KIRSTEN PRESKENIS, PROGRAM DIRECTOR & HEAD GIRLS' COACH

This is Kirsten's first year as Program Director, seventh year as Head Girls' Coach, and her ninth year with the team. In addition to leading the girl's program, she also assists with the boys' team. Kirsten oversees summer recreational programming for middle and high school students in Farmington, and facilitates the Summer Leadership Program for aspiring captains and student leaders.

Kirsten has coached at Trinity College, Central Connecticut Rowing, Farmington Valley Rowing Association, and Power10 Indoor Rowing Center in Avon. She started her coaching career in 2012 at her alma mater, Stony Brook University, where she held both novice and head coach roles. She has coached at Riverfront Recapture in Hartford since 2024.

Aside from coaching, Kirsten has more than twenty years of rowing experience at the high school, collegiate, and master levels. She learned to row and compete at Simsbury High School, then continued the sport for four more years at Stony Brook University in New York. Currently, she competes as a sculler with Riverfront Recapture at regattas across the northeast and Mid-Atlantic. 

Kirsten is a USRowing Level II Certified Coach and a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, with specializations in high performance training, behavior change, and women's fitness.

ADAM ASKHAM, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR & HEAD BOYS' COACH

 Coach Askham has been rowing or coaching for the past 27 years. He rowed at Simsbury High School and then rowed for four years at Washington College. 

He started coaching in fall 2007 as the Head Coach of Glastonbury Girl's Crew at Glastonbury High School, where the 1st and 2nd boat won gold during his tenure. He was Farmington Girl's Head Coach from 2012 - 2013, where the girls swept states and the team won the team point trophy. He then coached at the collegiate level first as an assistant and then a head coach for five years. His teams medaled at the Head of the Charles, won New Englands, and won a Dad Vail Championship. Coach Askham moved back to coach at Simsbury in fall 2018 and in the spring took over the boy's team. In 2022 and 2023 his first varsity won the state championship and in 2022 his 1V was the 9th ranked crew in New England. 

Coach Askham is excited to be back in Farmington and is looking forward to working with the great athletes and coaching staff. Coach Askham lives in Simsbury with his dog Patton and is a Special Education Paraprofessional at Simsbury High School. 

CLAIRE BROUILLARD, ASSISTANT GIRLS' COACH

Coach Claire is in her first year coaching at Farmington, returning to the program as a proud alumna. As a student, she coxed for Farmington before continuing her rowing career at the collegiate level, where she coxed for the Trinity women's team. Throughout her time as a coxswain, Claire competed in many notable regattas, including the Head of the Charles, Head of the Schuylkill and the Henley Regatta in England. She brings both experience and enthusiasm to her new coaching role, drawing on her personal connection to the program and her competitive background.

JENNIFER WAGNER, NOVICE GIRLS' COACH

Jennifer is in her seventh year coaching with Farmington Crew. She rowed for Marietta College, and spent her summer breaks rowing for Vesper on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia. While at Marietta, she competed in 4's and pairs at several large regattas. After college, Jennifer rowed at the masters level until she moved to Brazil to teach. She runs marathons and triathlons, but hopes to get back into a boat soon!

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