The Langley Crew Coaching Staff

Kevin Bedell

Kevin Bedell began his rowing career in 2016 at Yorktown High School in Arlington, rowing the same races Langley rows today. He rowed four years at Harvard on the Lightweight squad, which included one undefeated, Eastern Sprints-winning campaign. After college, he won multiple regional, national, and international titles, including U.S. Rowing national championships, the Canadian Henley, and Heads of the Potomac and Occoquan. He represented the United States at international regattas, including the World Championships, in single and double scull events. He also raced successfully at major regattas such as the Head of the Charles (where he has finished in every position from 2nd to 10th), the Crash-B Sprints, and the Stotesbury Cup. After retiring from elite competition, Kevin was recruited into a loose group of masters that races occasionally and sometimes would practice against college kids just because they could. He still rows regularly.

In addition to his own rowing, Kevin has coached at the collegiate level, and worked with other rowers trying to improve their skills. He is the father of two Langley students. Several years ago, one of his neighbors, who has a child on the crew team, figured out Kevin knew something about rowing, which eventually led to Kevin showing up for a Langley practice and re-discovering that he gets enthused by helping students become better rowers.

Julie Sutliff, Women's Varsity Head Coach

Julie Sutliff began coaching with the Langley Crew team in the fall of 2013.

She started her coaching career at St. Anthony’s High School, her alma mater, coaching the Novice Boys; she then went on to coach the Varsity Boys. Julie became head coach at Our Lady of Mercy Academy, where she coached and assisted many girls who furthered their rowing careers and were recruited at the collegiate level. Julie moved to Virginia in Fall 2012 and was the assistant head coach at W.T. Woodson before transitioning to Langley for the 2013-2014 season.

Julie began her rowing career as a Freshman at St. Anthony’s High School on Long Island, NY, rowing all four years and receiving a Varsity Letter each year. During her Junior and Senior years, she participated in the Crash-B’s World Indoor Rowing Championships in Boston, MA and placed in the Top 10 High School Lightweight category. During the off seasons, Julie rowed for Sagamore Rowing Club in Oyster Bay, NY, placing at the US Rowing Nationals each year. After high school, Julie earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Rhode Island’s NCAA Division I rowing team. Julie competed all four years, participating in regattas such as the Head of the Charles Regatta, Atlantic 10 Championships, Eastern Sprints, and ECAC’s. Julie’s boat placed first, winning the gold medal three years at the Atlantic 10 Championships and helping towards an Atlantic 10 overall Team Championship in 2008.

In addition to coaching, Julie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has her own private counseling practice and works part- time at VHC Health as a clinical therapist for the behavioral health outpatient addiction program. 

Lauren Evans, Women's Varsity Coach

Lauren Evans has been coaching for Langley since 2016. Over the years, she has spent time coaching varsity, JV, freshmen, and lightweight women to both state medals and championships.

She started her rowing career in high school as a lightweight rower in Richmond, VA. After many successful seasons earning medals at regionals, states, and being in the final at Nationals, she continued her rowing career with George Mason University's Division I women's team. She rowed varsity at GMU for two years, racing at Head of the Charles and placing silver at Dad Vail. Since rowing in college, she has turned her attention to powerlifting and loves spending her time teaching girls how to be confident in the weight room.

Outside of rowing, Coach Lauren holds a Masters degree in Forensic Psychology and works in human services and criminal justice.

David Rummler - Assistant Coach

David Rummler began coaching at Langley in 2019. 

David began his rowing career at Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge, rowing for four years in Lightweight Eights on the Occoquan Reservoir, at Stotesbury and at Nationals. He placed first in the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints and raced at Head of the Charles—a first for Gar-Field. He then rowed on Northeastern University’s Heavyweight crew, consistently a top-ten national rowing program, which included a freshman year win at Eastern Sprints and extensive year-round collegiate rowing. After college, David rowed at Potomac Boat Club – Lightweight 8 Development Program; Occoquan Boat Club Double sculling(LWT racing); then at Capital Rowing Club - Single & Double sculling (Competitive Masters). He is looking forward to spending time on the water this year supporting Langley Crew and passing on what he knows and loves. He is the father of a current Langley student/rower.

Justin Meeker - Assistant Coach
 

Justin began his rowing career at with Langley Crew in 2012, his freshman year at LHS. He rowed all four years, winning two Virginia State Championships during that time, and graduating from Langley in 2016. He also won a National Championship with the University of Pennsylvania in 2018. In 2019, he won the Head of the Charles regatta and in 2020 he won the Canadian Henley regatta.

Justin began coaching for Langley Crew in 2022. Prior to that, he coached for the USRowing Olympic Development Program, Under 17.

Ben Young, Men's Varsity Head Coach

Peter Kristensen - Assistant Coach

Peter began coaching for Langley in 2019, and coaches newer members of the Men's team, primarily freshmen and novices.  

Peter came to Langley High School as a sophomore and rowed for Langley all three years. He also rowed for Resilient Rowing Club over the summer and fall all three years of high school. Peter graduated from Langley in 2018, then went on to attend the University of Mary Washington where, as a freshman, he helped bring home a gold medal from the Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championships for the first time in over 10 years, stroking their Freshman 4. He graduated UMW with a degree in Business Administration in 2022.

Peter's favorite part of coaching is that it allows him to share his love of and knowledge about rowing while helping to influence the students in life. 

Justin Bales - Assistant Coach

Justin is a member of Langley's Class of 2017. He rowed for Langley all four years of high school, so he's very familiar with the Langley Crew program. Justin is a Navy engineer who Worcester Polytechnic Institute, rowing in college from 2009 through 2012.

Justin began coaching in 2022. He is looking forward to passing on his knowledge and experience, and his belief that rowing is the last great team sport, where there are no superstars and everyone succeeds as a group. 

Kevin Hanlon - Assistant Coach

Kevin began both his rowing career and his coaching career with Langley Crew. A 2018 Langley graduate, he rowed all four years in high school. After earning a degree in computer science at Penn State, Kevin, a software engineer, began his coaching career in the fall of 2022, coming back to Langley Crew. His favorite part of rowing is the close-knit team spirit the sport fosters.