Wayne Berger started rowing at Cornell University as an undergrad and later served as a coach at Salisbury School. He was also a faculty member at The Hotchkiss School from 1988 to 1991. In fall 2022, he returned to Hotchkiss after coaching, teaching, and working at Loomis Chaffee School, Groton School, and Deerfield Academy, as well as coaching at Harvard University.

Coach Berger has led boats to the most prestigious rowing prizes, including three IRA National Championships, five Eastern Sprints Championships, and two Ladies Plate titles from the Henley Royal Regatta during his time at Harvard University; two NEIRA championships and a Princess Elizabeth Cup semi-finalist, as well as a finalist at the Henley Royal Regatta while at Groton School; and a 2012 Youth National Championship with Deerfield Academy. At Hotchkiss, in the program's fifth year and its first as a coxed fours program, Berger guided the boys' and girls' first boats to fifth and sixth places, respectively, at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Championships.

While at Harvard, Coach Berger founded the Boston Rowing Club, and over five summers of coaching, his crews won seven championships and the overall points trophy at the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, as well as four titles at the USRowing Club National Championships. Internationally, Berger served as the Assistant Men’s Junior Coach in 2012 and the Head Men’s Junior Coach in 2013, finishing seventh in the junior eight at the World Championships.

As a lead coach for the Sydney Rowing Club in Australia, Berger coached four Sydney crews to national titles in 2013 and 2014. At the senior elite level, Berger helped coach the 2015 lightweight team to a bronze medal at the World Championships. In 2021, he helped the Paralympic mixed four with coxswain earn a silver medal in Tokyo.

An educator, Berger worked for Community Rowing, Inc. and the Institute for Rowing Leadership, training coaches in pedagogy, physiology, and program management from 2014 to 2021.

Coach Berger's passion is teaching student athletes how to row through a process-focused approach centered on consistency, persistence, hard work, and community.

Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Peter Costas	Steven J. '69 & Karen A. Lee Head Rowing Coach	pec422@lehigh.edu
Maria Dupnock	Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	mad823@lehigh.edu
Wayne Berger	Assistant Coach
Bob Michener	Assistant Coach
Nick Iliadis	Assistant Coach and Operations Coordinator
Dylan Baxter	Assistant Sports Performance Coach	dfb217@lehigh.edu	610-758-6928

Upcoming Event: Women's Rowing at Colgate on May 2, 2026

Upcoming Event: Women's Rowing versus Patriot League Championships on May 15, 2026

Completed Event: Women's Rowing at Lake Wheeler Invite on April 24, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Rowing at Knecht Cup on April 11, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Rowing at Drexel and George Washington on April 4, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Mountain Hawk Invite on March 28, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Class Day Regatta on November 1, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Rowing at Head of the Schuylkill on October 25, 2025 ,

Completed Event: Women's Rowing at Head of the Charles on October 18, 2025 ,

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