Women's Rowing Coach
Head
Coach • Ninth Season
Eva Kovach begins her ninth season as the head women's rowing coach at Connecticut College.
A 1993 graduate of Clark University in Worcester, Mass., Kovach captained the women's crew from 1991-93 and was named the team's most valuable oarswoman in 1992.
Kovach earned her first coaching position at Union College in Schenectady, New York. She then went on to coach the United States Coast Guard Academy and Georgetown University.
Within the athletic department Kovach also holds the positions of Associate Director of Athletics, Senior Woman Administrator and Adjunct Instructor of Physical Education.
In addition to her involvement with national events Kovach has also worked at numerous international regattas. During the 1999 FISA World Rowing Championships she was part of the FISA Rigging Survey Team. For the past 3 summers Kovach has acted as the US Liaison to Henley Women's Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, UK.
In November 2003, Kovach attended the FISA World Coaches Conference in Athens, Greece. While in Athens Kovach had the opportunity to interview with the 2004 Athens Olympic Committee for a position at the rowing venue during the Olympic Games. She was offered the position of Field of Play Assistant to the Olympic Rowing Venue Competition Team.
While working at the course Kovach was responsible for the daily operations of the course and assisting with lightweight and coxswain weigh-ins. In May 2005, Kovach worked at the FISA World Cup Regatta at Dorney Lake, Eton, UK. She returned to the UK to work as part of the Control Commission Team for the 2006 World Rowing Championships.
While in the UK during the summer of 2005, Kovach coached the masters women of Maidenhead Rowing Club, Maidenhead, UK. Kovach also serves as the U.S. liaison for the Women ’s Henley Regatta
Assistant
Coach • First Season
Erin Andersen, a 2007 Graduate of the University of Connecticut, enters her first season as the assistant women’s rowing coach at Connecticut College.
Andersen was a four-year contributor to the Husky rowing program, medaling in numerous regattas on the East Coast. Her boat earned medals at the Riverfront Regatta in 2004 (Gold) and in 2008 (Bronze). Andersen contributed to her boat ’s silver medal in the Head of the Schuylkill (2004). In 2005, at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Andersen’s team won the overall points trophy and her boat captured another silver medal.
Andersen’s boats posted back-to-back third place finishes at the Big East Championship in 2004 and 2005. A three-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Andersen was named to the Big East Academic All-Star Team in her senior season.
Andersen received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Coaching and Administration.
In the fall of 2007, Andersen gained valuable experience as an intern with the University of Pennsylvania rowing program. Anderson coached the novice boy's rowing team coach at the Shipley School in Philadelphia this past spring. |
