University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Women's Rowing Names Assistant Coaches
September 15, 2004 | Rowing
Sept. 15, 2004
Amherst, Mass. - UMass women's rowing coach Jim Dietz has named Alex Binkowski and Lizzy Boyle as assistant coaches for the 2004-05 season. He also has named Charles Huthmaker and Laura Hutchinson as graduate assistants.
"I'm extremely excited about the caliber of coaches coming in and the prospects for the future," said Dietz.
Binkowski joins the UMass staff from the Riddle Point Rowing Association in Bloomington, Indiana. He has collegiate coaching experience at Indiana, Washburn University, and Kansas State. He rowed as an undergraduate at Wayne State from 1982-84.
Boyle, a 2004 UMass graduate, returns to a program she helped lead to three straight Atlantic 10 Championships from 2002-2004. Last year Boyle rowed in the nationally ranked Varsity 8 boat that won the A-10 and the Henley Women's Regatta in England. In addition to her three years on the rowing team, Boyle was on the UMass swim team from 1999-2003 and on the water polo team from 1999-2001.
"Alex has year of knowledge and experience to draw upon and Lizzy's enthusiasm will be matched by no other," said Dietz.
Huthmaker was the head coach at Stetson the past six years (1998-2004) and has come to UMass to earn his master's degree in exercise science. Hutchinson, a 2004 UMass graduate, was a four year rower for the Minutewomen,rowing in the second varsity eight. Hutchinson will pursue a master's in nutrition.
Dietz enters his 11th season, with his UMass team having won the Atlantic 10 team championship the last nine years in a row. The varsity eight boat was nationally ranked in 2004.
