Tom began his rowing career in 1986 with the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) as a coxswain and single sculler. Nearly 4-decades later, Tom is a former member of the USRowing National Team, a certified level 2 coach and a USRowing Referee. He brings his high level training techniques to CRRC to continue the success of the program.

Tom has coached all age groups and categories with a combination of enthusiasm, focus, guidance and a touch of humor. He has helped start a number of rowing clubs in the state of Michigan, and is committed to fostering the sport of rowing in Madison. 

We welcome Tom to CRRC as the Head Coach and are excited to see the program continue to grow under his guidance! 

Will Russell is from Tomahawk, Wisconsin. He came to Madison to pursue a degree in biology with a global health minor.

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While at UW-Madison, Will walked onto the men's crew team and participated as an athlete for all four years. He ended his career as a college rower stroking the 3V at the IRA National Championships both junior and senior years. Post college, he is currently working as the Executive Assistant at Little John's Kitchens, a Fitchburg based non-profit focused on food security for underserved communities in the Madison area.

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To keep his fitness and competitive edge, he now train for triathlons, hoping to one day work my way up to completing an Ironman. He's been in athletics and on teams throughout his entire life and he is excited to pass on the knowledge he has to the next generation of rowers. 

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Elsa is originally from Minneapolis, MN and began rowing her sophomore year of high school with the Twin Cities Youth Rowing Club (TCYRC) out of Eden Prairie, MN. She then went on to row D1 at the University of Notre Dame for all four years of college, where she was a 3x ND Athletics Monogram (Letter) Award Recipient and 2x CRCA Scholar-Athlete, as well as a member of the All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll. During her time in college, she also had the opportunity to coach the middle school and high school novice programs at TCYRC during the summer of 2022 and to coach adult recreational programs out of Community Rowing Inc (CRI) in Boston during the summer of 2023. She moved to Madison at the beginning of this summer, and she's super excited to join the Camp Randall coaching staff!

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