About Perrysburg Rowing
About Us
Founded in 2008, the Perrysburg High School Team is Perrysburg’s rowing program for High School aged youth. Our Junior Rowing program, founded in 2019, is a training component for seventh and eighth grade students to prepare them for the competitive high school team.
We expect hard work, commitment, and sacrifice from our teammates. We also demand the highest levels of teamwork, sportsmanship, and behavior from the young people who will represent Perrysburg Rowing as ambassadors of the sport on the local, regional and national level. In return, our athletes experience one of the most rewarding lifelong sports in existence and earn the chance to represent Perrysburg High School and community in competition throughout the region.
Our Mission
The mission of Perrysburg Rowing is to:
- Develop teamwork, sportsmanship, integrity, and self-discipline in all our athletes
- Develop the skills necessary to compete successfully at regattas at the regional or national level
- Provide rowers with a safe, organized, and supervised rowing environment
- Provide our team with safe equipment and the best coaching available
Coaches
Ethan Peters – Head Coach
Ethan Peters began his rowing career at Central Catholic in 2011. Upon graduation, he was hired as assistant coach for Central Catholic and St. Francis de Sales Rowing, and coached them for seven seasons. He has also coached Toledo Rowing Club (TRC) high school and adult rowing programs for three years. Ethan is a US Rowing Level 2 Certified Coach and was named Toledo Rowing 2017-18 Assistant Coach of the Year. Ethan is a 7th grade science teacher at Perrysburg Junior High. Ethan began coaching for Perrysburg in the spring 2019 season.
Brian Mingus – Assistant Coach
Coach Brian joined Perrysburg Rowing in the fall 2022 season. Coach Brian comes to us from Ohio State University, where he had a successful rowing career. Brian brings valuable rowing experience and knowledge to our staff, and we are excited to have him join us again this season. Brian is from Cleveland and currently is a chemical engineer at Toledo Refinery.
Xander Zarobinski – Assistant Coach
We are excited to welcome Coach Xander Zarobinski to our staff as assistant high school coach this season. Xander is an accomplished, skilled, and passionate rower who brings great experience and insight to our team. Xander is from Perrysburg and rowed competitively for Perrysburg for 4 years (7 seasons). He has competed at many large regattas, earned a medal at the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championship in 2021, and went on to compete at the US Youth Nationals Regatta in Sarasota that same summer. Xander is excited to continue passing on his passion and insight into the sport that he loves. Join us in welcoming Coach Xander back to Perrysburg Rowing!
Lydia Marentette – Assistant HS Coach, Junior High Coach
Lydia Marentette started her rowing career in 2016 as a senior in high school at Notre Dame Academy. She was then recruited to row for D1 Big 10 team, Rutgers University in New Jersey. She spent the 2016-2018 seasons with the Scarlet Knights. Lydia graduated in 2022 with a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Toledo and currently works for the City of Toledo in Housing and Community Development.
Parent Board
President: Jennifer Cromly
Vice President & Fundraising: Andrea Born
Secretary: Katie Vaquera
Treasurer: Amber Rathburn