 3 gold medals at the MARC regional championship and 2 gold medals and a bronze at the ACRA National Championship. In addition, Aidan competed again at the HOCR and the Henley Royal Regatta.
Aidan holds a B.A. in political science from Bucknell University. Outside rowing, Aidan likes to spend time outdoors, especially on the water! He also enjoys spending time with family and traveling.
Xavier Mulligan returns to AB as an assistant coach to help out all teams. Xavier previously led the boys varsity and novice squads. He began his rowing career as a freshman at Dexter School before walking on to the varsity program at Stetson in 2016, where he competed in the 1V all four years and served as captain for three. Xavier has an advanced certificate in coaching education through CRI’s Institute for Rowing Leadership and has coached at CRI, MIT, the US Naval Academy Development Program in addition to AB. His coaching style blends science-based intuition with a deep love for the sport, emphasizing technical efficiency and the simple joy of making boats move fast—especially during long swing rows. Outside of rowing, he enjoys reading, cycling, catching a movie in theaters, following basketball and baseball (especially the Celtics and Sox), and walking his dog, Bowie.
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