info on two of the coaches, jack and brian can be found here.

jack st. clair, head coach

[this is taken from villanovarowing.com]

Jack St. Clair enters his ninth season as head coach of Villanova women's rowing this year. His leadership has helped the Wildcat lightweight women catapult to national prominence and earn numerous championship titles and recognition as a formidable force in the sport. St Clair's commitment to Villanova rowing extends beyond the women's team; he also coached the men's team for six successful seasons.

In 1998, the women's lightweight eight captured the gold at the Rowing National Championships, giving Villanova its first national rowing title. In the same year, the women's lightweight eight also finished first at the Head of the Schuylkill and Dad Vail Regatta.

In 1999, the women's lightweight eight won the Champion International Collegiate Regatta and Head of the Schuylkill. They took home the silver at the Rowing National Championships and bronze at the Head of the Charles, behind only the U.S. and Canadian National Teams. Villanova's first and second varsity eights won their respective events at the 1999 Dad Vail Regatta, while the novice eight was second in both the heavyweight and lightweight events.

rowsaint@home.com

brian burke, assistant coach

Assistant coach Brian Burke enters his third year with the Wildcats looking to improve upon the impressive results of the previous squads. In his first two years at Villanova, Burke helped guide crews to medals at the Murphy Cup, Kerr Cup, Big East Championships and Dad Vail Regatta.

Prior to his arrival on the Main Line, Burke spent one year coaching the novice men at Bucknell University, winning titles at the Murphy Cup, Patriot League Championships and Mid-Atlantic Championships. Burke began rowing in 1989 at Simsbury High School in Simsbury, CT, and continued his rowing career through four years at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA, and Penn A.C. in Philadelphia. During that time, Burke competed at the IRA National Championships and Henley Royal Regatta, and medaled at numerous regattas including the Champion International Collegiate Regatta, American Rowing Championships, Canadian Henley and U.S. Nationals

bburke@p21.com