Coach Cam (Varsity Head Coach) learned to row during junior high in his home state of California. He competed nationally during high school and was elected to be one of the Varsity captains of his team. He attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York, competing for its varsity team all four years, primarily in the 8+ and 2-.
During a stint with the Oklahoma City High Performance team (where he focused on rowing the 1x and 2x), he competed at the U.S. Speed Orders, the Canadian Henley, and finished 12th at the Olympic trials.
As GMRC’s full-time head coach, Cam runs and manages the coaching staff, facilitates practices, and creates training blocks and workouts. He oversaw the team at the 2025 Midwest regionals in East Fork, Cincinnati, and the 2025 Youth Nationals in Sarasota, Florida.
Coach Kayla is a GMRC alumna. She joined the team in 2016, at the beginning of 8th grade, and quickly fell in love with the sport of rowing. Coach Kayla rowed with GMRC until her high school graduation in 2021. She attended Miami University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. Coach Kayla rejoined GMRC as the Varsity Coach in 2024. Since then, she’s enjoyed helping our athletes grow and improve their skills.
Coach Bill, father of four and a longtime coach of a variety of youth sports, began coaching GMRC’s Junior Varsity team in 2022. Coach Bill is a Level 2 certified rowing coach, a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach. Originally from Norwood, Ohio, he loves the location of GMRC on the Great Miami River, situated in the heart of Hamilton. Coach Bill’s favorite regatta each year is Indy Sprints.
Coach Ally followed in her sister’s footsteps and joined Great Miami Rowing Center in eighth grade. Among her favorite memories as an athlete with Great Miami Crew is competing at Youth Nationals with her sister and friends. Ally is pursuing a degree in the field of nursing at Miami University and commuting to Hamilton to coach. She’s excited to share her passion for the sport of rowing with a talented group of young athletes.
A Hamilton native, Coach Malachi has been rowing since fall 2016 when he joined GMRC and helped pilot the Junior Varsity program before joining the Varsity team in 2019. Coach Malachi’s favorite part of rowing on the Great Miami River is seeing the city come to life with runners, bikers, riverside concerts and the occasional car chase – all viewed from a small boat on the river. Since 2022, he has coached GMRC while also competing and attending college at Miami University. Coach Malachi’s favorite rowing memory is riding a wave into the finish line, securing a quarterfinal win against Egypt in the Junior Mixed Double at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Italy in 2023.