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Lightweight Rowing Earns CRCA National Coach and Staff of the Year
June 14, 2023 | Women's Lightweight Rowing
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Adding to an already decorated list of accomplishments from the 2022-23 season Boston University Lightweight Rowing head coach Malcolm Doldron was selected as the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Lightweight National Coach of the Year, the organization announced on Wednesday afternoon.
In addition, the Boston University coaching staff was selected as the Lightweight National Staff of the Year. This marks the first national award for both Doldron and the Terrier staff since the program's start in 2012. Rounding out BU's personnel is assistant coach Elizabeth Hughes, boatman Russ Cone, strength & conditioning coach Glenn Harris, and assistant head athletic trainer Rachel Geohegan.
The National Coach of the Year awards highlight coaches in Divisions I, II, and III in addition to Lightweight. Voted on by their peers, this award is designed to recognize head coaches who have had outstanding success during the current season, demonstrated great team improvement from the prior season, and demonstrated a high level of professionalism and integrity as a coach in our sport.
The awards follow Doldron and company's CRCA Regional Coach and Staff of the Year accolades, which the CRCA revealed back on June 5.
Doldron and staff recently completed a 2022-23 season where the Terriers finished second at the IRA National Championship Regatta on the first weekend in June. BU's Lightweight 4 and Double each captured bronze medals in the national championship, guiding BU to 57 team points for its second-consecutive runner-up performance.
Outside of the IRAs, BU collected six combined gold medals across the Dad Vail Regatta (Varsity 8, Collegiate 2x), Eastern Sprints (Lightweight 4, "B" Double), and Knecht Cup (Lightweight 8, Lightweight 4). The Terrier V8 also dispatched Harvard-Radcliffe and MIT on April 8 to capture its sixth-straight Beanpot trophy. In dual races against Stanford, Boston College, and Bates, BU won six out of the eight total events.
Stanford's Derek Byrnes was selected as the Division I Coach of the Year. Matt Weise of Humboldt brought home the Division II honor, while Wellesley's Tessa Spillane was recognized in Division III.
In addition, the Boston University coaching staff was selected as the Lightweight National Staff of the Year. This marks the first national award for both Doldron and the Terrier staff since the program's start in 2012. Rounding out BU's personnel is assistant coach Elizabeth Hughes, boatman Russ Cone, strength & conditioning coach Glenn Harris, and assistant head athletic trainer Rachel Geohegan.
The National Coach of the Year awards highlight coaches in Divisions I, II, and III in addition to Lightweight. Voted on by their peers, this award is designed to recognize head coaches who have had outstanding success during the current season, demonstrated great team improvement from the prior season, and demonstrated a high level of professionalism and integrity as a coach in our sport.
The awards follow Doldron and company's CRCA Regional Coach and Staff of the Year accolades, which the CRCA revealed back on June 5.
Doldron and staff recently completed a 2022-23 season where the Terriers finished second at the IRA National Championship Regatta on the first weekend in June. BU's Lightweight 4 and Double each captured bronze medals in the national championship, guiding BU to 57 team points for its second-consecutive runner-up performance.
Outside of the IRAs, BU collected six combined gold medals across the Dad Vail Regatta (Varsity 8, Collegiate 2x), Eastern Sprints (Lightweight 4, "B" Double), and Knecht Cup (Lightweight 8, Lightweight 4). The Terrier V8 also dispatched Harvard-Radcliffe and MIT on April 8 to capture its sixth-straight Beanpot trophy. In dual races against Stanford, Boston College, and Bates, BU won six out of the eight total events.
Stanford's Derek Byrnes was selected as the Division I Coach of the Year. Matt Weise of Humboldt brought home the Division II honor, while Wellesley's Tessa Spillane was recognized in Division III.
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