Marika Kopp - Rowing Coach - University of Massachusetts Athletics

Marika Kopp

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
mkopp@umass.edu

University of Massachusetts alumna Marika Kopp returned to her alma mater in Fall 2018 as an assistant coach with the rowing program.

Kopp, a four-year letter winner with the Minutewomen, was twice an Atlantic 10 All-Conference performer (2014, 2015) and on the water for two Atlantic 10 Championships and NCAA Championship appearances. She sat in the Varsity 8+ throughout her collegiate career, also helping capture the Dad Vail Regatta’s Evelyn Bergman Trophy in 2015.

She entered the coaching world in December 2015, embarking on a stint as an assistant with Amherst Elite Scullers. She planned program goals and schedules, handled administrative duties and led daily skill development workouts during practice sessions.

Outside of coaching, she has served a number of city planning capacities, most recently in Menlo Park, California.

The native of Baldwinsville, New York captained the Minutewomen as a senior in 2014-15, the same year that she earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental design. She later added a master’s degree from UMass in community and regional planning.