LPJ Chicago Coaching Staff Contact Information

Head Coach & Varsity Girls

Mike Wallin
vgirls@rowchicago.com
312-259-3315
 

Varsity Boys

Rick Booms
vboys@rowchicago.com
312-401-0587 (c)
312-347-7323 (w)
 

Novice Girls

Austin Work
ngirls@rowchicago.com
312-375-6579

Christine Chirchirillo
chigrl2@hotmail.com
773-316-0095 (cell)

Maida Habibovic
maidaha@ucla.edu
773-495-4523 (cell)
 

Novice Boys

Mike Tanner
nboys@rowchicago.com
773-528-7794 (h)
773-412-3608 (c)

Roger Payne
repayne1@yahoo.com
847-302-6562 (cell)
 

LPJ Chicago Coaching Bios

Mike Wallin
Head Coach & Varsity Girls’ Coach

High School (St Joe's Prep, Philadelphia)

• 3-time Stotesbury and SRA National Champion (8+)

• Team Captain 1999

• USRowing Junior National team. Henley Royal Regatta: Princess Elizabeth Cup Quarterfinalist 1999 (8+)

College (UC Berkeley)

• 4-time Pac-10 and IRA National Champion (8+)

• Team Captain 2003

• 2-time Pac-10 All-Academic First Team

Rick Booms
Varsity Boys’ Coach

High School (Cincinnati Junior Rowing Club)

• Silver Medalist National Championships 1995 – 1997 (8+)

• Henley Royal Regatta: Temple Challenge Cup Semifinalist 1995 (8+)

• USRowing Junior National Team, Silver Medalist Junior World Championships 1997 (8+)

College (Brown University)

• Eastern Sprints: Men's Freshman 8+, Bronze 1998;  Men's Varsity 8+, Silver 1999, Gold 2000 and 4th in 2001

• IRA National Championships: Freshman 8+, 4th 1998;  Men's Varsity 8+,  4th 1999, Silver 2000 and 5th in 2001

• Henley Royal Regatta: Ladies’ Plate Champion 2000

Mike Tanner
Novice Boys’ Coach

High School (St. Mary's Prep, Orchard Lake, MI)

• Team Captain

• 2 time Michigan State Champion 8+, 4+  1996, 1997

• Midwest Champion 2- 1997

• Grand Finalist, Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association National Championship 8+ 1996

College (Undergraduate – Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA)

• Team Captain

• 3 Year V8+ member 1998 - 2001

• Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Rowing Association Champion 1999 (HW 8+)

• Ranked #8 in USA for LWT 8+ 2000

Austin Work
Novice Girls’ Coach 

High School (Salisbury School, Salisbury, CT)

• NEIRA Finalist

 College (Lewis and Clark College, Portland, OR)

• Pacific Coast Rowing Championships Freshman 4+ Silver

• Team Captain Junior Year

Christine Chirchirillo
Novice Girls’ Assistant Coach

High School (Kenwood Academy & LPJ Chicago)

• Varsity Heavyweight 1996 – 1999

• LPJ Chicago Singles Rower 1999 – 2000

 College (Purdue University)

• Varsity Heavyweight 2000 – 2004

• Team President 2003 – 2004

• Dad Vail Champions 2000 – 2004

• SIRA Southern Collegiate Champions 2001– 2004

• Dad Vail silver medalist Women’s Varsity Heavyweight 8+ 2003

• Novice assistant coach Fall 2005

Roger Payne
Assistant Novice Boys’ Coach

High School (Evanston Township High School – LPJ Chicago)

• Novice 8+ stroke

• Varsity 4+ and Varsity 8+ stroke

College (Miami University of Ohio)

• Varsity 4+ and 8+ all four years

• Team Captain sophomore year

• Equipment manager junior and senior year

• Assistant coach senior year

• Raced in 2006 Head of the Charles

Maida Habibovic
Novice Girls’ Assistant Coach

High School (Lincoln Park High School, LPJ Chicago)

• Team captain, 2004

• USRowing Junior National Team Development Camp, 2002

• USRowing Junior National Champion 16 and under 4+ 2002

• USRowing Youth Invitational 8+ Petite Finals: Gold 2004

College (UCLA)

• Pac-10 Championships Freshman 8+: 5th 2005

• San Diego Crew Classic Freshman 8+: 2nd 2005

• Pac-10 Championships Varsity 4+: 5th 2006

• Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team 2007