WOMEN'S HEAD COACH NAMED

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Six-time NCAA Champion and U.S. Junior National Team coach, Justin Moore has been named the Syracuse University head women's rowing coach, Director of Athletics, Dr. Daryl Gross, announced today. Moore takes the reins of the program as a highly-respected coach in the rowing community. He possesses an impressive resume from his experience as an athlete and a coach, both on the collegiate and professional level.

“There could not be a more perfect fit than to have Justin Moore join our amazing coaching staff,” Gross said. “He has proven himself incredibly worthy to join the SU head coaches as he brings in six NCAA championships and is the U.S. Junior National coach, preparing our country's team for the world championships. These are the kind of extraordinary characteristics that we feel fit the Syracuse athletics profile of our head coaches.”

Moore, formerly the head coach at Williams College (Williamstown, Mass.), will bring a wealth of knowledge and a history of success to Syracuse. During his 11 years at Williams, he guided his team to six NCAA DIII championships (2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010). In 2010 Williams became the first DIII team to win five consecutive NCAA titles. DIII has only had an NCAA championship since 2002, giving Moore six of the possible nine titles.

“Being at Williams on the edge of New York State I have always had my eye on the Syracuse program,” Moore said. “I have always looked at Syracuse as a place where coaches and athletes can succeed at the highest level and when I met with Dr. Gross, he confirmed that the people of Syracuse University are committed to creating a special academic and athletic environment where hard work will lead to success. There is a lot of work to be done, but I believe Syracuse can once again be one of the elite, if not best women’s rowing programs in the country.”

The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) named Moore the Division III Coach of the Year four times (2006, 2008, 2009 & 2010) and he was also the National Division III Coach of the Year in 2000. During his time at Williams, Moore guided 24 student-athletes to All-America status, 28 to National Scholar-Athlete honors, and coached one Elite 88 Award Winner in 2010.

In the fall of 2008, Moore was named the Women's Junior National Team coach by U.S. Rowing. The following year Moore guided the U.S. Junior Women's Team 8+ to the gold medal at the World Rowing Junior Championships. The win secured the U.S. a ticket to the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore this August.

Sports Illustrated magazine selected Moore for the "Faces in the Crowd" feature story in the October 2009 edition. This prestigious feat came as a result of his impressive 2008-09 collegiate season and gold medal finish at the World Junior Eight title.

Throughout his career, Moore has also held numerous other coaching stints with the U.S. Rowing Development and Pre-Elite camps, the U.S. Junior National teams and U-23 National Team.

Moore spent the 2006-07 academic year on sabbatical, working with the Canadian National teams and coached at the east-coast training center in London, Ontario and the west-coast training center in Victoria, British Columbia.

Prior to his tenure at Williams, Moore was the assistant heavyweight men's coach at Yale. He led the Bulldogs freshman class of 1996 to an EARC Sprints championship and a win in the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.

Moore earned his master's degree in coaching from Central Michigan University. As a distinguished figure in the rowing world, Moore has presented on rowing and training at numerous clubs and colleges, as well as the CRCA Coaches Academy and the U.S. Rowing Annual Convention.

As an accomplished athlete, Moore has competed in five Ironman triathlons, including the 2001 Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

“Throughout the search we realized how well respected Coach Moore is in the rowing community. His expertise and exceptional ability to communicate has obviously led to tremendous success. We believe Justin can take Syracuse women's rowing to the next level and eventually compete for national honors. We welcome Justin Moore and his family to Syracuse,” Gross said.