Justin Price Named Head Rowing Coach
Jul 03 | Women's Rowing
A former collegiate rower at UCLA, Price takes over the Scarlet Knight program
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers Athletic Director Pat Hobbs announced today that Justin Price will take over as head coach of the rowing program. Price, who has over a decade of coaching experience, joins the Scarlet Knight program following recent stops at Loyola Marymount and UCLA.
"We are incredibly excited to welcome Justin to Rutgers," said Hobbs. "Justin has been part of the rowing community for over a decade, going back to his days as a collegiate competitor at UCLA. He is passionate about developing young people athletically, academically and in life. Justin has a plan for how we can achieve success and I look forward to working together to accomplish our vision for the Rutgers rowing program."
"I want to thank Pat Hobbs, Sarah Baumgartner and Kate Hickey for the opportunity to lead the Rutgers rowing program. I am impressed by their vision for the direction of Rutgers Athletics and I am excited by what is possible," said Price. "With a world-class university, the waters of the Raritan River running right through campus, and the support of the athletic department, we will certainly have everything we need to compete at a high level. I am looking forward to meeting the student-athletes and getting to work building something very special."
Prior to arriving at Rutgers, Price served as the director of rowing and women's head coach at Loyola Marymount in 2016-17. He helped guide the Lions to a third-place finish at the West Coast Conference Championships in a seven-team field. LMU also earned a pair selections to the WCC All-Conference teams.
During his time at UCLA, Price helped the Bruins to four NCAA Championship appearances, including the program's first-ever team bid in 2010 and a program-best team finish (8th) in 2012. His latest trip to the NCAA Championships came in 2014, when the Bruins finished 12th overall.
The former UCLA student-athlete coordinated all aspects of the Bruins' recruiting efforts. While serving as UCLA's recruiting coordinator, Price helped secure top recruiting classes, featuring elite American and international athletes that had competed at the Junior and Under-23 National Team levels before arriving at UCLA.
Price spent the summer of 2013 representing the United States as the coach of the Under-23 men's coxed four that finished 8th at the Under-23 World Championships in Linz, Austria while also serving as the men's under-23 head coach at Pennsylvania Athletic Club.
Tied with elite athletes throughout his coaching career, Price coached the women's lightweight double sculls that won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and also recruited and trained three-time US National Team member Greg Flood while serving as a freshman/novice coach at the University of Notre Dame. Price helped guide Flood to consecutive Crash-B World Indoor Rowing Championships in the Under-23 Collegiate Lightweight category in 2010 and 2011.
During the 2007-08 season at Notre Dame - his first full year with the program - Price coached two national championship novice crews as his student-athletes won both the novice eight and novice lightweight four at the American Collegiate Rowing Association's (ACRA) National Championship Regatta, contributing to Notre Dame's third place finish (best ever for the program) overall at the 2008 ACRA Regatta.
Before embarking on his coaching career, Price rowed four years for the UCLA men's team and graduated in 2006 with a degree in political science and a minor in music history. In 2006, Price earned a bronze medal rowing in the men's varsity four at the Pac-10 Championships. He received the Coach's Award for his performance and leadership in 2004-05. In addition, Price was a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic Team selection--first team (2005, 2006) and honorable mention (2004).
While working as an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame, Price earned his law degree (J.D.) in 2009 and is a member of the California State Bar.
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"We are incredibly excited to welcome Justin to Rutgers," said Hobbs. "Justin has been part of the rowing community for over a decade, going back to his days as a collegiate competitor at UCLA. He is passionate about developing young people athletically, academically and in life. Justin has a plan for how we can achieve success and I look forward to working together to accomplish our vision for the Rutgers rowing program."
"I want to thank Pat Hobbs, Sarah Baumgartner and Kate Hickey for the opportunity to lead the Rutgers rowing program. I am impressed by their vision for the direction of Rutgers Athletics and I am excited by what is possible," said Price. "With a world-class university, the waters of the Raritan River running right through campus, and the support of the athletic department, we will certainly have everything we need to compete at a high level. I am looking forward to meeting the student-athletes and getting to work building something very special."
Prior to arriving at Rutgers, Price served as the director of rowing and women's head coach at Loyola Marymount in 2016-17. He helped guide the Lions to a third-place finish at the West Coast Conference Championships in a seven-team field. LMU also earned a pair selections to the WCC All-Conference teams.
During his time at UCLA, Price helped the Bruins to four NCAA Championship appearances, including the program's first-ever team bid in 2010 and a program-best team finish (8th) in 2012. His latest trip to the NCAA Championships came in 2014, when the Bruins finished 12th overall.
The former UCLA student-athlete coordinated all aspects of the Bruins' recruiting efforts. While serving as UCLA's recruiting coordinator, Price helped secure top recruiting classes, featuring elite American and international athletes that had competed at the Junior and Under-23 National Team levels before arriving at UCLA.
Price spent the summer of 2013 representing the United States as the coach of the Under-23 men's coxed four that finished 8th at the Under-23 World Championships in Linz, Austria while also serving as the men's under-23 head coach at Pennsylvania Athletic Club.
Tied with elite athletes throughout his coaching career, Price coached the women's lightweight double sculls that won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and also recruited and trained three-time US National Team member Greg Flood while serving as a freshman/novice coach at the University of Notre Dame. Price helped guide Flood to consecutive Crash-B World Indoor Rowing Championships in the Under-23 Collegiate Lightweight category in 2010 and 2011.
During the 2007-08 season at Notre Dame - his first full year with the program - Price coached two national championship novice crews as his student-athletes won both the novice eight and novice lightweight four at the American Collegiate Rowing Association's (ACRA) National Championship Regatta, contributing to Notre Dame's third place finish (best ever for the program) overall at the 2008 ACRA Regatta.
Before embarking on his coaching career, Price rowed four years for the UCLA men's team and graduated in 2006 with a degree in political science and a minor in music history. In 2006, Price earned a bronze medal rowing in the men's varsity four at the Pac-10 Championships. He received the Coach's Award for his performance and leadership in 2004-05. In addition, Price was a three-time Pac-10 All-Academic Team selection--first team (2005, 2006) and honorable mention (2004).
While working as an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame, Price earned his law degree (J.D.) in 2009 and is a member of the California State Bar.
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