Women's Rowing - Lightweight
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- mccormick@princeton.edu
Kate McCormick, who recently rowed in the top varsity boat at the University of North Carolina, is in her first season as the assistant coach of the Princeton women's lightweight rowing team.
"We are very excited to get Kate going with our program," Rassam said. "Despite her relative youth she has been in the sport for a while and she is sharp. She will bring good energy and drive to the program. Her communication skills are strong and I know that she will make a great coach and mentor for our squad."
McCormick has been rowing since her freshman year at Mount St. Joseph’s Academy in Conshohocken, Pa. Over the course of her years there, she earned a gold medal at Scholastic Nationals and the Stotesbury Cup Regatta, and she finished her senior season with a fourth-place finish at USRowing Youth Nationals in the lightweight eight finals.
After a year of rowing at Trinity College, McCormick transferred to North Carolina and rowed in the varsity eight for three years. She received the Coach’s Award for excellence during sophomore year, and she was a member of the rowing team’s Leadership Council. She was a participant and mentor in the Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy at UNC, a program that develops leadership within athletics.
McCormick graduated from UNC in May 2015 with a BA in English and a minor in History.
"I'm really looking forward to being a new addition to the women's lightweight team here and contributing to the legacy of success of Princeton rowing," she said. "I'm excited to work with Coach Rassam and the team to build on their previous successes."
