AUSTIN, Texas – After leading the team to the first national championship in program history, Texas Rowing head coach Dave O'Neill has been named the Division I Coach of the Year, while the staff was recognized as the Division I Staff of the Year, the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced on Wednesday.
This season, O'Neill led the program to its first national championship as well as a sixth consecutive Big 12 Conference title. The Longhorn staff is comprised of O'Neill, associate head coach Mary Lenington, assistant coaches Mara Allen and Nick Baker, director of operations Rachel Sander, boatman/rigger Spencer Kales, volunteer assistant coaches Hanna Luft and John Graves and athletic trainer Laef Morris.