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Jason Steele |
Head Women's Crew Coach jsteele@wpi.edu 508-831-6133 |
Jason Steele begins his 11th year at the helm of the women's crew team, and WPI's rise to prominence began immediately upon his arrival in 1999. WPI has been ranked in the nation's top 5 several times with the peak came in the final poll of the 2004 season when WPI was ranked #2 nationally by U.S. Rowing and the college coaches.
Jason began his rowing career in 1987 as a member of Lake Quinsigamond's own St. John's High School. During his years at St. John's, he developed a passion for the sport of rowing which he carried forward into college. A founding member of Emory University's Crew Club (Atlanta, GA), he maintained his affiliation with Emory until 1999.
Notable non-collegiate coaching experience has come as a part of
the United States National Team where he coached at the USA
Lightweight Men's Pair at the 2001 World Championships in Lucerne,
Switzerland in August of that year. Continuing his interest is
elite rowing, Jason spent time during the summers of 2002 and 2003
assisting the Canadian Women's National Team in London, Ontario,
and the summer of 2004 working with the United States Junior
Women's National Team in New London, CT.
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Mike McDonald |
Assistant Women's Crew Coach |
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Patrick Guida |
Assistant Women's Crew Coach |