Antonella Kugler joined the Cardinal in the Fall of 2022 and is now in her third year on The Farm. 2024-25 marks her first season with the women's rowing program after two years as the lightweight rowing program's assistant coach.
Kugler continued the success of her first year with Stanford in 2024, leading the lightweight program to a national title with the varsity four boat and second-place finish in the team points race at the IRA Championships.
Kugler continued the success of her first year with Stanford in 2024, leading the lightweight program to a national title with the varsity four boat and second-place finish in the team points race at the IRA Championships.
In her first year with the Cardinal, Kugler coached the Lightweight Varsity 4+ to winning the WIRA Championship and placing sixth at IRA Championships. Kugler is a USRowing Level 2 Certified Coach.
Before coming to The Farm, Antonella lived in Austin, Texas and coached at Austin Rowing Club for their Master’s Program. Kugler was the assistant coach of ARC's Masters Racing team from February 2022 to July 2022 and was promoted to head coach of the program in July, where she was responsible for building the team's training plan, practice, and regatta schedule. She also helped run Austin Rowing Club's inaugural Summer U23 Racing Team.
Kugler spent her collegiate career competing for Boston University's Lightweight Women’s Rowing program, coxing the Terrier's Varsity Lightweight Four boat to top-three finishes at the IRA Championship regatta in all three of her appearances.
Kugler graduated from Boston University in May 2021 with a Dual Degree in Psychology & Philosophy and Minors in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Applied Human Development.
Kugler grew up in Brookline, Mass. and attended Brookline High School where she learned to cox on the Charles River.
Antonella and her partner Jack have a dog named Boba (like the tea).
Before coming to The Farm, Antonella lived in Austin, Texas and coached at Austin Rowing Club for their Master’s Program. Kugler was the assistant coach of ARC's Masters Racing team from February 2022 to July 2022 and was promoted to head coach of the program in July, where she was responsible for building the team's training plan, practice, and regatta schedule. She also helped run Austin Rowing Club's inaugural Summer U23 Racing Team.
Kugler spent her collegiate career competing for Boston University's Lightweight Women’s Rowing program, coxing the Terrier's Varsity Lightweight Four boat to top-three finishes at the IRA Championship regatta in all three of her appearances.
Kugler graduated from Boston University in May 2021 with a Dual Degree in Psychology & Philosophy and Minors in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Applied Human Development.
Kugler grew up in Brookline, Mass. and attended Brookline High School where she learned to cox on the Charles River.
Antonella and her partner Jack have a dog named Boba (like the tea).