NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Rutgers rowing head coach Justin Price announced the hiring of two-time Big Ten champion Emma Luniewicz as an assistant coach with the Scarlet Knights.

Luniewicz was a five-year varsity rower from 2017-22 at Michigan, which qualified for four NCAA Championships while winning an NCAA bronze medal in 2019 and two Big Ten titles during her stay in Ann Arbor. She was active outside the boat, serving as vice president on the NCAA Student Athlete Advisory Committe and on the executive board of the Athletes for Community Transformation. Luniewicz was also a three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Luniewicz entered the coaching ranks last season with an assistant role with Loyola Marymount, where she coached the Varsity 4 to a third-place finish at the WCC Championship.

"I am so excited and grateful for the opportunity to join the Rutgers women's rowing staff," Luniewicz said. "Rutgers has been a force in the Big Ten for many years now and I cannot wait to find new speed and work to win championships."

During her time as a student-athlete, Luniewicz got a taste of coaching with Community Rowing Inc., where she taught 70 youth athletes the fundamentals and techniques of rowing and teamwork. She also worked as a community outreach and external affairs with the New York Mets and as a corporate partnerships and consulting intern with Premier Partnerships.

Luniewicz received a Bachelors degree in sport management from Michigan before earning her Masters of management from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business in 2022.


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