College Rowing Recruiting Timeline + Checklist
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Recruiting can feel overwhelming when you don’t know what you should be doing or when you should be doing it.
This free guide gives high school rowers and their families a clear, grade-by-grade roadmap from freshman through senior year, so you can understand what matters now and what’s coming next.
INSIDE, YOU'LL LEARN:
Know what to focus on at every stage of the college rowing recruiting process
What to focus on during freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years
The key recruiting dates you need to know
When to start researching schools and communicating with coaches
How your erg scores, racing, academics, and development fit into the process
A grade-by-grade checklist you can save and reference throughout high school
Take the right steps to open more doors.
The recruiting process is built over time. Knowing what to focus on at each stage helps you make smart decisions, continue developing as an athlete, and put yourself in the strongest possible position when recruiting picks up.
Rowing has been a defining part of my life for more than 25 years, first as an athlete and Olympian, and now a coach. Across my 15-year competitive career, I raced at the 2012 Olympic Games, seven World Championships, and earned six international medals for Team USA.
But I wasn’t always a standout athlete. I learned that massive progress is possible when you combine intentional training with consistency, discipline, excellent technique, the right mindset, and a clear strategy. That approach took me from a high school rower trying to figure it out to breaking 2k records, winning national championships, and competing at the highest level of the sport.
Since 2013, I’ve used what I learned to help high school rowers do the same: get faster, become better athletes, and navigate the college recruiting process with a clear understanding of what matters and when.
My goal is to help high school rowers discover what they’re capable of, reach their potential, and take the right steps to unlock opportunities in rowing, recruiting, and beyond.