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Thomas Jefferson University

Jess Crosby

Jess Crosby

Crosby joins the women’s rowing team in January 2026

Before joining the Rams coaching staff, Crosby was the head coach at Newport Rowing club for six years. She developed NRC into the premier high school rowing club in Delaware, helping the program earn a near perfect record in the Women's Youth Single in the 2022-2024 seasons, culminating in a bronze medal at the 2024 USRowing Youth National Championships.
 
During the summer, Crosby is an assistant coach at Fairmount Rowing Association Juniors on Boathouse Row. In 2023, she helped guide their women's U19 4x to Henley Gold at Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St. Catherines, Ontario. 
 
She began her rowing as a coxswain at Newport Rowing Club while she was a junior at Padua Academy. Crosby continued her athletic career at Division I institute Saint Joseph’s University in 2015. During her tenure with the Hawks, she was a four-year varsity coxswain on the women's rowing team, and a two year Varsity 8+ coxswain. Jess led the Varsity 8+ to top finishes at Kelly Cup, Murphy Cup, and the Dad Vail Regatta each year.
 
Crosby graduated from Saint Joseph’s University in 2019 with her Bachelor’s degree as a double major in International Business and Marketing.