Coaches

Andrew Lennard

Andrew Lennard joined the Indiana University Rowing Club as Head Coach in Fall 2025. A program builder with 15 years in collegiate rowing, Lennard founded Oklahoma State University Crew and, as Director of Rowing for seven years, grew it from a start-up to more than 60 active athletes. He previously coached at Michigan State University and the University of Cincinnati, working across novice development, varsity crews, and team operations. 

andrew.lennard@gmail.com 

Mike Burroughs

Mike  Burroughs started rowing in 2010 when an injury forced him to give up playing tennis. By 2011, he had started coaching juniors for the Indianapolis Rowing Center, and in 2013, he took over as the junior head coach. Over the subsequent 11 years, Mike not only competed as a master's rower but also coached both junior and master's athletes. During that period, Mike coached numerous crews to top 10 finishes at Youth Nationals, US Club Nationals, Head of the Charles, and had crews competing at U19, U21, and U23 trials. Several athletes he has coached have gone on to represent the US in international competition. 

mike@indyburroughs.net

Brie Stark

Brie Stark started rowing in 2008 and transitioned to coxing in 2009. She was captain of Bryn Mawr College Crew, then joined Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club. During her four-year stint in England, she coxed collegiate and Masters rowers from numerous European clubs. She is currently a Midwest-based referee with US Rowing, officiating Junior, Collegiate, and Master events. She’s coxed in some of the biggest races in the world, including Henley Royal, Head of the Charles, and Head of the River (London) regattas. She integrates her academic training in neuroscience and language science into improving coxing communication and rapport.

bcstark@iu.edu