Allyson Baker joined the University of Pennsylvania women's rowing staff as an assistant coach in October 2024 and helped the Quakers achieve their fourth straight NCAA Championship appearance in 2025.
A former walk-on rower who raised herself to the sport's highest levels, Baker competed for USRowing at the World Championships in 2019 (Linz, Austria) and 2022 (Racice, Czech Republic). She rowed in two U.S. boats at the 2019 World Cup 2 in Poznan, Poland and took fourth in the 2- at the 2022 World Cup 2 in Poznan.
Baker's coaching experience includes The Hun School, where she coaches the boys, and the Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA) where she coaches the novice and varsity girls. PNRA sent four boats to 2023 Youth Nationals and won bronze in the Youth 2-.
Baker walked on to the women's rowing team at The Ohio State University and was a member from 2013-17, helping the Buckeyes win the NCAA championship in 2014 and 2015 as well as four Big Ten titles. She graduated from OSU with a bachelor's degree in health and rehabilitation services. While in Columbus, Baker was a member of the school's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
