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Lucie Roy
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- Associate Head Coach/Head Lightweight Rowing Coach
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Lucie Roy enters her third season at Eastern Michigan University in 2026-27 and her first as Associate Head Coach and Head Lightweight Rowing Coach. Roy joined the Eastern Michigan coaching staff in August 2024 after spending two seasons as the Head Men’s and Women’s Rowing Coach at Adrian College.
The 2026-27 season follows a historic 2025-26 campaign for the Eagles. Eastern Michigan hosted the inaugural Mid-American Conference Women’s Rowing Championship at the EMU Rowing Course at Ford Lake. Competing on their home course, the Eagles’ Third Varsity Eight captured the silver medal in a school-record time of 6:58.8, more than 15 seconds faster than the previous program best. The performance marked the highest finish for an Eastern Michigan boat at the inaugural championship. The Eagles also placed fourth in the Second Varsity Eight and fifth in both the First Varsity Eight and First Varsity Four.
Earlier in the spring, Roy helped guide the Eagles to several notable performances, including a historic victory over Michigan State at the EMU Rowing Course at Ford Lake. Eastern Michigan’s Third Varsity Eight posted a wire-to-wire victory over the Spartans, marking the first time EMU had defeated Michigan State in any event since 2018. At the Knecht Cup, the Eagles’ Varsity Four advanced from its heat to the semifinals before winning that round by nearly 12 seconds in 7:46.99 and ultimately placing fifth in the Grand Final.
Roy made an immediate impact during her time at Adrian, guiding both the men’s and women’s programs to significant conference and national-level accomplishments. Her most notable achievement came in 2024, when Adrian’s men’s Varsity 4+ advanced to the IRA National Championship and produced one of the strongest performances in program history.
The Adrian men’s Varsity 4+ entered the IRA National Championship seeded 33rd before advancing through the field and ultimately placing fourth in the D Final. The result marked the highest finish by a Division III 4+ at the championship and the highest Division III finish at the IRA National Championship over the previous two seasons.
Adrian’s Varsity 4+ featured coxswain Sam Wyzlic alongside Seth Parsons, Kade Doyle, Franco Van Oordt and Evan Barletta. After the opening time trials, the Bulldogs improved their ranking from 33rd to 23rd and earned a spot in the semifinals. Adrian then placed second in its semifinal with a time of 6:32.418 to advance to one of six Varsity 4+ finals.
In the D Final, Adrian faced Stanford, La Salle, Cornell, Northeastern and Marist. The Bulldogs finished fourth with a time of 6:44.017. The performance improved Adrian’s national program ranking to 22nd and established the Bulldogs as the highest-finishing Division III school in the championship.
Roy also guided Adrian's women's program to a successful 2024 campaign, as the V4+ captured its fourth consecutive MARC Conference Championship. Addison Krzyzak, Avery Kelley, Avary Allstead, Kaitlyn Kimble and Elizabeth Bowler recorded a winning time of 7:57.906, the fastest time recorded at the MARC Championship since 2017. Adrian finished 18 seconds ahead of the second-place crew.
Before beginning her coaching career, Roy competed at Michigan State University, where she spent three seasons on the Spartans’ varsity rowing squad. In 2022, she stroked the First Varsity Four to a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, helping Michigan State achieve its highest finish in an NCAA-qualifying event since 2017.
Roy also distinguished herself academically during her collegiate career. She was a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and CRCA Scholar-Athlete in 2021 and 2022. She also earned Highest Honors at Michigan State’s 2022 Academic Excellence Gala.
A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., Roy attended Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, where she developed as a competitive rower and served as a team captain her senior year. She was a Midwest Regional Champion in 2015 before continuing her rowing career at Michigan State.
Roy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Michigan State in 2022.
The 2026-27 season follows a historic 2025-26 campaign for the Eagles. Eastern Michigan hosted the inaugural Mid-American Conference Women’s Rowing Championship at the EMU Rowing Course at Ford Lake. Competing on their home course, the Eagles’ Third Varsity Eight captured the silver medal in a school-record time of 6:58.8, more than 15 seconds faster than the previous program best. The performance marked the highest finish for an Eastern Michigan boat at the inaugural championship. The Eagles also placed fourth in the Second Varsity Eight and fifth in both the First Varsity Eight and First Varsity Four.
Earlier in the spring, Roy helped guide the Eagles to several notable performances, including a historic victory over Michigan State at the EMU Rowing Course at Ford Lake. Eastern Michigan’s Third Varsity Eight posted a wire-to-wire victory over the Spartans, marking the first time EMU had defeated Michigan State in any event since 2018. At the Knecht Cup, the Eagles’ Varsity Four advanced from its heat to the semifinals before winning that round by nearly 12 seconds in 7:46.99 and ultimately placing fifth in the Grand Final.
Roy made an immediate impact during her time at Adrian, guiding both the men’s and women’s programs to significant conference and national-level accomplishments. Her most notable achievement came in 2024, when Adrian’s men’s Varsity 4+ advanced to the IRA National Championship and produced one of the strongest performances in program history.
The Adrian men’s Varsity 4+ entered the IRA National Championship seeded 33rd before advancing through the field and ultimately placing fourth in the D Final. The result marked the highest finish by a Division III 4+ at the championship and the highest Division III finish at the IRA National Championship over the previous two seasons.
Adrian’s Varsity 4+ featured coxswain Sam Wyzlic alongside Seth Parsons, Kade Doyle, Franco Van Oordt and Evan Barletta. After the opening time trials, the Bulldogs improved their ranking from 33rd to 23rd and earned a spot in the semifinals. Adrian then placed second in its semifinal with a time of 6:32.418 to advance to one of six Varsity 4+ finals.
In the D Final, Adrian faced Stanford, La Salle, Cornell, Northeastern and Marist. The Bulldogs finished fourth with a time of 6:44.017. The performance improved Adrian’s national program ranking to 22nd and established the Bulldogs as the highest-finishing Division III school in the championship.
Roy also guided Adrian's women's program to a successful 2024 campaign, as the V4+ captured its fourth consecutive MARC Conference Championship. Addison Krzyzak, Avery Kelley, Avary Allstead, Kaitlyn Kimble and Elizabeth Bowler recorded a winning time of 7:57.906, the fastest time recorded at the MARC Championship since 2017. Adrian finished 18 seconds ahead of the second-place crew.
Before beginning her coaching career, Roy competed at Michigan State University, where she spent three seasons on the Spartans’ varsity rowing squad. In 2022, she stroked the First Varsity Four to a fourth-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, helping Michigan State achieve its highest finish in an NCAA-qualifying event since 2017.
Roy also distinguished herself academically during her collegiate career. She was a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and CRCA Scholar-Athlete in 2021 and 2022. She also earned Highest Honors at Michigan State’s 2022 Academic Excellence Gala.
A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., Roy attended Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, where she developed as a competitive rower and served as a team captain her senior year. She was a Midwest Regional Champion in 2015 before continuing her rowing career at Michigan State.
Roy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Michigan State in 2022.
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