Head Coach : Estel Boix Noguer
headcoach@ucdrowing.com
Estel (he/they) started rowing at 12 thanks to his older brother, who was an athlete at the local rowing club. Born and raised in Banyoles (Spain), E quickly fell in love with the sport. Their hard work paid off; he represented Spain in several European and World Rowing Championships.
They later decided they wanted to take school more seriously, which ended up giving them a chance to study and row for Sacramento State (2017-2021).
Later on, they found their passion for coaching while working at a Summer Camp at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center. In 2019, he then decided to apply for a coaching position at River City Rowing Club, where he still coaches his beloved men's masters team as well as some camps and private lessons.
Estel is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and for making sports spaces more inclusive to anyone who'd like to play sports.
Head Coach: Holly Hopkins
headcoach@ucdrowing.com
Holly grew up in Davis, CA, and graduated from CSU Sacramento in 2011 with a B.S. in Kinesiology, Exercise Science. While at Sac State she was a four year member of the Women's Rowing team, rowing three and a half of those years in the Varsity 8+. After a few years away from rowing, she got back on the water with a masters team and was quickly pulled back into the sport; in 2015 she began coaching the Middle School Rowing program at River City Rowing Club, UCD's neighbor at the Port of West Sac, and since 2016 she has been RCRC's Assistant Director.
Assistant Coach: Sophie Allen
asstcoach@ucdrowing.com
Sophie graduated from UC Davis in 2023 with degrees in Ecology and Wildlife Biology. As a freshman looking to try something new, she joined the rowing team and quickly fell in love with the team and the sport. She was a four year member of the team and served as Vice President and President in her junior and senior years respectively. Despite losing her first two racing seasons to COVID, her rowing highlights include a National grand finals finish in the V8+ in 2022, a Regional Championship win in the 2- in 2023, and four years of making lifelong friends through the community the team has built. Aside from Assistant Coaching, Sophie works in the entomology department at UCD.
Assistant Coach: Maisey Rew
asstcoach2@ucdrowing.com
Maisey is from Orangevale, CA and graduated from UC Davis in 2023 with a degree in Environmental Science and Management. As a freshman she joined the rowing team and quickly fell in love with the team and the sport. She was a four year member of the team and served as Fundraiser and Travel Coordinator in her junior and senior years respectively. Despite losing her first two racing seasons to COVID, her rowing highlights include a National grand finals finish in the V8+ in 2022 and a Regional Championship win in the 2- in 2023. Rowing has allowed her to make lifelong friends through the sport and team community. She is excited to introduce new people to the great sport!