Matt Boyle Hired as Wisconsin Men's Assistant Rowing Coach
August 01, 2006 | Men's Rowing
Head coach Chris Clark has announced that Matt Boyle has joined the Wisconsin men's rowing program as an assistant coach. Boyle begins his duties today. He replaces former Badger rower Ed Golding, who spent the past three seasons as the assistant varsity coach. Eric Mueller remains the assistant novice coach.
No stranger to UW rowing, Boyle spent last year as a volunteer coach with the Badgers, after a three-year stint as head coach at George Washington.
While at GW, Boyle was responsible for all aspects of the Colonials ' rowing program, including recruiting, budgeting, travel, scheduling, instruction, boat rigging and fundraising. His time coaching at GW was highlighted in 2004, with his boats winning silver in the varsity four and freshmen four events at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championships.
Before he became head coach at George Washington, Boyle spent two years as the GW assistant coach. During his time directing the GW novices, he led crews to grand finals at the San Diego Crew Classic and the Dad Vail, while capturing the Atlantic 10 Invitational title.
He got his start in coaching at North Carolina, his first stop after graduating from George Washington in 1999. At UNC, Boyle cared for the team's equipment, among his duties as a coach and recruiter.
Boyle's collegiate rowing career began at the University of Central Florida in 1995, the school from which he earned his associate's degree in education during 1997. From there, Boyle moved on to GW, where he earned his bachelor 's degree in history.
"We are very pleased to have Matt aboard,' said head coach Chris Clark. 'Matt spent the entire 2005'06 season with us as a volunteer so he has certainly earned his stripes. Rowing at UW presents a unique set of circumstances that almost requires a coach to have some degree of familiarity with the situation in order to function effectively. Matt's first 12 months served that purpose; he is now up to speed and ready to go."
