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Joe Gartland
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Joe Gartland Promoted To Assistant Heavyweight Coach
August 10, 2018 | Heavyweight Rowing
Joe Gartland jumped into the coaching world immediately following his graduation from Boston University, and he was quick to make an impact on the Princeton heavyweight program. Following a successful stint as an intern assistant coach during the 2017-18 season, Gartland was promoted to a full-time assistant coach during the summer of 2018, it was announced by heavyweight coach Greg Hughes.
"I am thrilled to continue working with great coaches and student-athletes here at Princeton," Gartland said. "Being able to learn from Greg Hughes and Matt Smith has given me incredible insight and knowledge this early in my coaching career, and I look forward to putting those lessons into practice with a talented community of Tiger rowers for the upcoming season."
Gartland will bring coaching success into his first year as a full-time assistant coach. He started and ran the first competitive youth summer program at the Oakland Strokes, and that culminated with the U-19 8+ winning a bronze medal at US Club Nationals in the squad's first ever appearance there. The prior year he directed the Community Rowing Inc. (Boston, Mass.) competitive youth summer program in addition to a successful coaching role with the year-round junior boys program.
Gartland, who graduated from the School of Communications at Boston University in 2013, began his coaching career at Williams College; his freshman 8+ won the 2014 ECAC national championship, the first ever at Williams. He led the full recruiting effort there, and his work was rewarded with another freshman 8+ national title in 2015.
Gartland, who once trained at the Corio Bay Rowing Club in Geelong, Australia, has international experience as well. He served as the assistant coach for the U.S. senior lightweight 8+, which won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
"I am thrilled to continue working with great coaches and student-athletes here at Princeton," Gartland said. "Being able to learn from Greg Hughes and Matt Smith has given me incredible insight and knowledge this early in my coaching career, and I look forward to putting those lessons into practice with a talented community of Tiger rowers for the upcoming season."
Gartland will bring coaching success into his first year as a full-time assistant coach. He started and ran the first competitive youth summer program at the Oakland Strokes, and that culminated with the U-19 8+ winning a bronze medal at US Club Nationals in the squad's first ever appearance there. The prior year he directed the Community Rowing Inc. (Boston, Mass.) competitive youth summer program in addition to a successful coaching role with the year-round junior boys program.
Gartland, who graduated from the School of Communications at Boston University in 2013, began his coaching career at Williams College; his freshman 8+ won the 2014 ECAC national championship, the first ever at Williams. He led the full recruiting effort there, and his work was rewarded with another freshman 8+ national title in 2015.
Gartland, who once trained at the Corio Bay Rowing Club in Geelong, Australia, has international experience as well. He served as the assistant coach for the U.S. senior lightweight 8+, which won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
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