United States Coast Guard Academy - Department of Athletics

NEW LONDON, CONN.--(5/18/09)--Coast Guard Academy Director of Rowing Steve Hargis has been named the 2008 US Olympic Committee (USOC) Developmental Coach of the Year for Rowing.

Each year, Olympic and Pan American sport organizations select their nominations for the USOC Coach of the Year Recognition Program. The program seeks to elevate the status of coaching as a profession and recognize the best coaches in the United States. Coaches were judged based on coaching performance, the ethics and character of the coach, the attitude of athletes, service to the sport and volunteer work within the sport.

Hargis, who served as USRowing’s junior women’s head coach from 2004-2008, has made a tremendous impact on the sport of women’s rowing, both winning medals at the junior level and developing athletes for the senior and Olympic levels. Last year, his efforts culminated in both winning a gold medal in the junior women’s eight, a first in U.S. history, at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships and seeing three of his junior development athletes make the 2008 Olympic Team, including two who helped the U.S. win gold in the women’s eight in Beijing.

WORCESTER, MASS.--(5/2/09)--The women’s Novice 8 had a breakthrough performance, placing 2nd out of 14 crews at the New England Rowing Championships.

In the morning heats, the Bears placed 2nd, qualifying them for the Grand Final. With only three seconds separating the 2nd through 6th seeds going into the finals, the Bears knew they had to leave it all on the water if they wanted to medal.

After 750 meters, they were deadlocked with Bates, WPI, Simmons and Mt. Holyoke, and down to eventual winner UVM. In a gusty 3rd 500 meters, the Bears pushed out to a six seat advantage on the rest of the field and maintained their position through the final sprint to the finish, crossing the line in a time of 7:29.8.

PITTSFIELD, MASS.--(4/25/09)--The Bears took on some tough competition this weekend. Racing on beautiful water under (finally) sunny skies, the Bears faced three of the top ranked DIII teams in the nation in Williams (1), Bates (2), and Ithaca (4) in addition to DI Marist for the second time this season.

The Varsity 8 started the day of racing, finishing 5th in a time of 7:28.1. The 1V consisted of Cate Gillen (‘09), Lauren Milici (’09), Sarah Jane Otey (‘11), Rachel Thomas (‘12), Maggie Ward (‘09), Kate Dacimo (‘10), Holly Madden (‘12), Kelli Normolye (‘12), and Rory Keegan (‘09).

In the women’s Novice 8 event, Coast Guard was solidly in second place, down to Ithaca but ahead of Bates and Marist, until the last 50 meters of the race where Bates edged them out by 1.5 seconds. Christa Funk (’12), Tiffany Zehnle (’12), Beki Redston (’11), Katie Ward (’12), Emily Balingit-Clark (’12), Erin Nolan (’12), Fallon Bowers (’12), Katie Preising (’12), and Juliana Harvin (’12) will face this competiton again on the water next weekend.

Rory Keegan was one of a trio of Coast Guard athletes named to the All-conference team on Saturday.

WORCESTER, MASS.--(4/18/09)--Smith College captured the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Rowing Championship on Saturday morning at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, MA.

The Pioneers’ varsity eight took home the title with a first place time of 7:07.60. The Bears were the two-time defending champions, but placed fourth.

In the six-boat race, Smith defeated second place Wellesley College (7:13.97) by just over six seconds to secure the victory. Mount Holyoke College placed third (7:14.44); Coast Guard Academy took fourth (7:19.76); WPI was fifth (7:24.82), and Clark University finished sixth (8:10.16).

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