Marjorie Setchko joins the Gaels ahead of the 2027 season from Santa Clara after spending five years on the Broncos' coaching staff, including four as associate head coach leading the women's rowing program.

Setchko brings in quite an illustrious rowing background to Moraga. Before joining Saint Mary's, Setchko made tremendous strides with the Broncos women's program, including doubling the roster size, and medaling in the Novice 4+ at WIRAs four times. Setchko also coached part-time for the Oakland Athletic Rowing Society from 2020 to 2023.

Before coaching in the WCC, Setchko served as the women's assistant coach at George Washington University in 2019, where she coached the Third Varsity Eight (3V8) and Varsity Four (V4). Both crews delivered standout performances at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships, earning first- and second-place finishes that helped the Revolutionaries record the highest point total in program history and secure a runner-up finish in the conference standings.

Before her time at George Washington, Setchko coached the Cal lightweight rowing program to continued success. In 2018, she guided the Golden Bears to two event victories at the Dad Vail Regatta before capturing silver and bronze medals at the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA) Championships. The previous season, Cal enjoyed an impressive championship campaign, earning two gold medals, one silver, and one bronze at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships before adding two more titles at the ACRA Championships.

A former walk-on rower at Cornell University, Setchko concluded her collegiate career with a silver medal at the Eastern Sprints during her senior season. She went on to spend eight years competing at the elite level.

Throughout her racing career, Setchko captured multiple Elite National Championships in both sweep rowing and sculling while competing as an openweight, lightweight, and coxswain. She also earned a silver medal in the lightweight pair at the Pan American Games, claimed three Head of the Charles Regatta titles in the lightweight four, and won both the Canadian Henley and San Diego Crew Classic twice.

A Bay Area native, Sechko grew up in Berkeley and currently resides in Alameda.

Name	Title	Email Address
Brian Ebke	Head Coach	be6@stmarys-ca.edu
Ilyana Achziger	Assistant Coach	iva1@stmarys-ca.edu
Marjorie Setchko	Assistant Coach

Upcoming Events

Results

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus WCC Championships on May 15, 2026 , , 5th of 10 Teams

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Santa Clara and Seattle U on April 25, 2026 , , 2nd Place: 3V8+

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Triton Invitational on April 25, 2026 ,

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Blue Heron Humboldt Regatta on March 28, 2026 , , 1st Place: 1V8+, 3V8+, 1V4+

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Hornet Invitational on March 14, 2026 , , Gaels Win All Nine Races

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Sacramento State Invitational on March 7, 2026 , , 1st Place: 2V8+, 1V4+, N4

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus WCC Championships on May 17, 2025 , , 6th of 9 Teams

Completed Event: Women's Rowing versus Day 2 on April 27, 2025 , , No Team Score

2026-27 Women's Rowing Coaching Staff

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