Shayla Lamb Named Associate Head Coach at UNC

Four seasons after being hired by the University of North Carolina, Shayla Lamb has been promoted from assistant coach to associate head coach of women’s rowing. Serving under UNC head coach Erin Neppel, she will oversee recruiting.

“I came to UNC after meeting with Erin and hearing about both where the program was and where she saw it going,” Lamb said. “I came here for the great opportunity to level up the rowing and to sit alongside a staff that coaches some of the top teams in the country in their respective sports.”

Over the last four seasons, Lamb helped the Tar Heels climb the rankings and place as high as 19th in the CRCA Weekly Poll. UNC concluded a successful spring season at the 2025 ACC Championships, where three of five boats competed in the grand finals.

“I’m excited to see the program continue to grow in every way,” Lamb said. “The girls on the team and the incoming girls are hungry to keep pushing the program forward.”

Before UNC, Lamb worked at Jacksonville University as an assistant coach with the men’s rowing team while working toward her MBA. Other coaching experience includes serving as head coach of the Southeast Boys division at the USRowing Olympic Development

Competing for the University of Michigan, Lamb finished third at the NCAA championships in 2017 and 2019, the year the Wolverines captured the team title at the Big Ten Rowing Championships. A three-time Academic All-Big Ten Honoree, Lamb competed for the U.S. as a member of the junior national team in 2014 and 2015.

Lamb graduated from Michigan in 2019 with a degree in sports management and earned her MBA from Jacksonville.

—Katie Lane

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