Ryan Hurley
Head Coach, Women's Varsity Coach
Email: ryan-hurley@hotmail.com
Originally from Milton, MA, Coach Hurley attended Umass Amherst where he rowed for all 4 years. Winning several medals in the eights, fours, and doubles events, his college career culminated with a win in the Avaya Championships (now known as ECAC) in the heavyweight four. After college he coached at Brandeis University from 2001-2003 as an assistant novice coach. In the spring 2004 he began coaching the girls novice team at Lowell High School. After a successful spring he moved up the next fall to the Boys Varsity coach and in what was supposed to be a "rebuilding year" he kept the boys team at a highly competitive level winning medals in both the fall and the spring. Also that fall accepted the position as Women's coach for Umass Lowell. At UML he coached both the varsity and the novice programs. Coach Hurley is a level 2 US Rowing Certified Coach looking to obtain level 3 this coming winter. Now with a relocation to Salem, VA he will be joining the coaching staff at Virginia Tech.
Eric Backlund
Men's Varsity Coach
Email: backlune@vt.edu
Meaghan Casey
Men's Novice Coach
Email: mcasey05@vt.edu
Matt Sparacio
Men's Novice Coach
email: sparacio@vt.edu
Tommy Adkins
Women's Novice Coach
email: tdadkins@vt.edu