Xavier Aniton
Interim Head Coach
Xavier is a proud Shaker Heights graduate (Class of 2016) where he was part of the inaugural men's crew team and captain. He went on to row at Jacksonville University where he was again a team captain and received a degree in Communication and Media Studies. Coach Aniton returns to Shaker after serving as an assistant coach with Dallas United Crew.
Lincoln Luzar
Assistant Coach
Lincoln is a proud Shaker Heights graduate (Class of 2019) where he was a 4-year rower and a captain of the men’s crew team. When he was captain the men’s team had their best finish in team history at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championships. Lincoln is also the former team record holder in 1k and 2k.
He briefly rowed at the University of Wisconsin and is passionate about all things sports and fitness-related. Coach Luzar is graduate of Ohio State University.
Charles A. Richardson
Assistant Coach
Born in Washington, DC, Charles's coaching experience spans 15 years with Illinois clubs including coaching juniors & masters at North Suburban Crew, Lincoln Park Boat Club (LPBC), Chicago Rowing Union, Chicago Training Center, and New Trier High School. In over 13 years at New Trier, Charles has taken boats to Youth Nationals and SRRAs. At SRAAs, his boats consistently made grand finals, medaling 6 times spanning the Lightweight 8+, Freshman 8+, Junior 8+, and Junior 4+ categories.
Charles learned to row in high school and reunited with the sport as a masters rower in Boston and later Chicago. Charles is an original member of the Black Coaches and Rowers Association which was formed to increase access, participation, and inclusion of black people within the sport of rowing on all levels. Coach Richardson has a BS in Computer Science from Northeastern University and lives in Shaker Heights.