USRowing hired Justin Moore, of Williams Women's Crew, as head coach
PRINCETON, N.J. – USRowing has retained Colin Campbell as its junior national team men’s head coach and hired Justin Moore, the head coach of Williams women's crew, as its junior national team women’s head coach.Campbell, who has been the boys head coach at Peddie School since 2002, begins his third season as head coach of the junior men’s national team. Campbell led the junior men’s eight to a bronze medal at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships. Prior to taking over head coaching duties, Campbell served as a junior national team assistant coach, helping the U.S. win gold in the eight in 2005. Before joining Peddie, Campbell coached at St. Mark’s School, St. Paul’s School and Cincinnati Country Day School.
Moore will be USRowing’s new junior women’s national team head coach. He replaces Steve Hargis, who has taken over USRowing’s junior national team development program. Currently in his 10th year at Williams, Moore guided the Ephs to NCAA Division III team championships in 2002, 2006, and 2008. He was named the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division III Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2008.
Prior to arriving at Williams, Moore was the assistant heavyweight men’s coach at Yale University. Internationally, he served as an assistant coach for USRowing’s 1997 Under 23 National Team and coached at both the 1993 and 1995 U.S. Olympic Festivals. While on sabbatical from Williams during the 2006-07 school year, he served as a guest coach with the Canadian National Team. Moore worked with the senior, under 23, commonwealth and world university teams in Canada.
The commitments with the US Junior National women's (18 and under) team will not conflict with Moore's duties at Williams, in fact it is a rather nice fit. "During the out of season period I will attend several identification/education camps for women interested in trying out or the team: Saratoga; Austin; Los Angeles and Marin, CA," notes Moore. "Once we are in season, my attention will be directed toward the women of Williams. If we are fast enough to qualify for NCAAs, they will be completed on June 1, and my Junior National responsibilities begin immediately."
Women's Junior National training sessions have been set for New London, CT (June 14-28) and Princeton, NJ (June 29-July 28) in preparation for the Junior world Championships to be held in Brive la Gaillarde, France, July 29 - August 8.
Moore's goals for the junior national team this summer include "winning medals at the Junior World Championships and preparing young athletes to take the next step up the ladder toward becoming senior team members and Olympians."
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