HURON ROWING ASSOCIATION
Coaching Staff
2023-2024
Head Coaches: Emma Hammond and Makayla Plekes-Sowle
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Men's Varsity Coach:
Emma Hammond
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Emma started her rowing career right here at Huron the fall of her freshman year and continued for all 8 seasons. Though initially intending to leave rowing behind in college, she walked on to the women’s rowing team at the University of Michigan freshman year. That spring, she competed at the Big Ten Championship regatta and Michigan won the conference title back from OSU. Emma graduated from UofM with a degree in Public Health and now works in the industrial health and safety field. Emma was thrilled to be invited back to HRA to coach in winter 2023. Her goal is to help give athletes the empowering and motivating experience that she had as a student. Practice is, and always has been, the best part of the day. Row Rats!
Women's Varsity Coach
Makayla Plekes-Sowle:
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Coach MaKayla is the varsity women’s coach with Huron Rowing Association. She started coaching for HRA the 2023 spring season. MaKayla rowed for four years at Rockford High School located in West Michigan. After high school she rowed for the women’s D1 team at Michigan State University (MSU). At MSU she received a Bachelor’s of Science with a double consideration in Wildlife Biology and Management and Conservation Biology. MaKayla loves being on the water and is deeply passionate about rowing and is excited to help get others involved in the sport.