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SYRACUSE – Syracuse University head coach Dave Reischman has added Brad Hemmerly as an assistant coach. A native of Pickerington, Ohio, Hemmerly was the interim head coach at Williams College in 2010-11. His four-year coaching career also includes stints at the US Junior Women’s National Team Development Camp, New Haven Rowing Club and the Ohio State University Crew Club.
“We are very happy to get a person of Coach Hemmerly’s qualifications on our staff. His experience at all levels of rowing fit the profile we were looking for,” Reischman said. “He has consistently put himself in positions to improve his skill and knowledge of the sport and that type of passion will fit in well with both our Men's and Women's coaching staffs.”
While at Williams, Hemmerly won two NCAA National Championships as an assistant under current Syracuse University women’s head coach Justin Moore and a third NCAA National Championships as the interim head coach in 2011. He was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference Co-Coach of the Year in 2011. Hemmerly also helped lead Williams to three ECAC and New England Championships.
"I am very excited to have the opportunity to work in such a successful and historic program as Syracuse University,” Hemmerly said. “Coach Reischman's philosophy for the program and the cooperation happening in the whole Syracuse Athletic Department is one that I really believe in and am excited to be joining."
In addition to coaching at Williams, Hemmerly spent a portion of the 2010 and 2011 summers as an assistant coach at the US Rowing Junior Women’s Development Camp. The goal of the US camp was teaching basic boat moving skills and giving the developing young athletes important information to aid their improvement throughout the coming year.
Prior to arriving at Williams, Hemmerly was an assistant coach with the women’s club program at his alma mater, Ohio State University, for three years. He led the novice crews to podium finishes at every major regatta and finished his final season at OSU by leading the women’s varsity eight to gold at the inaugural ACRA Championship.
During his tenure at OSU, his crews not only won medals at SIRA, Dad Vails, and ACRA, they also won the 2007 Dad Vail Women’s Team Championship and the 2008 ACRA Women’s Team Championship.
As a rower at Ohio State, Hemmerly was elected captain an unprecedented three times, raced in the varsity eight, and was awarded the "Scarlet and Grey Award,” which is presented to the oarsman who inspires teammates and never loses sight of the fact that success is dependent upon the unity and commitment of the team.
Hemmerly is a 2007 graduate of Ohio State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
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