Sam Baum serves as Associate Head Coach for University of California, Berkeley's Men's Rowing program in Berkeley. The Cal source profile describes Baum's current role and recent program context, including that Sam Baum rejoined the coaching staff in July 2023 as an associate head coach after serving as assistant coach under Scott Frandsen from 2018-22. A Berkeley native, Baum returns to the West Coast after spending the last seven seasons as an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator for the Yale Men’s Heavyweight program.
The same profile adds background on Baum's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. Prior to his time at Yale, Baum began his coaching career at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California, helping make marked improvements in his two years as head coach. A 2009 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Baum was named the team’s most valuable rower after stroking the Penn freshman eight that won the Eastern Sprints and took bronze at the 2006 IRA National Championship regatta. No stranger to the Bay Area, Baum attended Berkeley High School and rowed for the Oakland Strokes, winning three state titles and placing second at the US Rowing Youth National Championships in the eight. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Sam Baum brings to the Men's Rowing staff.
