Coaches

IRC COACHES

Shawn Boyne (Masters): Shawn started rowing in 1977 when “learn to row” programs included talks on how to remove embedded splinters from your hand caused by the use of wooden oars. She began her career in the bow of a novice eight boat that could simultaneously be down to port in the bow and down to starboard in the stern due to the fact that the shell was warped. These early experiences (some of which are actually true) shaped her approach not only to rowing but also to life. Her rowing experience includes a myriad of races around the country in both sweep and sculling events as well as an impressive list of injuries. Her biggest claim to fame in the sport is that she dragged her brother into it (Note:  Shawn’s Brother, Daniel J. Boyne,  wrote the book Essential Sculling).

Courtney Chan (Masters): Courtney began rowing in high school at St. Ignatius (California) and was recruited to row at Syracuse where he sat at bow in the first freshman 8+ and JV 8+.  After college he returned to his high school Alma Mater to coach under John Pescatore (current heavyweight men’s coach at Yale) for several years. His junior crew continually placed in top three at many regional championship races. He continued his coaching career at Lincoln Park Juniors in Chicago where he brought this newly formed team to regional medal stand in a matter of few years. After moving to Indianapolis, he started to coach for the Indianapolis Juniors where his junior men received several medal as the Midwest championship races and his varsity 8+ made the grand finals every year he coached them. He now coaches the Indianapolis Masters.

Stephen Eckstein (Varsity Men-Juniors/Adult Novice program): Stephen is in the business of speed and likes making boats go fast. Stephen began rowing in 2006 as a freshman at Purdue University. Like many of the others, he did not have any idea what rowing was, but after trying the sport out, Stephen found that the sport and he were extremely compatible. Stephen rowed for three years at Purdue, and while rowing he developed a passion for the sport because it is the ultimate team sport, it fed his competitive appetite, and it is simple and complex at the same time.  After sustaining an injury at the end of his junior year, Stephen returned to Purdue for his senior year as a Novice Men’s Assistant, where he helped make a new group of novice men into a fast group, including SIRA lightweight 8 gold medals, second novice 8 silver medals, lightweight 4 silver medalists and novice 8 finalists, Dad Vail finalists in the novice 4 and 8, and bronze medals for the lightweight 8,  ACRA novice 8 bronze medals, and 2nd novice 8 gold medals.  In his free time, Stephen enjoys bowling, cranking up music, watching TV shows that include Survivor, 24, and Family Guy, and being awesome.

Jackie Kleinhans (Varsity Women-Juniors/Adult Novice program): Jackie is IRC’s full-time boathouse manager and club coach.  She is the head coach of the junior program and also coaches the adult rowing program.

Eric Stoll (Novice Women-Juniors): Eric has an extensive coaching background, including coaching collegiately at Villanova and Washington College. He was inducted in the Washington College Hall of Fame in 2008 for his work in rowing. He is the retired director of  IRC and now enjoys teaching the novice women how to row fast.

Greg Wilson (Novice Men-Juniors): Greg began rowing while in graduate school. He coached the Wabash College Crew and rows competitively with the IRC Masters. While not at the boathouse, Greg enjoys gardening and singing with a men’s choir. He coaches the Juniors’ novice men’s squad.