High Point Rowing Club has hired Allie Davis as its new varsity girls rowing coach, the team has announced.
In addition to her role with the youth program, Davis’ coaching responsibilities will also include the adult Masters Summer program.
“I am so pleased Allie Davis has joined our program,” chief coach Gene Kininmonth said. “There is real artistry to being a rowing coach and Allie brings to our team a skill set built over a lifetime of experience in the sport.”
Communication skills are natural to Davis, who was the NCAA Division I coxswain for the women’s rowing program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill last season after having previously coached competitive Masters programs in her home state of Ohio.
Davis takes over the reigns of the varsity girls from Kininmonth, who previously directed both the boys and girls teams. Kininmonth will now continue his focus on the boys program.
According to Davis, High Point Rowing Club has the potential to grow exponentially in the coming years. “There is a really positive energy on this team,” says Davis who sees a big future for the club in both adult and youth rowing. “We have an incredibly enthusiastic new group of adults who have just discovered the sport and that is exciting. With Title IX regulations, women’s rowing is growing in the NCAA making it much more common to find college scholarship money and admissions slots for talented female high school athletes. So, I am looking forward to helping all of our rowers reach their potential in a way that can truly make a significant difference in their lives.”
